Mattapoisett Land Trust board members and Education Program Chairman Ellen Flynn braved the cold temperatures and damp conditions on Friday, May 18, when they joined educator Lynn Connor and members of her Old Rochester Regional High School Marine Biology class in the field. The location: Eel Pond. Connor, with the financial support of the MLT, […] Read more »
It’s that unofficial kickoff to the summer, and Tri-Town’s traditional activities will continue this year, with a few minor changes here and there. Marion:Memorial Day preparations begin on Saturday, May 26, at 10:00 am at Evergreen Cemetery on Route 6 with the Scouts and other volunteers tidying up the cemetery and planting flowers on […] Read more »
The Wandereris pleased to announce that we are soliciting nominations for our 25thannual “WandererKeel Awards.” The yearly community service honor, presented to one Tri-Town resident from each of the three central towns in our circulation area, will be announced in our July 26 edition, and each winner will be the subject of a short feature […] Read more »
“In a galaxy far, far away….” No wait, it was at Plumb Library in Rochester on May 17 where a group of very enthusiastic fourth- through sixth-grade students got a chance to try out robots designed and built by the Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School’s Team Rocket. In the three years since the […] Read more »
This year, the ORR Theater Class is proud to present Harry Potter’s Shakespearean Adventure, starring Cuyler Mathieu as Ron Weasley, Baylen Brunelle as Harry Potter, and Brianna Lynch as Hermione Granger. The production takes place on Thursday, May 24, at 7:00 pm in the Old Rochester Regional High School Auditorium. Theater is a second […] Read more »
On May 6, Mattapoisett Public Library’s Purrington Lecture Series hosted a lecture that opened a door into Bronze Age culture and sites. Holding the door open as we slipped through was archeologist Dr. Stuart Swiny. On the other side were magnificent works of art, many of which have been under continuous threat of annihilation or […] Read more »
Recycling is officially a sticky subject in the Tri-Town, both figuratively and literally, and now ABC Disposal, Inc. is looking to reclaim some of the costs of disposing our dirty recyclables by increasing disposal fees. And what’s worse, recycling in the area and in the country is at a veritable halt, with many of the […] Read more »
With the smell of pizza permeating the air and the sound of excited young voices playing like music in the background, the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on May 2 hosted its seventh annual Quahog Book Award reception. Each year, children from Mattapoisett and surrounding communities are invited to participate in the winter reading program, a […] Read more »
The warming days of May are when the female snapping turtle crawls up out of the winter waters of hibernation and heads overland as much as a half mile or more to lay her eggs for the autumnal hatching of the next generation. Along her traditional route of this annual pilgrimage, often to the same […] Read more »
Once upon a time, trees were taken for granted – ripped from the earth to serve people, to ensure the very survival of mankind. Trees were chopped down to warm bodies, provide shelter, build railroads, and hold goods. They were used to make forms of transportation, everything from railroad cars to boats and wagons and […] Read more »