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 »
Icing on the Cape, a group of synchronized skating teams based out of the Bourne Skating Club at the John Gallo Ice Arena, will be holding an informational session and on-ice skill assessment on Saturday, May 19 at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center. The on-ice session will be held from 2:30 to 3:15 pm. […] Read more »
When the VFW Benjamin D. Cushing Post No. 2425 canceled the long-running Marion Block Party last year, many residents felt the absence and formed a committee to make sure that the event wouldn’t be missed again. This year another Marion tradition is going by the wayside – the annual Fourth of July fireworks – but […] Read more »
Mattapoisett residents Deanna and Victor Vieira are taking steps to help children in state foster care find loving adoptive families. The Vieira family has signed up for the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange’s Walk for Adoption on Sunday, May 20. A group of the Vieira’s closest friends and families will join them that day to celebrate […] Read more »