While orbiting the Earth aboard the International Space Station, NASA Astronaut Dr. Chris Williams spoke live with students at Old Hammondtown School during a video conference held on the Wednesday afternoon before February vacation. The entire school gathered in the cafetorium for the virtual event, which was organized by Old Hammondtown Reading Specialist Katie […] Read more »
This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in and around the colonial Province of Massachusetts Bay. Last week, British General Henry Clinton disembarked in New York, just as the American Major General Charles Lee arrives to prepare the city’s defenses. Tensions are high, but Lee leaves […] Read more »
I love seeing boats in the winter, their exposed underbellies and hearing their musical halyards play when the wind comes through, waiting for warmer days. Likewise, I hold a great reverence for trees (especially deciduous) that sit out the season showing their skeletal outlines that are cloaked during the bloom season. On the practical […] Read more »
Paleo, Keto, Carnivore, Intermittent Fasting , Whole30 – each diet purporting to solve all your health problems. None are terribly healthy and none solve all your health problems. What do we know, based on lots of observation and backed by science, about what constitutes healthy eating? First, make plants the foundation of your […] Read more »
Tri-Town Elections and Town Meetings By Sam Bishop Marion: Special Town Meeting: Monday March 23 at 6:45 pm in Sippican School. Deadline to submit Citizens Petitions is Friday, March 6. The signatures of 100 registered voters are required for the submission to be accepted by the town clerk. Town Election: Friday, May 15: Nine […] Read more »
On Friday, February 13, the Marion Department of Public Works held the grand opening for their new facility at 60 Benson Brook Road, adjacent to the town’s Transfer Station and across Route 6 from the older DPW facility. The DPW has been extra busy the past few weeks with mountains of snow removal, […] Read more »
This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in and around the colonial Province of Massachusetts Bay. Last week, General George Washington evened the field of pay between enlisted soldiers and mercenaries, so long as the latter bring their own weapons and food. Washington is also […] Read more »
Hold on to your hygge. It makes sense that the Danish concept, loosely translated as “comfort” and “well-being,” was invented in a place where winter is dark and weather is often inclement. As a tried-and-true New Englander, no stranger to prolonged winter, the topic piqued my curiosity. I must possess the American version of […] Read more »
On February 10, just on the eve of Valentine’s Day, an event was hosted at the Elizabeth Taber Library: Swipe Right! A night of Romance Novels and Reviews. Enjoying the newer room in the back of the library, many come to read and discuss various romance books and novels, as well as receiving some reviews […] Read more »
February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate and a time to remember sacrifices made as well as challenges overcome and those still pending. It has been said that, when something bad happens, oftentimes something good can come out of that negative experience. No experience amplifies that point more clearly than the […] Read more »