All my rowdy friends gathered at the Mattapoisett Museum recently on a cold rainy Thursday morning to share tall tales and real ones, too, about growing up in the 1950s and ’60s. Truth be told, all the stories were real remembrances of our youth in and around Mattapoisett. The group consisted of eight septuagenarians […] Read more »
Katie Mazeika is a children’s book author and illustrator whose ability to connect with young children was on full display at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on January 31. Mazeika debuted her latest release, “Beulah Has a Hunch.” But this is no ordinary children’s book – this is the story of a real person […] Read more »
The Rochester Club Scouts hosted a Pinewood Derby on February 3 at Rochester Memorial School involving competition with Packs 30 and 31 and Marion Pack 32. Bryan Lee, with car #9 The Black Cat, finished the run in 2.3737 seconds, a simulated 208.24 miles per hour for first place among Rochester Pack 30 competitors. […] Read more »
Over the last few months, as the administration has begun to implement that portion of the Inflation Reduction Act that allows Medicare to negotiate prices on 10 high-cost drugs, you have heard loud cries from the pharmaceutical industry. They and their allies on the right claim that allowing Medicare to cut into their […] Read more »
One time or another, everyone has encountered a celebrity. I ran into Red Sox and Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Rice in the bank one day. I was standing in line right behind him. Well, he actually ran into me as he turned and left. He didn’t seem very nice. He didn’t even […] Read more »
As a schoolboy living in the Bronx, George Lowery became fascinated with all things miniature after a field trip to a natural history museum. Staring in wonder at the tiny depiction of an ancient village, Lowery became enthralled, so much so that he began building airplanes and other models from kits. He also ventured […] Read more »
One student at Old Rochester Regional High School learned that her great uncle was a famous boxer in Providence. One learned that his ancestors owned the oldest restaurant in Erie, Pennsylvania, while another student discovered royalty in her lineage and even others learned that their ancestors were on the Mayflower. Some high school students […] Read more »
If you have been paying attention to the upcoming presidential election, which is only a mere 10 months away and you are not already sick of the whole thing, you know that both major candidates for president are old. I can say that without bias or fear of picketers in front of my home, because […] Read more »
If you have commercial health insurance or are one of the over half of Medicare enrollees who have a “Medicare Advantage” plan, decisions about your health care are not decided solely by you and your doctor(s.) There is a third party in the room: your insurer, whose interests are financial rather than health. […] Read more »
Bree LeFavor, a swimmer in need of an alternative activity, got more than she bargained for in the world of pageant competition. Sidelined last year from her favorite competitive pastime, the 13-year-old, life-long Marion resident was encouraged by her music teacher to take her other favorite activity, singing, to a beauty pageant. “Honestly, during […] Read more »