By Jean Perry On Sunday, September 4, Mattapoisett Harbor was bustling with people out enjoying the cooler, crisp air as an eastern breeze blew off hats and flapped flags, while some scurried to remove their boats from the water in anticipation of what was shaping up to be Tropical Storm Hermine. The National Weather Service […] Read more »
For years, decades, centuries, maybe millennia and perhaps even eons, generations of diamond-backed terrapins have arrived and returned to the shores of Hammetts Cove in Marion to mate and lay their eggs, just as their ancestors before them did, forever imprinted with the place of their birth, the place where they themselves will nest to […] Read more »
On August 23, local historian Seth Mendell gave the second of five lectures in his series on the “Great War” – World War I. The lectures are a joint venture between the Mattapoisett Public Library and the Mattapoisett Historical Society Museum. As he adjusted the microphone in the library’s meeting room, Mendell said with a […] Read more »
A full house and then some joined Sippican Historical Society Vice President David Pierce on Thursday night, August 25, as he presented a lecture on the old Sippican Hotel and Casino. Pierce’s popularity as a lecturer almost overwhelmed the room, as attendees continued to trickle into the Music Hall; more and more chairs had to […] Read more »
There was food, games, music, perfect weather, and a constant ebb and flow of partygoers on Saturday, August 27, as Marion celebrated what Chris Berg, Town Party Committee chairman, called “Our wonderful town!” The contributions of the fire and police departments, various other town departments, and the efforts of all the volunteers were recognized by […] Read more »
Phyllis Washburn, Marion resident and author, told the heartwarming, tender story of how she and her husband Ralph met a swan and began a journey they could not have anticipated. Their relationship with Sam the Swan has been captured forever in her book Good Morning Sam. Washburn spoke on August 29 after the Marion Council […] Read more »
It was surprising to see among her possessions a bicycle. Gardening supplies, antique furniture, lamps, chairs, side tables, boxes of bric-a-brac and a brand new bicycle stuffed into a large storage unit. She had sold her beloved hundred-year-old farmhouse on the hill, had cast about for a place to land, and to her dismay eventually […] Read more »
Did you hear it? Tractor engines revving, rock and roll resonating for miles, cows mooing, goat bah-ing or whatever it is that they say…. Did you see it? Axes flying, clouds of dust rising, dudes with long bushy beards and the rural splendor of overalls and John Deere tee shirts.… Did you smell it? The […] Read more »
For a town recognized for its pride in its agricultural heritage, the Rochester Grange Fair remained surprisingly quiet on Saturday, where small groups of people milled around the warm upper floor of the Rochester Grange Hall. They were the lucky ones, considering the displays in front of them. Brightly colored flowers decorated the small stage. […] Read more »
An August 22 presentation on Robert Frost at the Marion Council on Aging is further evidence that what the Marion COA has to offer area seniors – and residents in general – is a continuous stream of quality cultural and literary immersion with the opportunity to share in the conversation with fellow community members. Robert […] Read more »