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 »
“Three, two, one – go!” shouts the patrol leader trying to reach us through our panting and fatigue. The chilly air nipped at me, but I was too excited to feel it. Through the shouts of scouts, fun activities, and bitter cold, my first Klondike Derby was underway. The Klondike Derby is a scouting challenge […] Read more »
Barbara Woodhouse’s book No Bad Dogswas written in 1982 by the renowned author, a dog trainer, and authority on best practices for training dogs. Her books are still in print and clips from her popular British TV series are available for viewing on YouTube. I became a devotee of her dog training methods when […] Read more »
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that D.W. White is the apparent low bidder for its upcoming project to build a shared-use path in Mattapoisett. The path will accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians and will extend from Mattapoisett Neck Road to Depot Street. This new path will be the next phase of the connection […] Read more »
On January 11, the Sippican Woman’s Club hosted its member luncheon at their headquarters in the historic Handy Tavern Building on Front Street in Marion. The tables were laden with sumptuous morsels that were described on tiny little easels, a clever nod to the guest speaker. Jill Sanford, who holds a cum laude Bachelor of […] Read more »
When you’re in the business of trash, there are certain things you can expect to encounter on a daily basis – a steady, almost constant stream of incoming rubbish, the ubiquitous stench of garbage, rats, an ample supply of earplugs, and the formidable ambience of millions of mechanical parts enclosed in metal that are designed […] Read more »
“Thar she blows …” bellowed actor Stephen Collins as he inhabited the very soul of Herman Melville during his one-man performance of “Sailing Towards My Father” at the Mattapoisett Library on January 6. A packed house witnessed the talent of Collins as he not only uttered the lines written by Carl A. Rossi, a Pittsfield […] Read more »
The relatively new Buzzards Bay Coalition science laboratory and baykeeper boat building opened in October at the new location at Route 6 and Spring Street. It will now become a future landmark for clean water stewardship and activity centerpiece in Marion. From this base of operation, the residential R/V Buzzards Baykeeper can be launched for […] Read more »
There is so much traffic just outside the windows of my North Street home. It amazes me now as I sit here watching the seasons change through the color of the sky and the leaves’ silent descent to the ground. Life in its many iterations is right there in front of my eyes – humans […] Read more »