A Christmas Carol from Wareham Courier on Vimeo.
This article originally appeared in the Dec. 11 issue of the Wareham Courier.
In 1843, Christmas was dead. There was no doubt about that.
Its fortunes had waxed and waned for several centuries as puritan reformers in England and what would become the United States banned the holiday and its celebrations.
In 1843, Charles Dickens was in debt.
Turtle Gets Tagged from Wareham Courier on Vimeo
This article originally appeared in the July 31 edition of the Wareham Courier.
For Lavender, the road to recovery has been a long one. Next week the young Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle will be returned to the ocean after two years of rehabilitation at the National Marine Life Center and Woods Hole.
This article originally appeared in the August 21 issue of The Wareham Courier.
BUZZARDS BAY - A spaceman, some pirates and a Grammy nominee walked into a ballroom… It’s not joke. All three and more turned out Aug. 15 to support the National Marine Life Center at the annual Mermaid Ball.
The evening featured dinner, drinks and an auction.
This article originally appeared in the August 7, 2008 issue of the Wareham Courier. This post contains additional photos and video.
ONSET - The 16th annual Onset Blues festival set out swinging late Saturday morning. With artists like the Racky Thomas Band and Lynwood Slim on stage trading notes back and forth, it was easy to stay cool in the heat.
“What a wonderful, beautiful day for the blues,” Gil Correia, blues artist and assistant emcee, said. “The blues is a feeling people have, and that’s what I have today.”
Correia opened the show. A Wareham resident, the blues man has been supporting he show with his efforts for many years.