On February 14, Representative William Straus announced via social media that D.W. White of Acushnet won the construction contract for the $6.7 million Phase 1B Mattapoisett Bike Path project. Straus, an advocate for the project and resident of Mattapoisett, visited the MassDOT’s Boston office last Thursday, joining Massachusetts Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver to sign and award […] Read more »
Everyone knows that life is jam packed with heartbreak, laughter, joy, devastating sadness, shining victories, and life challenges that can make even the strongest lose faith and the weakest trudge through. For Rochester and for all of the Tri-Town, we were taught how to smile through the toughest of storms by our own Chloe Harding […] Read more »
Two new friendly neighbors who live nearby on Indian Road of Sconticut Neck in Fairhaven report seeing a barred owl perched during the day on a tree limb above their homes. As avid bird watchers and readers of my wildlife columns in The Wanderer, they both stopped me there on my usual afternoon walk to announce […] Read more »
As we sat in the theater seats waiting for the show to begin, I looked out across the rows and the advancing attendees and said, “It’s a sea of gray hair, Paul!” Ever quick with a comeback, my husband dryly responded, “What did you expect? The singer is 77 years old.” Yes, there we were […] Read more »
Tabor Academy ‘rules the school’ when it comes to selecting a smash hit title for its annual winter musical production, and this year’s choice of “Heathers: The Musical (High School Edition)” fits the bill. Based on the cult classic 1980s film, the more toned-down high school version still manages to shock, inspire, and teach, while […] Read more »
When the people at the Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity (BBAHFH) say, “Habitat homes are built with a community of kindness,” they must know that they are in the right place because a community like Mattapoisett is known for a few things – its history, natural beauty, and friendly hospitality. But those of […] Read more »
Nestled in a former mill in a city whose history includes a noble past of glassmaking resides the New Bedford Museum of Glass (NBMOG) at 61 Wamsutta Street. If you haven’t visited this sparkling gem of a museum, you might want to do so very soon as the museum is relocating to the Wamsutta Club […] Read more »
The annual observance of Groundhog Day has deep agricultural roots going back to 1887 when Pennsylvania Dutch Germanic farmers gathered to celebrate what had been an old-world religious observance called Candlemas. Candlemas was celebrated by lighting candles as a seasonal recognition of the celestial station of midwinter. The badger was the original animal conjured up […] Read more »
We made it. February 2 marks the halfway mark of winter and here we stand, relatively unscathed by the ghastly torrents that winters past have rained (and snowed) down upon us and winds that knocked us down along with everything else around us. On the seasonal front, I dare say we have fared well thus […] Read more »
The mute swan that adorns our shorelines with its large, snowy white silhouette, gracefully gliding upon the open waters along the icy edges of our waterfronts is easily identified and makes a lasting impression. It bears the nomenclature of ‘mute’ by being primarily less vocal than its west coast cousin the trumpeter swan and its […] Read more »