This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in and around the colonial Province of Massachusetts Bay. Last week, the victor of the stalemate at Boston had been decided by the force of cannons. For nearly a week, artillery, brought by Colonel Henry Knox roughly […] Read more »
It’s March! March Madness has arrived when a large portion of otherwise normal people in offices, schools, and mancaves throughout the country fill out their brackets trying to predict which college basketball team will win the annual NCAA basketball tournament and be crowned the best team in the nation. Many of them are obsessed fans […] Read more »
“Spring is icumen.” The change of the seasons is perceptible now — can you see it? More importantly, can you feel it? With the rebirth going on all around us, it’s natural to experience a sense of rejuvenation and hopefulness. While the weather report isn’t exactly blissful, I’d rather the rain than snow […] Read more »
Tuesday was Saint Patrick’s Day and there were a few events that took place in our area, though it’s likely most were pulled in a few directions to either Boston or Newport the prior weekend. Though it was a relatively light week for Ireland-related events, there was no shortage of Irish tricolors flying from […] Read more »
This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in and around the colonial Province of Massachusetts Bay. Last week, at long last, the Continental Army began the “hot” phase of the Siege of Boston as artillery atop Dorchester Heights, brought east by Colonel Henry Knox from Ticonderoga, […] Read more »
As of 2024, while the average life expectancy in the U.S. climbed to 79, there was a striking and persistent gap between men and women. Women lived an average of 81.4 years, men 76.5. This five-year difference has been consistent over recent decades. Why do women live so much longer than men? Some […] Read more »
What a killjoy the weather can be. Still, it takes more than a late season blizzard to put the kibosh on our hopes and plans. I mean as visionaries, we gardeners can see and feel beyond nature’s little pranks. Isn’t that what we set out to do each spring? With our creative minds, […] Read more »
Sunday, March 8 was International Women’s Day, a day for the observance of women, being a little over half of the population, and their struggle for rights, equity, and acknowledgement. For a non-female to say they do not know a woman who is an unstoppable force for change and betterment is an impossibility. […] Read more »
On Sunday, March 8, artwork submitted by Old Hammondtown School students was up for display in the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. The presentation/gallery was for the statewide Annual Arbor Day Poster Contest. The contest is sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, the US Forest Service, and the Massachusetts Tree Wardens’ and […] Read more »
International Women’s Day was this past Sunday, and it doesn’t take much to look around at the half of the population whose strength and determination better the world. One such notably woman is Hannah Strom, who after her life took an unexpected turn in 2020 showed those in her home in Marion that though […] Read more »