Grand Scams and Traffic Jams

            Have you ever gotten a parking or speeding ticket? Of course you have.             I once got a ticket from a town I had never been to. Luckily, I could prove where I was at the time of the violation. A photographer from the local newspaper was taking my family’s photo for a “Family […] Read more »

Separate Journeys Reunite Neighbors in Coffee Business

            The diverse and distant career paths of 1970s North Street neighbors Mike Caswell and Tony Tate allowed both to learn about coffee making from opposite ends of the industry and remote parts of the world, and after all these years the Mattapoisett natives are business associates sharing the common goal of great coffee.             […] Read more »

Grondin Brings Home the Gold

Sitting at his kitchen table, Tom Grondin models the breaststroke, his hands together in a praying position before extending straightforward and letting go into respective sideways directions, then looping back around, tightly to his sides to maximize aerodynamics and finally, back into the original position for the next go-round.             Only Grondin doesn’t conduct his […] Read more »

Sharing Secret of Musicfest

            Some people pay $100 or more to attend a classical music orchestra, according to Marion resident Ed Hoffer.             Hoffer, an unofficial spokesperson of the Buzzards Bay Musicfest, says people along the South Coast can attend a live orchestra performance for free during one week in July.             “It is one of the better […] Read more »

Do You Feel Safe at Home?

Domestic violence has been a plague throughout human history, but only in recent decades has it come to the forefront of medical and legal concerns.             Domestic violence, or “intimate partner violence,” is a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner. Abuse […] Read more »

Cucumber Sandwiches, Dentures and Trips to Mars

My bride and I have been watching a lot of British TV lately. I think I have become quite an Anglophile. We particularly like detective dramas. Unlike U.S. shows, there are no shoot’em ups, car chases, or much violence. The detectives solve the crimes using their skills and brains, very much like Sherlock Holmes.             […] Read more »

Lock, Stock and Barrel

The June 22 Rochester Historical Society Fun Fair with A Flair was so much more than fun and games; it was a living history tour through a time when thoughts of revolution hung heavy in the air.             Oh yes, there were games that originated in the early Colonial days, delighting modern-day youngsters. There were […] Read more »

They Would Have Paved Paradise

            The gorgeous parcel with the seawall and ocean view where the Mattapoisett Land Trust will be celebrating 50 years with a Sunday brunch on June 30 is thanks to a woman named Ruth Munro.             Among the many things Munro accomplished before she died in 1988 at age 91, she ensured a proper future […] Read more »

Sippican Gets New Assistant Principal

The Old Rochester Regional School District and Massachusetts Superintendency Union #55 Superintendent Michael S. Nelson are pleased to announce Gregory Thomas’ appointment as the new assistant principal of Sippican Elementary School, effective July 1. Thomas brings more than 20 years of educational experience and remains committed to fostering connections with students and watching them succeed. […] Read more »

Extending the Classroom for Local Kids

The Mattapoisett Land Trust is celebrating its 50th Anniversary on Sunday, June 30, at the Munro Preserve just immediately adjacent to Mattapoisett Wharf. That said, board member Ellen Flynn recently reflected on the educational programs recently held by MLT, as well as ideas that are in the works.             Reached recently, Flynn, director and chairwoman […] Read more »