Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Old Rochester Regional High School Principal Michael Devoll are pleased to announce the resounding success of the district’s inaugural Community Service-Learning Day, which took place on Wednesday, November 27, during a half-day of school leading into the Thanksgiving break. The event provided all Old Rochester Regional High School students […] Read more »
The rise of pneumonia among youth in the school district and the issues of homeowners in waterfront districts were the main topics discussed at last week’s Board of Health meeting. The meeting was less than 30 minutes but Patrick Tropeano, representing an application’s engineering work at 38 Rocky Knook Lane, detailed issues the owners […] Read more »
Our ability to safely drive varies enormously. Even though 75% of surveyed drivers felt that their skill behind the wheel was in the top 25%, statistics do apply, and 25% of us are in the bottom 25%. Many factors determine whether someone should still be driving a car. Teens and young adults tend to […] Read more »
Recently, reports of sightings of whales breaching in Buzzards Bay in the commercial shipping lanes have appeared on social media. Someone suggested that they were coming here to view the sunset from Ned’s Point. At first, I thought that it was a joke. Then I read that someone else actually saw one through their binoculars. […] Read more »
Christmas. It doesn’t feel possible that it’s December and soon Christmas will be here. As a child, Christmas took so long to arrive. The anticipation would begin when the Christmas Edition of the Sears and Roebuck catalogs arrived. Ma had first dibs on thumbing through the pages. We knew she wasn’t looking through the toy […] Read more »
Marion Village Stroll The Marion Village Stroll will take place on Sunday, December 8 from 3 to 5:30 pm. Coordinated by Angela Rossi and sponsored by The Marion Business Community Association, local merchants offer hospitality and treats; Santa arrives via boat at the Old Landing at 3:00 pm; Clydesdale horses pull wagons of happy […] Read more »
On Saturday, November 30, the holiday season official began with Marino Carreiro of Mattapoisett illuminating Acushnet Road and bringing holiday cheer and excitement to all those who pass by. Continuing the yearly tradition, Carreiro excitedly unveiled this year’s light design and fully decorated lawn. Complete with tens-of-thousands of lights suspended from trees, on the ground, […] Read more »
No doubt you have encountered a bureaucratic snafu or two from time to time. If not, you are lucky. Surely you have read about someone who purchased an appliance; a refrigerator that refused to keep their left-overs cold or that broke down soon after installation, or a toaster, that wouldn’t toast their English muffins. […] Read more »
One of the most heavily attended events in Mattapoisett took place on November 23 when Linda Coombs of the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah was Invited to talk about her book Colonization and the Wampanoag Story. At the invitation of a joint partnership between the library and the Mattapoisett Museum, Coombs guided the audience through early […] Read more »
If you tune into the Food Network Thanksgiving day, you’ll be delighted to see one of Marion’s own, Debi Lindsey, in an episode of Christmas Cookie Challenge. For about a decade, Debi has made beautiful works of art that just so happen to be delicious. Rather than a storefront, Debi runs things out of her […] Read more »