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 »
My friend Andy lives out in the country where the deer roam his back yard, and the antelope play. Just kidding, there are no antelope. But a rafter of wild turkeys do visit from time to time. Truth be told, he lives just across the harbor from the town wharf, but the country is what […] Read more »
Laughter is good for the soul. No, no wait. Laughter is good for the body and soul, and no one knows that better than those artists who ply their talents in an industry that continues to generate guffaws, chuckles, smiles, or just a confirming nod that itself says, “I get it.” Enter the cartoonists. […] Read more »
Nature hides in plain sight and when discovered, brings unexpected rewards. That was the collective sentiment on April 19 when approximately 20 students and three staff from Tabor Academy joined the Mattapoisett Land Trust as volunteers to help clean out a new walking trail on a parcel of land acquired last year by […] Read more »
It was well over 50 years ago that the sad story of Osprey numbers along the south shore of Buzzards Bay was almost completely depleted due to the wide spraying of DDT poisoning the thickness of their egg’s shells, preventing them from hatching. In the years from 1860 to 1979, the fledgling numbers were […] Read more »
I needed a job. Right out of college my father informed me that I had six months to get one or get married. With no marriage prospects on the horizon, I signed up to substitute teach at Old Rochester. It would keep Dad off my back, and with the military draft looming, my plan […] Read more »
Alan Harris had his binoculars out, and he and fellow marine life enthusiasts on April 16 were peering at seals that were bobbing their heads in and out of the water by Brainard Marsh. This treat was one of many for wildlife lovers of all ages last Sunday morning. The Sippican Lands Trust […] Read more »