She has worked in settings as diverse as the most state-of-the-art children’s hospitals in Boston to very poor clinics in South Africa. But whatever context she works in, Camille Adler’s dedication to helping children adjust to hospital life remains a constant. Recently Adler – a Mattapoisett native on the verge of finishing her Bachelor’s degree […] Read more »
Nancy Dyer Mitton of Marion, MA is one of 38 painters and sculptors from across the USA in the exhibition “Galvanized Truth: A Tribute to George Nick” at the Art Complex Museum in Duxbury. The opening reception will be held on Sunday, May 20, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm at 189 Alden St. George Nick […] Read more »
You’re driving along New Bedford Road in Rochester when all of a sudden you see a rock that seems larger than life, nearly as tall as the trees in the area, with a witch and the words “Witch Rock” painted in black on the side. The rock, which is located on the property of the […] Read more »
Ninety seven years ago, Manuel Perry made an 11-foot, 7-inch swordfish out of wood. His employer, F. Gilbert Hinsdale, wanted the craftsman to create a weathervane the same size as a real swordfish, attach it to a pole and put it on top of his boathouse on Water Street in Mattapoisett. The swordfish was hollow […] Read more »
The garbage from generations of Marionites was piled high for many years at the town dump off Benson Brook Road. No longer an active landfill, the mound now sits dormant like a geologic anomaly in otherwise pancake-flat surroundings. A thick protective membrane, along with layers of soil and tufted grass, obscure the heap of trash […] Read more »
Not very many people earn a living transposing imagination into art, but award-winning book illustrator Kevin Hawkes hoped to instill that possibility into the minds of Rochester Memorial School students during his visit on Friday, May 4. Hawkes has illustrated over 50 books, including A Pig Parade is a Terrible Idea, Library Lion, Me, All […] Read more »
The following press release was issued by the Rochester Police Department: In our continuing effort to save lives, the Rochester Police Department, in partnership with the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s (EOPSS) Highway Safety Division (HSD), the State Police and over 120 other local departments, is launching a high-visibility seat belt enforcement mobilization […] Read more »
In celebration of Older Americans Month, Coastline Elderly Services, Inc. and the Marion Council on Aging will conduct a health fair on Tuesday, May 8 from 10:00 am to 2:pm at the VFW in Marion, located at 465 Mill St. Over 60 vendors will provide information on a host of services that are available to […] Read more »
In 2006, Mike and Ann Cambra of Rochester owned New England Groupage, Inc., a shipping company out of Holbrook, Mass. They were approached by a church pastor named Joseph Deranamie, who asked if they would be able to ship a 40-foot container of shoes and clothes to the western African nation of Liberia. After learning […] Read more »
Name the team that, in a series of films, was famous for their catchphrase, “Hey gang. Let’s put on a show!” If you were at Music Hall in Marion on Friday, you’d know the answer (which also appears at the bottom of this article). Dozens of Marion residents turned out to the monthly classic film […] Read more »