A group comprised of 31 Old Rochester Regional Marine Biology students from the junior and sophomore classes converged on Nantucket Monday morning to get a taste of the fieldwork being done by scientists working to find solutions for ecological problems threatening marine life. What the students are already being taught is that the […] Read more »
The May 16 Mattapoisett Town Election found incumbent Tyler Macallister winning a three-year term to remain a Select Board member, defeating first-time opponent Catherine Heuberger. Macallister received 1,252 votes to Heuberger’s 408. Word on the street was the race would be much tighter, given the third candidate, Brian Connelly, might split the vote, making […] Read more »
Serious business goes on in Washington, or so they say. Much of it is in the hallowed halls of the Supreme Court of the United States. I use the word hallowed, which is defined on CollinsDictionary.com as “something that is respected … old, important and has a good reputation.” The Court of course […] Read more »
The elegant looking Mute Swan is the very same bird of dramatic Russian Ballets and European fairy tales of children’s literature. They were first brought to this country to decorate and give styling to public parks, ponds, lakes and city zoos. Today their distribution has gone wild by escaping from original purpose. But […] Read more »
It has been nearly 22 years since terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, piloting two planes into the towers which subsequently collapsed, taking thousands of people’s lives. Who can forget the images of first responders covered in thick ash and concrete dust, or staggering civilians attempting to flee on bare feet over broken glass? […] Read more »
Teresa Firth’s 33-marathon history bears witness to the running community’s traditional message to its newcomers: one step at a time and never say never. Publicly congratulated on Tuesday afternoon by Marion Town Administrator Geoff Gorman for completing her 16th Boston Marathon just three weeks ago, Firth has a day job as a secretary […] Read more »
Over a 10-year span, there was unrest in the American colonies before Americans fought the British and declared their independence in 1776. Rochester answered the call for rebellion well before many other area Massachusetts communities, according to town native and Tri-Town Veterans Service Officer Chris Gerrior. To celebrate this history, a group of […] Read more »
There are no ghosts, holy or otherwise, at the Holy Ghost Grounds. While there is an adjacent cemetery dating back to the 1700s, the inhabitants are resting peacefully. I am sure they have no desire to haunt the participants, both human and canine, that will be using any new activities being discussed for the […] Read more »
The so-called Common Raven is also a high-profile member of Aesop’s fabled birds that is well known for solving difficult puzzles by using tools with the same ability as a human being. For example, the Raven has been shown to select and hold short sticks in its mouth to use them to probe […] Read more »
“In 1996 when I got started with this thing, my children were four and five years old. Now their children are one and four,” stated Steve Kelleher chairman of the Mattapoisett Bike Path Committee. Time does slip into the future. Kelleher remembered that he had read a magazine article that spoke to a […] Read more »