Disc Golf Arrives in Tri-Town

            Andrew Apperson, Nathan Kane, and Elizabeth Sherry hosted a disc golf clinic for families and local residents who look to learn more about the rising popularity of the sport as well as try their hand at throwing some discs at Old Rochester Regional’s new nine-hole disc golf course around the school campus.             Apperson […] Read more »

Grand Rededication Ceremony Held for DePina Landing in Marion

The Town of Marion is pleased to announce the grand rededication of DePina Landing on River Road, celebrated with an open house on Wednesday, August 14.             On a beautiful afternoon, Town officials, community members, and members of the DePina family gathered to honor the site’s history and legacy.             Town Administrator Geoffrey Gorman welcomed […] Read more »

Lithium – Good for the Brain?

Lithium? Yes, that lithium – the silver-white metal that is used in batteries and which burns easily.             Lithium has been used in medicine for over 100 years. Lithium carbonate is currently widely used to stabilize the mood swings of bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness).             There have been tantalizing clues for many decades about a […] Read more »

Preparing for A Raid on Bermuda?

            This week in Revolutionary War History, let’s discuss what was going on 250 years ago in and around the colonial Province of Massachusetts Bay. The best way to figure out what was going on was to read Washington’s papers and General Orders of the time period, as there was daily correspondence and orders put […] Read more »

Rodeos, Lassos, and Snakeskin Boots

            Recently, the President of the United States, who’s name you may have forgotten, was seen walking around the roof of the White House. When asked by reporters, shouting from the ground, what he was up to, he said he was finding a way “to spend my money for the American people.”             Official word […] Read more »

Sunset on The Harbor

            On Thursday, August 7, the Mattapoisett Museum and the Mattapoisett Land Trust hosted their annual Great Community Picnic at Mattapoisett’s Munro Preserve on the waterfront. Every seat was filled, and tickets were sold out to the event of which proceeds went to the two organizations.             While oysters and beer could be picked up […] Read more »

Rochester Summer Remembrances

            Summers in Rochester haven’t changed in over a quarter century. They still carry the same vibe. I can attest to this from personal experience. When I was a child growing up in the North End of New Bedford, my father, John DeCicco, frequently took me to Snow’s Pond, where his cousin owned a cottage […] Read more »

Journeying Through Time at Hampton Court and Other Gems of London

            Note: This is the first part of a series exploring Europe’s diverse landscapes and gardens, from formal designs to wild, natural beauty. The goal is to share my love for both cultivated and untouched nature.             Travel, even today, is still fundamentally about exploration and discovery. When you travel for an extended period, it’s […] Read more »

Manatee Sighting in Mattapoisett

            At 5:40 am on the warm morning of July 29, a group of friends were out running on the Mattapoisett Rail Trail.             As Erin Carr of Mattapoisett explained, she and her friends, David Gerber, Stephanie Poyant Moran, Jonathan Barratt, Nicole Reedy and Allie Straus, were out on an ordinary run until they began […] Read more »

Supplies Ware Thin

            This week in Revolutionary War History, let’s discuss what was going on 250 years ago in and around the colonial Province of Massachusetts Bay. The best way to figure out what was going on was to read Washington’s papers and General Orders of the time period, as there was daily correspondence and orders put […] Read more »