On October 17, with the first real chill of the fall season testing the hale and hearty, about 100 people gathered around a giant elm tree in Dunseith Garden in Mattapoisett to learn how to control the dreaded winter moth. Winter moths arrived in the area several years ago, drifting steadily south from northern regions […] Read more »
This Sunday at “It’s All About the Animals” shelter in Rochester, it was all about putting the Halloween ‘fun’ in ‘fundraiser’ to raise money for a much needed addition to the cat shelter’s main building. “Octopurr Fest” was the shelter’s very first all-out community event, said Pam Robinson, owner and operator of the local cat […] Read more »
With Halloween lurking right around the corner, the elation of children in the Tri-Town is almost tangible. Whether making or buying costumes, children everywhere are excited to go house to house receiving candy from their friends and neighbors. For many, going to the local parade to show off their costumes has become a tradition. For […] Read more »
It’s time for one of our favorite events of the year, the Annual Halloween Story Contest! We have seven great submissions this year to share with you so sit back and enjoy a good read. The winner will be announced in the October 29 edition. Halloween Story Contest Entry #1 Scarred for Life Never. […] Read more »
Every year, the Mattapoisett Fire Department Open House draws in the community, igniting the imaginations of the little ones and extinguishing ignorance of fire safety with live demonstrations and fun, educational activities for the kids in observance of National Fire Prevention Week. “To us, it’s our big day of the year,” said Lieutenant Justin Dubois. […] Read more »
As anticipated, the Marion Music Hall production of Our Fair Lady sold hundreds of tickets over the course of the Elizabeth Taber Gala Weekend of October 2-4, celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Marion Music Hall. The musical play celebrated the life and contributions of Elizabeth Taber, arguably the most influential figure in Marion’s history, […] Read more »
I was such an idiot. A fortunate idiot, however, due to the fact that despite being blissfully unaware of how unguarded I have kept my personal information all these years, I am not yet a victim of identity theft. We have all heard it before: shred your documents, don’t throw them away. Protect your social […] Read more »
He said it was a bit of an unholy alliance between historians and scientists when he set out to research and write his award-winning book, The Mortal Sea: Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail. But as W. Jeffrey Bolster, professor of history at the University of New Hampshire tells it, the final product […] Read more »
Mattapoisett’s River Valley and associated watershed area is a public resource that produces millions of gallons of clean drinking water every day and has been doing so for centuries. In modern times, ensuring its health and safety falls on the shoulders of local and state regulatory agencies. And when you consider that the MRV supplies […] Read more »
Teary-eyed and windblown, cyclists faced a tough bike ride on October 4, but it was for a cause important to everyone living along Southcoastal Massachusetts. This year’s 9th Annual Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride to raise money to protect and restore Buzzards Bay was a breezy one, but 120 cyclists pedaled on anyway across the Buzzards […] Read more »