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Onset, Massachusetts 24th Annual Onset Blues Festival Saturday, August 6, 10AM-9PM at The Bandshell in Onset featuring some of the best local, regional and nationally know blues acts. Over 50 food and craft vendors. 1 Union Ave. Tickets available now at www.onsetbluesfestival.com 2nd Annual Sandcastle Day Saturday, August 20, 1-4PM Onset Beach. *Date is subject to change.

Please check www.onsetbay.org for updates 3rd Annual Chalk-Full-O-Fun Saturday, August 27, 10AM-6PM Onset Street Painting Festival Live music with Bill Reidy. $5 to participate. Free to attend.

Annual Illumination Night Saturday, August 27, 9PM Onset Beach. Live music and a fire dancer will perform. FREE! 2nd Annual Onset Beach Kite Festival Saturday, Sept. 3, 10AM-6PM Onset Beach. Kite demos and Build-akite table for the kids. Kites for sale by Cape Cod Collectibles. FREE!

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From the publisher

32 Dateline: South Coast

By Elizabeth Morse Read

COVER STORY

16 Onset embraces summer

By GREG JONES

24 Calm before the storms

AUGUST 2016

BUSINESS BUZZ

6 Interise-ing up

By JAY PATEAKOS

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By GREG JONES

Reed & Barton reborn

ON MY MIND

38 Hitting the links, links hitting back

By PAUL E. KANDARIAN

By Elizabeth Morse Read

28 “Weathering” insurance

By JAY PATEAKOS

THINGS TO DO

10 Making mini golf memories

By SEAN MCCARTHY

14 Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride 20 Six evening strolls

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ON THE COVER Stretch out your legs and get ready for the tenth annual Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride. The 75-mile trip takes cyclists from Westport to Woods hole, and they get to enjoy the best of the South Coast’s beauty on the way.

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Part of the joy of living in an area with so much history is that it gives us perspective. Booms and busts, the deaths of local heroes and the achievements of new ones, businesses and industries as solid as bedrock washing away and getting born again as something new and beautiful – these are all a matter of course. When you’re so tuned into the past, it makes it that much easier to look forward to the future.

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The mills have mostly shuttered, but that doesn’t mean that industry and commerce have stopped altogether. In fact, hard times have forced local business owners to be creative in how to face modern problems. Luckily, there’s a group of people working to help them. Learn more with Jay Pateakos’s article on page 6.

You don’t have to have been farming the land here for the past four centuries to understand the circle of life. For an example, read Greg Jones’s article on page 8 and see how the derelict silver works in Taunton are being repurposed to suit the needs of brand new businesses. Want a taste of things to come? I’ll give you a hint: bring a chilled mug!

Also worth considering are the practical applications of taking the long view. We all know about the inevitable “big one” bound to hit the west coast, but we’re under threat of a “big one” of our own. Not an earthquake, but a hurricane. How prepared are you? How can you tell? Anyone who’s lived on the South Coast for long enough can tell you it’s not a matter of “if” but rather “when.” Start getting ready by reading Elizabeth Morse Read’s article on page 24.

In that same vein, after the storm passes, you’ll likely have a real mess on your hands. Is your insurance going to help you clean up? Jay Pateakos has you covered with his article on page 28. Just because buying insurance isn’t in the Boy Scout’s handbook doesn’t mean you don’t need it to be prepared!

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BUSINESS BUZZ

Small businesses Interise-ing up

By Jay Pateakos

Businesses maintain their successes, whether on day ten or ten thousand, through hard work and sheer determination, but there’s more to it than that.

Business owners are constantly learning, finding new ways to operate, discovering unique ways to keep their services wanted, products in demand, and their cash flows flowing.

Some owners don’t take the time to pursue education, and many pay a dear price – failing to put in a few hours a week can be the difference between life and death.

Interise rescue

The “Business Boot Camp” held in the South Coast by the Boston-based nonprofit Interise is available for those business owners who are willing to put in the work.

Interise, formed in 2004, has blossomed into a nationally-driven circuit of business owners who have taken classes to better themselves and their businesses.

The “Streetwise MBA” is a tax-deductible, discussion-based seven-month course that meets twice a month in the evening, for a total of thirteen sessions, each three hours long.

The boot camp is limited to fifteen spots. The next South Coast program starts in New Bedford on October 4.

Jackie Raposo, South Coast Interise Senior Manager of Programs, deals predominantly with businesses around the New Bedford and Fall

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River areas. She said these courses have attracted business owners from all over, including the Providence area and Cape Cod. Jeff Craddock, owner of Hyannis’ Sea Sports Cyclery & Outdoor, was the first first business owner from the Cape to graduate from the program.

“The overall goal of the program is to create a three-year growth plan. The “Streetwise MBA” program helps to build up your business knowledge through things like business strategy, financial analysis, accessing capital, marketing, and sales strategies,” said Raposo.

“These classes are more discussion-based, where these business owners focus on what they want to do with their businesses and work on some areas where they may be lacking skills that this program can teach them.”

In a world where we’re constantly plugged in to our phones and laptops, Raposo said this program focuses on putting the electronics down for the entire three hours and get down to the basics that will help make you a better business owner.

“It’s about where your business is, what you want to do with it now, and where you want to take it,” said Raposo, noting this fall’s South Coast class will be its fourth South Coast program.

“Oftentimes there are other businesses in the room that are likely going through similar

situations as you are and this program helps to link the businesses and helps them learn from that experience.”

Elizabeth Howe, Interise’s South Coast Program Manager said the “Streetwise MBA” program also works with owners on their leadership skills, how to read financial statements, how to access capital, and the ins-and-outs of government contracting.

Think tank

Each session, Interise brings in related experts to the topics they will address during that night’s class. There are five modules that will be covered in class: Module 1: Business and Strategy Assessment Module 2: Financials Module 3: Marketing and Sales Module 4: Resources- People, Accessing Capital and Government Contracting Module 5: Putting it all together- Strategic Growth Plan Presentations.

“Businesses have to come up with realistic goals for the next three years and they get advice from the experts in the many fields,” said Howe.

“There is also a CEO mentoring group where individuals meet at businesses and work on specific assignments.”

Each year, Interise measures the social and economic impact of its network. Its 2015 Impact Report follows businesses that have taken the program between 2012-2014. Fifty-seven percent of the companies added new jobs, 68 percent increased revenue, and 80 percent are still in touch with fellow graduates and peer group members, and job creation is eight times faster than the private sector average.

Tried and true

Jeff Craddock, the first Cape graduate mentioned earlier, said, “The streetwise MBA was one of the best things I have done for my business. As a small business owner, you can get caught up in the day-to-day operation and not step back and see the big picture.

“The program gave me permission to take the time to sit down and set up a concrete plan for growth going forward. That is time I might not have ordinarily taken, but has proved one of the most valuable things I have done for my business.”

Paula Rego, coowner of Marx Auto Center of New Bedford along with her husband Marc, graduated from the program last year. She said her participation in the Interise Program caused the business to change at “record speeds.”

“When Marc and I started our business in 1989, there were lots of Mom & Pop businesses. That is not the case anymore. Businesses today need access to resources and learn the skills to keep up with big box stores. The Interise StreetWise MBA program did just that,” said Rego.

“The instructor showed us how to apply all the skills we learned directly to our business. The guest speakers were invaluable in helping answer real questions that pertained to our business. Lastly, the three-year growth plan was hard work, eye opening, and a valuable tool to help my business grow.”

Paula said the course helped the entrepreneurs to look deep into their own businesses and find what needed to be done to take them to the next level.

“Sometimes it is a lot easier to look at someone else’s business and say, ‘If that were my business, I would change this or that.’ Today is the day you start looking at your business and decide on the

changes you need to make,” she said. “Don’t be too busy working on your business to work on your business.

Rego added, “The contacts, resources, and people we’ve met on this journey have been invaluable.”

Graduate Lara Harrington, co-owner of the New Bedfordbased Boutique Fitness, Inc. along with Angela Corrieri-Johnson, opened a new location in Mattapoisett last fall.

She said that the Streetwise course was an “unexpected shove in the right direction.”

“Our business was doing well and steadily growing, but after a few weeks of starting the program, I realized I was expending energy on the wrong things. As long as I did that, the growth of the business would be limited,” said Harrington. “The three-year growth plan turned into a one-year growth spurt for Boutique Fitness, Inc.” Harrington said the course participant’s road map separates the things they do that are non-negotiable as a brand and the things they must continuously re-evaluate in order grow responsibly.

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But even after the seven-month course concludes, Interise still keeps tabs on the alumni and gathers them all together across sixty-four cities in an event called THRIVE, where small business owners who have completed their program gather to celebrate their success and recognize the growth, local leadership, and job creation they have collectively achieved since the program’s conclusion.

“Interise stimulates economic revitalization in lower-income communities. We provide a diverse group of small business owners with entrepreneurial education, new networks, new business resources, and access to markets,” said Howe.

“Our community creates jobs, grows businesses, and develops community leaders.”

I think I speak for us all when I say that they’re a welcome addition to the South Coast.

For more information on the Interise “Streetwise MBA” program or any of its other programs, contact Elizabeth Howe at ehowe@interise.org.

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BUSINESS BUZZ

The old mill buildings that are such regular features of the urban landscapes in New England have produced a secondary industry: that of refitting these enormous structures to suit new uses.

In Taunton, the buildings that once housed the silver works of Reed & Barton are about to be reborn, becoming, among other things, a microbrewery.

For the residents of Taunton that is good news indeed. It would be difficult to overstate the affection that these citizens have for the now-gone company. They were a major employer in the town that was once known as “The Silver City,” and Reed & Barton was an enlightened company to work for.

“When my Mom had me, she got six months’ maternity leave,” said Sarah DaRosa, who was born and raised in Taunton. Her mother worked for Reed & Barton, and so did her paternal grandmother. A job at R&B was a job for life.

“They had clambakes, paid sick days, pensions – the employees were well taken care of,” said Sarah. “They never forced you to retire. You will never hear a bad word about them,” she said.

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they timed their day to the factory whistle at Reed & Barton.

Sterling story

Reed & Barton had its beginnings in the 1830s, and by the time of the Civil War it was a truly big business. During WWII more that 4,500 people were employed at Reed & Barton, and the silverware the company made had an international reputation.

It wasn’t all tableware. In 1996, for example, Reed & Barton was contracted to supply all the medals for that year’s Olympic games.

About a year ago, the Reed & Barton company went under. The business had been declining for years, a slow death marked by one round of layoffs followed by another and another. The Lenox Corporation bought the name Reed & Barton, and the enormous set of buildings that once produced silverware and Olympic medals was ready for reincarnation.

by Greg Jones The buildings are a legacy in stone and brick of an era now gone, an era where conscientious factory owners took care of their employees, who returned the gesture with lifelong loyalty.

The place is big. A bicycle might be a good way to tour the factory, which has seven miles of hallways. Executive dining rooms and engraving studios all have their memories and stories to tell.

Such is the charm and historical worth of this assemblage of buildings that the entire site has been protected by its listing on the National Registry of Historic Places.

Reinvention

When the Reed & Barton buildings came up for sale after Lenox Corporation bought the name, it caught the eye of Ross Cameron. Ross is from Reading, Massachusetts, and his company has mill properties in Concord and Plymouth. The unique characteristics of the Reed & Barton building made it deserving, thought Ross, of something different

Taunton Mayor Thomas Hoye is a booster of the from the usual condo conversion. project, saying that the city is “open to any viable “We’re looking for a community space, not resopportunities the new owners will bring to the idential,” said Ross. “We want to bring business Reed & Barton buildings.” back to Taunton,” he said.

Unlike some old mill buildings that have fallen When Ross bought the building, Sarah DaRosa into disrepair due to years of inactivity, he noted read about it in the local paper and immediately that “the buildings are in relatively good shape,” contacted Ross. Sarah had an idea for a photograsaid Mayor Hoye. “I am looking forward to the phy shoot that would capture the essence of the ideas and challenges of it.” grand old building. She wanted “history and culThis is not the first major project for the city. ture, all tied up with a nice little bow.”

According to Hoye, “Taunton is in the midst of Ross was fine with the idea, so Sarah went to renewing itself. We have the Miles Standish work, getting donations of props, models, photogIndustrial Park, one of the largest in the state.” raphers, and all the people, talent, and creativity There are already some top-drawer companies in needed to make it work.

Taunton, such as General Dynamics and Verizon, Meanwhile, Ross continued to work on the with more coming all the time. building.

“The Boston Globe will be moving to Taunton in a “The square-footage is enormous,” he said, “and few weeks,” said Mayor Hoye. the nice thing is the building has this unique hisThere’s much to see and do in Taunton, and more tory to it.” to come. One of the biggest Ross is careful in his selection events is the Christmas celof tenants and businesses that ebration, attended by more will inhabit this classic space. than 10,000 people annually.

“We’re looking for a specific type of tenant. We have this This will be an “We’re also known as the Christmas City,” said Mayor huge warehouse space, but amazing space Hoye. it’s not just your generic warethat Taunton just But you don’t have to wait house, because each property has it own need.” doesn’t have right until Christmas to enjoy Taunton. In October, for examTake the brewery, for example, there is a series of conple. The Berkley Beer Company now. So we are in certs on the Taunton Green, will be moving in its self-dethe beginning the Liberty and Union scribed “three-barrel nanophases of making and Weekend, which celebrates brewery” in order to grow its that a reality… “the first flag to be raised brewing capacity. against British tyranny,” said “The brewery will be in what the mayor. “It is on all our pubused to be the company store,” lic buildings.” said Ross. “It’s a gorgeous Even closer to the present, building, with giant doors and beautiful brick. There’s a good space in back for un- however, will be the charity gala on July 29, to be held in the Reed & Barton building complex. loading material. It’s a perfect space for them.”

Prints from the photo shoot in the Reed & Barton Glenn Barboza, owner of the Berkley Beer mill that was orchestrated by Sarah DaRosa will be Company, is “excited to be a part of the next chapon sale, with half of the proceeds donated to local ter of Reed & Barton’s history. We have amazing charities. plans for this building and we are ready for the “There will be a silent auction,” said DaRosa, “and next chapter in our company’s history, too.”

Next door to the Berkley Brewery will be an event it will be a great social evening, a chance for people to catch up with old friends.” space, put together by Sarah and her project partThe gala will feature the work of Sarah and two ner Julianne Oates. “This will be an amazing space other photographers, and if you don’t make it to that Taunton just doesn’t have right now. So we are the gala, the work will be on display at local gallerin the beginning phases of making that a reality,” ies and the Taunton Historical Society. said Sarah.

But on July 29, the old mill, which played such a strong role in the lives of the citizens of Taunton, Time for Taunton will once again welcome those citizens. This time, The preparation stage is about done. It’s nearly they won’t be arriving at the call of the factory ready to take off. whistle but will instead be answering the call of “We’re on the one-inch line,” said Ross, “it’s the beginning of the mixed-use, creative space that the memories and a history in which nearly everyone had a role. community needs.”

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Whether it’s during a family outing, a date night, or while hanging around with friends, few things are quite as fun as a game of miniature golf. hile mini golf is traditionally associated with summer, it is now played year-round and throughout much of the world. With the creation of its fabricated putting surface, the game is now able to be played indoors regardless of the time of day or year. Since getting its start in America in the early 1900’s, the game now boasts a competitive international championship and a global organizing body. People are making thousands of dollars by winning tournaments throughout America.

Although this entertaining pastime has inspired competition around the globe, at the end of the day mini golf is still about having fun.

Putt-putting around

“Most people play miniature golf more than once,” says Tom Strom, owner of Kool Kone restaurant in Wareham, which opened up a course last summer. “It’s an opportunity to relax and get outside. Parents and grandparents can enjoy it with

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their kids – you can play whether you’re three or eighty-three.”

There are no caddies or country clubs in mini golf. Provided with only a single ball and a lightweight putter, contestants navigate and negotiate their way through a course outfitted with obstacles and challenges from start to finish. Every group of participants is given a scorecard to record each person’s progress, but it is not uncommon for a group to abandon the official scores altogether in order to more fully enjoy each other’s twists, troubles, and triumphs. More often than not, a round of mini golf ends up being more about camaraderie than competition, more about scrapbooks than scorecards.

“Our workers challenge each other to games every night,” Strom says. “If they’re not working, they might be found on the course.”

Andrew Pittsley has seen a lot of courses. The 26-year-old New Bedford resident has been playing mini golf since the age of eight.

“You don’t need golfing experience to have a good time, and it doesn’t take long to become accustomed to it,” he says. “I remember the first time I played – I wanted to play again.”

In the South Coast you are able to play again and again. From Seekonk to Wareham, courses are available to be played for a small fee. The tourist hotspot of Cape Cod has an abundance of sites.

In 2001, Connecticut residents Pat Sheridan and Mandy Ranslow started the website “The Putting Penguin,” devoted to reviews of courses throughout the United States. Sheridan is an accountant and Ranslow is an archeologist. They claim on their website that the northeast region of the U.S. has the greatest concentration of courses.

“There are three things that go into a quality course,” Sheridan says. “It must be clean and wellmaintained – if it looks terrible and plays terrible people won’t come back. It should also have a good theme – a good story that goes along with the game. And the course must have a good mix of

difficulty, something that’s not too easy but not too challenging – if it’s too easy or too tough people won’t enjoy it.”

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Indoor courses take the game to a different level.

Black lights provide a glow-in-the-dark experience that features an array of paintings and sculptures along with a musical soundtrack that plays throughout all 18 holes. Gate Golf in Fall River takes players through two different worlds – the first nine holes are played in an outer space setting while the next nine holes time warp players to a prehistoric dinosaur world with a volcano that erupts every 20 minutes.

Oceans 18 in New Bedford is also a black light course, encouraging visitors to dress in their “brightest and whitest.” Players are taken to an

“The course must have a good mix of difficulty, something that’s not too easy but not too challenging— if it’s too easy or too tough people won’t enjoy it.” underwater world where they are surrounded by sights such as great white sharks, sunken pirate ships, and mermaids.

In 2011 “The Putting Penguin” gave Oceans 18 a glowing review, praising its atmosphere and creativity. They noted its “amazing” artwork, “impressive” sculptures, and “very friendly” vibe.

A 3-D experience awaits golfers throughout the year at the Pirate Shark course located in the Swansea Mall.

“Black light courses can have a Disney-like feel,” Sheridan says.

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Coca-Cola sponsors both events. This fall will be the twentieth year for The Masters.

“We get contestants from all walks of life,” says Bob Detwiler, founder and President of The U.S. ProMiniGolf Association. “We get players who are doctors and lawyers, bartenders and truck drivers. Right now we don’t offer enough money so that people can quit their day jobs, but our goal is to someday give away $100,000 in total prize money.”

The epicenter of American mini golf is in Detwiler’s home town of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

The Myrtle Beach area is home to a whole fifty mini golf courses, and is the location of The Masters.

Although America is the only country that provides money to its players, mini golf enjoys its greatest level of interest in Europe. There are approximately 10,000 competitive players in both Germany and Sweden, while America has 500.

Europe offers championships for men and women

in youth, senior, and general categories. The game is also played in parts of Asia, Africa, and South America.

Mini golf’s world championship is held every two years (in odd-numbered years) and is coordinated by the World Minigolf Sports Federation located in Germany.

But you don’t need to pack your bags to enjoy a round of mini golf.

“You’re going to get a unique experience with every course,” Sheridan says. “The game can be competitive, but everyone is usually playing at the same skill level.

One thing hasn’t changed: everybody still wants to get a hole-in-one every time.”

Alison Cesar of Dartmouth played her first game of mini golf at Oceans 18 last May. “My first mini golf experience was plenty of fun,” she says. “It was easy to get into – there are few rules and the game’s mechanics are simple. The black light décor was interesting and added to the excitement. I was intrigued by it and I’m up for playing it more often.”

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hen Dartmouth resident Tom Gidwitz participated in the Buzzards Bay Coalition’s very first Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride in 2007, he and the 39 other cyclists who signed up for the 75-mile, day-long bike ride from Westport to Woods Hole weren’t quite sure what to expect.

“It was an adventure in pioneering – we’d never done it before,” said Gidwitz of that first Watershed Ride, held under blue skies on a crisp October day.

Gidwitz came back in 2008 for the second Watershed Ride, and again in 2009 for the third

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“It’s fun, and it’s a great cause… plus, when you get to the end, there’s plenty of food and good beer!”

– and every year since then. Now, Gidwitz and hundreds of other cyclists from across the South Coast and beyond are gearing up for the 10th anniversary Watershed Ride, which will take place on Sunday, October 2.

With each passing year, the Watershed Ride has grown from its humble beginnings into a can’tmiss community event for South Coast cyclists of all ages and abilities.

“There’s been more and more people riding

[each year], which has added to the camaraderie,” said Gidwitz. “A lot of that original excitement has carried through from year to year.”

The Watershed Ride isn’t a race – it’s an outdoor experience that brings riders together to celebrate clean water. Collectively, riders and their supporters raise roughly $100,000 to support the Coalition’s environmental education, restoration, protection, and advocacy work across the Buzzards Bay region.

“The Watershed Ride is special because it’s such

a unique way to experience the diversity of the landscapes in our watershed, from streams to salt marshes to cranberry bogs,” said Mark Rasmussen, president of the Buzzards Bay Coalition. “All of these communities are connected to Buzzards Bay, and being on a bike is one of the best ways to see that up close.”

The route winds along the country roads of Westport and Dartmouth, through New Bedford’s waterfront streets, and down the leafy bike path from Fairhaven to Mattapoisett. It then meets up with the farms, forests, and cranberry bogs of Acushnet, Rochester, and Wareham before crossing the Bourne Bridge over the Cape Cod Canal.

On the other side of the bridge, cyclists cruise down the coastal roads of Bourne and Falmouth’s Shining Sea Bikeway to the finish line in Woods Hole. It’s a safe, fully supported event with water stops, lunch, a SAG wagon, and volunteer guides along the way.

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Cyclists can also choose one of the Watershed Ride’s original routes: a 75-mile route that begins at Horseneck Beach in Westport or a 35-mile route that begins at Rochester’s Eastover Farm.

Gidwitz has done both the 75-mile route and the 35-mile route in the past, and he insists that anyone who enjoys bicycling can complete the 35mile route with a few weeks’ training. “It’s not just for people who are out every weekend riding – you can work up to it, finish the course, and have a feeling of accomplishment.”

Parents with young children will also be able to participate in this year’s celebratory Watershed Ride together, with a special new 10-mile family route through Falmouth.

No matter which of the four routes you choose, all cyclists end the Watershed Ride together at a finish line party along the shores of Buzzards Bay in Woods Hole.

“It’s fun, and it’s a great cause,” said Gidwitz about why he’s returned to the Watershed Ride for 10 years running. “Plus, when you get to the end, there’s plenty of food and good beer!”

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COVER STORY

embraces summer

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The village of Onset is well known for its vintage Victorian houses and picturesque harbor. It’s also an excellent alternate destination for those who are daunted by Cape-bound traffic. Rather than sitting in a hot car and hoping to eventually arrive somewhere on the Cape, turn off early and go directly to Onset.

There’s a full calendar of festivities and events taking place in Onset this summer, and those are in addition to the restaurants and pubs tempting visitors. It’s a small, very pedestrian-scale village with a nice collection of shops to browse as you walk off a delicious meal.

The frosting on the Onset summer cake is that nearly all the events, from concerts to plays to sand sculptures to cultural and musical festivals, are free. In addition to there being no admittance charge, all of Onset’s events are family-friendly.

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Very Verdean

One of the prime events taking place this summer in Onset is the Cape Verdean Festival. This has become something like a homecoming festival for Cape Verdeans.

The event is on August 13, at the Lillian Gregerman Bandshell in Prospect Park in Onset. Music starts at 11:30 a.m. and continues until 6 p.m.

This year’s gala is the thirtieth iteration of this family-friendly, fun, and free event. Mike Roderick is the president of the Onset Cape Verdean Festival. After six years as president, he’s getting to be pretty good at it.

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“This is the fourteenth year for this group, “ he said. “Before that, another group organized the festival for sixteen years.”

After each festival, Roderick gets together with the other volunteers and they go over the festival, figuring out what worked, what didn’t, and how to make the next festival even better.

It’s well-attended. Roderick said that normal attendance is 20 to 25,000 people, and the logistics alone are something to wonder at.

“We have six shuttle buses picking people up at the parking lots and taking them to the festival grounds.”

The shuttle buses are free but

parking is $10 per car, the only fee for the entire event. “We have to pay someone to sit in the hot sun all day,” said Mike.

The festival opens at 7 a.m. for the vendors to set up the food stands and merchandise tents, and they are usually ready for business by 8 a.m.

“People who want to get to the beach, they go to the vendors early,” said Roderick, “but people going to the event will get there between noon and 6:00 p.m.”

There won’t be any shortage of things to eat, with roughly 25 food vendors selling everything from BBQ to deserts to juices. Roderick said

that 15 of the food vendors will be serving Cape Verdean food.

No alcohol is served, further helping to keep the event as familyfriendly as possible.

“The festival is attended by people from all over the country,” said Roderick. “People will use this for a reunion, centered on the event.”

He said that it is a better family and friend reunion than Thanksgiving, “because it’s warm and you don’t have everybody watching football.”

Music is a vital part of the Onset Cape Verdean Festival, and it’s one of the biggest draws. The music stays true to its Cape Verdean roots. “About 75 percent of the music is traditional, and the rest, we do a little bit of newer music, but this is a family thing, so there’s nothing inappropri-

something new Onset is a gem of a place, and the summer schedule is enough to put this sweet village on everyone’s calendar.

Every Wednesday, come celebrate the Summer of Love Concert Series from 6:30 to 9:30, at the Lillian Gregerman Bandshell. This year marks the ninth season of this popular, and free, concert series. If there’s rain, the show goes on, but the bands move to the Onset VFW Pavilion, located 4 Gibbs Ball Park Road.

Kat Jones is the president of the Onset Bay Association, having taken office in this January. Prior to that, she was the vice president of the OBA for three years, and the Summer of Love is her responsibility. The music is free, but even musicians need to eat,

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If there’s music then there’s dancing, and “when they start dancing around the stage around 4:30, you know they’re having fun,” said Roderick.

In front of the music stage the festival crew installs a dancing deck, giving the dancers a good dance floor.

The bandshell is in the middle of things, surrounded by the audience, sitting on the ground or on their chairs. Around that are the various vendors, and Mike is quick to credit the vendors, who, together with the various sponsors, help to pay for the festival. Pick up a few raffle tickets while you’re there. Whether or not you get lucky, you will help to keep the festival running.

so they are paid by the OBA. Jones said that the bands can sell CDs and T-shirts, but the “payroll” is taken care of by “sponsors and donors, local businesses, and we run a 50:50 raffle.”

On Thursday evenings is the free Onset Film Festival, with family movies in the park, starting at 8 p.m.

Don’t be put off by the “family movies” moniker, fearing a diet of movies full of dancing bunnies and talking flowers.

“This year, our first movie was Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” said Jones.

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Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the gate.

The gate opens at 10:00 a.m. and music starts at noon.

“We have some great vendors lined up,” said Jones, “with BBQ, fried chicken, lots of food and great souvenirs and T-shirts.”

At press time the OBA was still negotiating with the village of Onset for a one-day beer and wine permit. As soon as that decision is made, it will be posted on the festival’s website, www.onsetbluesfestival.com Midsummer Shakespeare is also a regular summer event in Onset, with the final performance of Much Ado About Nothing on August 2. Performances are every Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday from July 10 to August 2.

Fancy yourself a sand architect? Bring the family to Onset August 20 for the Second Annual Sandcastle Day. The event runs from 1 to 4 p.m. and tools will be provided. Advice and inspiration will be available from some of the sandcastle professionals who have been invited.

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Later on, after you’re done with sidewalk art, stick around for the annual illumination night. The perimeter of the beach and the islands will be illuminated with 1,200 flares lining the shores. All of the flares will be lit simultaneously, and it is a marvelous sight.

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THINGS TO DO

Six evening strolls

by Dan Logan

In summer it helps to have a shortlist of places to go on mini trips–for when you have all those summer juices flowing and and even the weekend seems too far away.

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ere are some inexpensive South Coast venues where you can take advantage of the summer’s long evenings and their comfortable temperatures and reddening skies.

Some of these spots you probably know like the back of your hand, so try the others to get an idea of what you’re missing.

Your family should be able to do one of these trips in three or four hours door-to-door. They require a light-to-moderate amount of walking, and are either near or a short drive from places to eat and shop.

Horseneck Beach (Westport)

Everyone seems to have visited Horseneck Beach, but in the evening Horseneck has a different feel as the hot sun moderates, the lighting changes, and the crowd dwindles.

First of all, you don’t have to pay Horseneck’s $13-15 parking fee at night; right away you feel good.

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Since you’re taking advantage of the cooler air and pleasant evening breezes, you’re ready to do some walking.

Have the family wear their bathing suits, equip yourselves with light backpacks of goodies and accessories, take advantage of the restrooms, then head out. Facing the water, turn right (west) toward Horseneck Point at the entrance to the Westport River.

The trip entails a couple of miles of walking on sand. Walk right along the water’s edge where the sand is usually firm.

There’s plenty of visual entertainment, even aside from people-watching. There are usually waves breaking and wind surfers taking advantage of the breezes. This time of year Glossy Ibises and a variety of shorebirds will be scooting back and forth with the waves, snaring their evening meals while keeping their eye on passersby.

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ease back on the throttles as they enter the harbor.

Admittedly the return trip from the point feels like a long trudge, but ice cream or dinner awaits on Route 88 or on Main St. in Westport, and you did save on that entrance fee.

Mattapoisett Rail Trail

The Mattapoisett Rail Trail is making slow progress, but from where the paved trail currently ends on Mattapoisett Neck Road one can explore part of the trail’s future directly across the road. This unpaved section is suitable for mountain bikes, but it’s short enough that walking may be the better option.

In a quarter mile you reach a pedestrian bridge over the Mattapoisett River. From there you’re looking south toward the boat ramp at the mouth of the river, or north into a part of the river blocked from Route 6 by trees and brush, making it a spot favored by a variety of bird species, particularly as they settle in for the evening.

The bike path continues on past the YMCA; the planned route will

take it along the southern end of the Reservation Golf Club. If you loop around the YMCA you can reach the point opposite the boat ramp.

At low tide the mouth of the mighty Mattapoisett River is barely kneedeep and one lane wide.

After your exploration of the rail trail you can hop into your car and drive into the center of Mattapoisett along Route 6, where all kinds of food options are available.

Bristol

Bristol is hard to pass up for a quick evening trip because there’s a lot of opportunities for entertainment crammed into a fairly small area.

Park near Independence Park at the southern end of the East Bay Bike Path on Bristol Harbor and you have easy access to the restaurants and shops along Route 114 and on Thames Street. The stores favor adult shopping such as antiques, clothes, and jewelry, but Bristol is also big on dinner spots in all price ranges.

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From Independence Park you can also bike the five or six mile trip through Colt State Park and still get home at a reasonable hour.

Interchange Park (Fall River)

Interchange Park in Fall River is hidden in plain sight – of Route 195. The park borders the Quequechan River, which, from the highway, looks like a pond in front of the old mills, though elsewhere the river now flows mostly underground through pipes.

So there’s the river and park, but if you’re not familiar with the area, it’s a challenge to get to it. Target your GPS for the police station at 685 Pleasant Street, then take 17th Street, which runs alongside the police station to a dirt parking lot facing 195. That’s Interchange Park.

Like the Mattapoisett Rail Trail, the short paths around Interchange Park are a work in progress. In the last year the bike path paralleling 195 has been improved.

If you haven’t been here, it’s a radically different view of a place you might have passed a thousand times without seeing the details. There’s a stone cliff behind the path, various old factory buildings show their backsides, and there’s a constant din of cars on the highway. In summer there are Great Blue Heron and other wading birds in the river. Around New Year’s it’s a spot where you’re virtually guaranteed to see Northern Shovelers, shy, colorful ducks that aren’t rare but usually take more effort and luck to see.

Interchange Park isn’t a particularly relaxing adventure, but it does provide some unusual views of the South Coast, making it worth the trip.

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Most of the evening strolls in this article demand a bit of exercise.

Borderland State Park is biased decidedly toward exercise. Tucked away in the most northerly reaches of Bristol

County at 259 Massapoag Avenue in North Easton, Borderland State Park offers more than 20 miles of trails on its 1,700+ acres. The food and shopping lies a few miles away to the east.

In an evening you can hike or bike the mostly flat three-mile pond loop trail, which is routed over old carriage roads, paths through fields and a land bridge between the upper and lower leach ponds at the heart of the park.

The paths are often shaded by forest and the dropping sun filters through the trees.

Borderland charges $6 for parking.

There are restrooms, but bring that daypack for the walk.

Egypt Lane (Fairhaven)

Egypt Lane is disorienting. A cross street on the Phoenix Bike Path, Egypt Lane is a lane that does justice to the word. Barely two cars wide, bordered by trees and tall shrubs, it feels like a path into the unknown.

At the dike, the road suddenly boots you up to 15 feet above sea level – a significant climb by coastal Fairhaven standards.

From there, the view explodes from a narrow green tunnel to a swath of Buzzards Bay and some wetlands to the south, and views of the tall buildings in Fairhaven’s center over a pond and more wetlands to the west.

You can walk along the top of the dike. If you head west, you pass the wetlands where Clapper Rails nest and come to a pond that Wood Ducks call home.

There are usually plenty of birds, and if you get lucky, a fox, coyote, fisher, or mink will try to ease past you without attracting attention. If you notice a mob of birds hanging around at eye level and squawking nonstop, it’s a good indicator there’s some kind of ground-bound predator on the move.

Park on the grassy strips either side of the lane near the dike. There are private cottages on the harbor side of the dike, so be ready for the occasional car.

Where the bike path crosses Egypt Lane you can walk in either direction to find restaurants within half a mile – at Main Street on the western end, or near Route 6 and Alden Road if you’re heading east.

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Summer storm passing over Fairhaven, Massachusetts.

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Hurricane season spans June 1 to November 30, but the storms peak in August and September.

Most years we get nothing more than high surf and a lot of rain every few weeks, but every now and then we get slammed with the full brunt of a direct hit. Be prepared.

“The risks of living on Hurricane Alley

Just look at a map of the country. Here on the South Coast – that curled elbow of land jutting out into the ocean – we live at a northernmost bullseye of North Atlantic hurricanes. This is precisely where the warm waters of the Gulf Stream (a.k.a. “hurricane alley”) bump and pivot east towards Europe.

Statistically, most Atlantic tropical storms don’t turn into monster Category 5 hurricanes that make landfall this far north. They usually either move out to sea or fizzle out near the Carolinas. But if they do gain strength and speed along the Gulf Stream and hit us dead-on, we’re in for a world of hurt.

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Read up on the cataclysmic hurriearthquakes and tornadoes, hurricane that hit the South Coast in 1938, canes don’t just strike out of the blue and the double-barreled hurricanes – we have advance warning, usually of 1954, before scientists could acdays ahead, with minute-by-minute curately predict what might happen. updates. Relatively speaking, we Just look at the havoc and misery have plenty of time for emergency caused by Hurricanes Gloria (’85), readiness plans and evacuation (see Bob (’91), Irene (’11) and Superstorm sidebar.)

Sandy (’12), even when scientists Hope for the best during hurricane were able to warn us ahead of time. season, but always prepare for the To minimize damage to life, propworst. We musn’t become complaerty, and the local economy from cent, betting against the odds and hurricanes, nor’easters, tropical procrastinating. We need to be prustorms and blizzards, we need to dent and plan for every eventuality. take long-range, proactive precautions just like people in the Midwest “Thar she blows!”

One of my earliest memories is who live in tornado country, or folks of peeking through the screen door out west who deal with earthquakes, downstairs during the height of a flash-floods, and wildfires. hurricane, and watching a tree on The good news is that, unlike

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our street slowly uproot, keel over, and crash. (No matter what your age, that’s a pretty impressive event to witness.)

As soon as you know that a major storm is headed our way, get rid of any dead trees or rotting branches near your property – they could crash onto your house or car (or you), and they could pull down electrical wires.

Don’t park your car in a driveway with overhanging tree limbs or wires – park it on the street in case you need to make a fast escape. But make sure your car’s gas tank is full, and that you’ve filled the trunk with emergency supplies in case you have to evacuate.

“Batten the hatches!”

Anything left loose outside during a hurricane can turn into a flying object capable of breaking windows and creating a cleanup nightmare.

Secure your trash barrels to outside walls with bungee cords attached to screw-in hooks, and make sure their covers are clamped tightly so they don’t turn into frisbees. Tip statues and birdbaths onto their sides, and turn cast-iron/wooden picnic tables upside down. Stow all lightweight lawn furniture, umbrellas, kiddie pools, BBQ grills, wind chimes, door mats, pool equipment, container/ hanging planters in your shed, garage, basement, or enclosed porch for the duration.

Don’t waste your time putting strips of duct-tape on your picture windows – if the glass shatters, tape only turns it into larger and deadlier shards. Put up storm shutters or pre-measured boards of plywood beforehand. At the height of the storm, pull the curtains and stay away from the windows.

If you have a backyard vegetable garden, do whatever you can to stabilize tomato cages with garden staples and hammer down wooden stakes – harvest as much as you can ahead of time, even green tomatoes (make piccalilli.)

Water, Water Everywhere

Even the driest of basements can take on water during a hurricane.

Make sure your sump pump is in working order, and put your valuables up on shelves or tables to minimize water damage. Most home/ renter insurance policies don’t cover flood damage, so think about taking out a National Flood Insurance Plan (NFIP) through your insurance agent, even if you don’t live in a designated flood zone.

Fill your bathtub and large buckets and pots with water before the power goes out – use that clean water to take sponge baths and to brush your teeth, then use that “gray water” to flush the toilets. Stock up on gallon jugs of water for drinking and cooking.

Living off the grid

For those of us who’ve lived through decades of North Atlantic hurricane seasons, we fatalistically accept the inevitable results of high winds and water – blown shingles, soggy basements, massive yard and road clean-up.

But the most stressful impact of a hurricane is the potential for losing electrical power to our homes. We’ve become electrical “juice” junkies, ill-equipped to make do without it like our ancestors did. Unless it’s solar-powered or works on standalone batteries or a gas generator, nothing in your house will “work,” if it depends on electricity. Things like your stove, water pump, refrigerator, TVs, digital clocks, DVD players, and computers… when the lights go out, they all go out (see sidebar.)

And remember that neither your dishwasher, coffeemaker, nor your electric can opener will work if the power goes out, so make sure you’ve got plenty of paper dishware, plastic utensils, wet-wipes, and a manual can-opener.

Before the lights go out

Make sure you’re prepared to live without electricity for several days.

Cell phones, laptops, and back-up batteries for medical devices need to be kept charged. You can buy solar-powered cell phone chargers online or at stores like Best Buy, or you can use adapters that work in your car’s cigarette lighter.

Sensitive digital electronics should be unplugged before the power goes out – they could be permanently damaged by power surges. Make sure you’ve got plenty of working flashlights, extra batteries of all sizes, candles and matches, and several LED camp lanterns.

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are indeed pretty to light up during a power outage, but if you’ve got kids or pets, they could get knocked over too easily.

If you have a working fireplace, make sure the chimney has been cleaned recently. If you own a gas generator, make sure you know how to operate it safely. Propane gas BBQ grills, charcoal hibachis and Coleman camp stoves can only be used in well-ventilated spaces – never indoors.

Think ahead: if you lose power during a storm, so will everything else in your neighborhood. Traffic lights won’t work. The ATMs and the gas pumps won’t work. The overhead lighting and cash registers at the stores won’t work. So, before the storm arrives, fill your gas tank, take cash out of the ATM, refill your prescriptions, and buy whatever nonperishable foods and supplies you’ll need for up to a week.

Chillin’ out

As soon as you know that a hurricane is imminent, set your refrigerator and stand-alone freezers on high. Clean out “mystery meats” and already-opened items like half-bags of frozen peas and leftover casseroles,

and fill up the emptied freezer space with bags of ice – and do not open them again until power is restored and the internal temperatures have gone back to normal. You may lose some frozen items and get frosty “freezer-burn” on others, but if you avoid the temptation of opening your fridge or freezer in search of ketchup or ice cubes, you can minimize your losses.

If you don’t own one already, invest in a picnic cooler and fill it with bagged ice. Some items must be kept cool, whether you’ve got power or not – like insulin, certain medications and prepared bottles of baby formula. It’s also handy to have some ice available should someone in your house sprain their ankle or develop a fever while the electricity’s out.

Takin’ care of business

When any natural disaster strikes, your daily routine may go on hold for a while – but the global engines of digital finance and business do not. Many of us rely on “easy” e-pay options and automatic withdrawals/ deposits to our bank account. But when your electricity goes out, so, too, might your “automatic” financial safety net.

As soon as you know that there’s

Roughing it

Children (and most adults under 40), who’ve been weaned on video games, microwave pizzas, texting, movies-on-demand, and Facebook are in for a rude awakening the first time they experience riding out a hurricane with no electricity.

Try to convince them ahead of time that it’ll be like an enforced family camping trip. Sure, there’ll be no ice cubes, working toilet, indoor lighting, hot showers, or cooked meals—but we can still have fun!

Make sure you have battery-powered LED camping lanterns (buy them in the sporting department) for each room, and stock up on non-electrical diversions like coloring books and crayons, a deck of cards, board games, your grandmother’s photo albums, and Sudoku puzzle books. Even in dim light, you can play old-fashioned parlor-games like “I Spy,” charades, or “hide-and-seek.” If you have a working fireplace, you can all roast hotdogs or toast marshmallows on BBQ-kabob skewers and sing fireside songs like “Frère Jacques” or “This Old Man.” Roll out the sleeping bags on the living room floor, pitch a blanket tent, and tell scary stories!

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a major storm on the way, pay your online bills ahead of time, mail out those checks for the mortgage, insurance, and rent. To neglect that is to risk late fees, overdraft charges, policy cancellations, and dings on your credit rating.

By the same token, if you have important appointments or social obligations scheduled on the days when a hurricane could arrive, be smart and call ahead to cancel and reschedule.

Filling your hurricane pantry

Chances are that you’ll lose electrical power at some point during a high-wind storm, which means that neither your oven, your microwave, your toaster, nor your waffle iron will work until the power comes back on.

So you need to stock up ahead of time on foods that A: don’t need to be kept refrigerated and/or B: don’t need to be cooked.

For breakfast, this would include dry cereals with boxed milk, bananas, and raisins. If you can’t live without your morning java-jolt, buy some coffee syrup and mix it with some boxed milk. For lunch, try sandwiches made with whole-grain non -white breads like rye, whole-wheat,

Ry-Krisp crackers, and pumpernickel (they’ll keep fresh for several days if tightly sealed, unlike Wonder-Bread brands.) Top them with non-perishable foods like vacuum-packed/ canned tuna, chicken, salmon, or sardines, or with peanut butter and honey or Nutella, along with baglunch cups of applesauce or fruit salad.

For dinner, there’s nothing wrong with repeating the lunch menu, or else eating cold canned black beans over those (pre-cooked) vacuum-packed rice packets, mixed with a jar of salsa. For snacks, serve carrot sticks, cherry tomatoes, or sliced apples, and a square of good dark chocolate.

You don’t have to survive on junk food during a hurricane – stock up on trail-mix, Jiffy-Pop (if you have a fireplace), nuts, granola bars, iced tea, and bottled juices. Stay away from unhealthy choices like industrial-sized bags of potato chips, sodas, Slim Jims, Oreos, and tubs of premade “chip-dips.”

Stocking up on essentials

You can’t be running out to the convenience store during a hurricane because you forgot to buy diapers, cat food, toilet paper, wine, trash

bags or Tampax. Take a mental inventory of who’ll be stuck in the house and what their particular needs will be. Make sure that your medicine cabinet and First-Aid supplies are up -to-date, and schedule a fuel delivery before the storm hits.

If you have an elderly or sick relative at home, make sure you pre-fill all their prescriptions, buy spare hearing-aid batteries or any other medical supplies they use regularly. If you have infants and toddlers, stock up on formula, diapers, wipes and jars of baby food.

There will be doggy “accidents” and surly feline behavior. Stock up on kitty litter, pet foods, paper towels, and a few toys and treats to distract and entertain them.

If you have a pet-door flap, seal it off before the storm arrives. If your pet doesn’t already have an ID microchip, make sure there’s an ID tag on their collar in case they escape or get separated from you. Get out the scratching poles, rawhide chewtoys, pet-carriers, and litterboxes, and find out ahead of time whether your local evacuation center (or your inland relatives) will even accept pets in case

If you have four-legged household members, remember that they’re not going to be any happier than you about being stuck inside the house.

For all your TV/newspaper media junkies, and for those digital/Twittertypes who’ll suffer from FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) if the power goes out, head to your local library/bookstore before the storm and stock up on age-appropriate books, puzzles and magazines to distract and entertain them.

Noah’s Ark

If you have four-legged household members, remember that they’re not going to be any happier than you about being stuck inside the house.

you have to evacuate.

Cats accustomed to going in and out will not be thrilled about having to use a litterbox, so spread newspapers on the floor near the box and keep it far, far away from your kitchen.

If they’re not hiding and howling under your bed, dogs accustomed to daily walks will whine and scratch at the door – make sure you attach a leash to their collar before you venture out during the eye of the storm.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure – be prepared this hurricane season.

For more information

Every state, county, city, and town has its own emergency services and action plans in place when a hurricane’s headed our way. Be proactive and contact them ahead of time – and stay informed, even if the power goes out. If you live in Rhode Island, learn more at www.riema.ri.gov or call 401-946-9996.

In Massachusetts, if you have any questions about emergency resources, call 211. It’s free, confidential, available 24/7, multilingual and TTY-compatible. To find out if you live, work, or go to school in a potential hurricane evacuation zone, go to www.mass.gov/knowyourzone.

You can learn more about creating your personal hurricane-preparedness plan by visiting the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) website at www.mass.gov/mema/hurricanes or at www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/ mema.

To track the progress of a storm, watch the weather reports on local TV stations, turn on your NOAA all-hazards radio, or download the free Massachusetts Alerts application on your smartphone – just go to www.mass.gov/mema/mobileapp.

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“Weathering” insurance

By Jay Pateakos

Hurricane season began at the start of June, but how many people aren’t ready for disaster? Many more than you think. o one likes to pay for insurance because it’s a lot like gambling in a way – paying in case your health gives way, something happens to your home, or you get in an automobile accident.

But we all know the disaster stories of those who never paid for insurance or never renewed, and how much it cost them in the end. People have lost homes, jobs, and even families due to lack of planning that caused financial hardship for many years to come.

Some think they are covered for more than they are, falsely assuming coverage for certain conditions. Remember to ask questions, and if you can, make sure you have a good agent. We all love shopping online, but insurance online doesn’t seem to be all it’s cracked up to be, especially when you are filing a claim.

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Sink or swim

Paul Burke, owner of Fall River’s Hadley Insurit Group, said that those who still own mortgages must have it flood insurance, if that insurance is applicable. Burke warns that it’s the people who have paid off their mortgages who are more susceptible to not having it.

“A lot of these people in flood zones are choosing not to take on flood insurance. If something happens to their homes, they are on their own,” said Burke.

“It’s required when you have a mortgage, but those without a mortgage may not even check if they’re in a flood zone.”

Burke cites a number of documentaries and NPR programs about the problems that stemmed from Hurricane Sandy and how those who had flood insurance were helped through the lengthy process and those who didn’t are still picking up the pieces.

The Federal Government keeps raising the rates for the insurance, which doesn’t help, but more options have now become available for consumers.

According to Bill Lapointe, President of Lapointe Insurance of Westport and Fall River, this is a great thing.

“The biggest news in flood insurance this year is the availability of policies from sources other than the National Flood Insurance Program.

Until this year, property owners could only buy

NFIP policies. Although those policies were issued and serviced by many different companies, they were all priced by NFIP,” said Lapointe.

“There are now alternatives available. Commercial properties and condominiums are not eligible, but the rates offered by these private flood insurance companies are much lower than the NFIP companies.”

Lapointe noted that his company is cautioning clients that the policies are issued by companies “admitted” in Massachusetts, but not protected by the state’s insurance company insolvency fund.

Clients who purchase a flood policy from one of the private insurance flood companies are required to sign an affidavit acknowledging that fact.

“For property owners who have had their NFIP policy cancelled for non-payment or are currently insured under a bank-sponsored plan, these private insurance programs can be a very good deal,” said Lapointe, who also pointed out that the companies issuing private flood insurance cannot issue homeowners insurance needed to insure other risks such as fire, theft, or windstorms.

“Property owners still need to have separate policies for flood and these other risks. One of the advantages of the private insurance flood companies is they do not require “elevation certificates” for many classes of property. These elevation certificates are expensive to obtain and NFIP companies require them on the vast majority of properties before issuing a policy.”

Like what Burke mentions, Lapointe said all banks and mortgage companies are required by federal regulators to confirm that any loan they make to properties in a flood zone are protected by flood insurance. If the property owner cannot afford or obtain a flood policy, the lender is required to insure it and charge the borrower while they’re at it. For this reason, most properties in a flood zone are insured, one way or another. The introduction of private insurance flood policies just make it more affordable for many property owners, Lapointe said.

Asked to provide a variable quote for flood insurance, Burke said there’s no way to provide a solid quote, which would depend on where in the flood zone the home is located, how high it is, and more.

He said it could be as low as $3,000-4,000 to as high as $40,000-50,000 per year.

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“A lot of property owners aren’t even aware they have it. And the deductibles all vary in name and when they apply. Some are wind and hail deductibles, some are hurricane deductibles (a declared hurricane) and others are named storm deductibles (which would be any storm named by the National Weather Service),” said Kay.

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based on the value of your house, could get significant,” said Rua. “There’s also something called a ‘named storm deductible.’ Even if the storm is only a tropical storm, it is still a named storm. You don’t have to live on the Cape or near the water to be wind-prone – it depends on the proximity to the water and where the cutoff point is.”

Rua said for some policies, the cutoff point is their proximity to the Mount Hope Bridge and others are if the property is within 1,500 feet of the water. Rua said people often mistakenly assume that the $500 deductible on their homeowners insurance if the roof gets damaged during a storm applies to any storm. But if it’s something like a windstorm or named storm at fault, it could be a much higher deductible based on the value of the home.

“You need to have a discussion with your agent on what coverage you have and what your deductibles are,” said Rua. “You have to have that kind of

“Some have hurricane deductibles but if there’s a windstorm deductible, it’s going to be based on a percentage that could be anywhere between one to five percent, which, based on the value of your house, could get significant.”

“Most of these deductibles are a percentage of your home’s insured value. So if you have your house insured for $300,000 and you have a 5% wind deductible, that’s a $15,000 deductible.

Again, a lot of people aren’t aware of it. Also, the deductible might apply if a hurricane warning goes up within 100 miles of your home, even if it doesn’t hit here.”

Jason Rua, President and CEO of RuaDumont-Audet Insurance of Fall River and Taunton, like Kay, also hit home the importance of knowing if your policy has a windstorm deductible.

“Some have hurricane deductibles but if there’s a windstorm deductible, it’s going to be based on a percentage that could be anywhere between one to five percent, which,

relationship with your agent because there’s some markets where these wind deductibles apply and others where they don’t.”

But the key thing in this is that although people tend to shop around for the best possible price, it’s deductibles like these that make you realize that more investigation is needed before a true decision can be made. Rua said the best way to look at it is not just in securing that best price for the policy but instead finding the best coverage for the best price.

“Saving a few dollars on a policy doesn’t matter when you have a claim like this,” said Rua.

In the zone

A “velocity zone” encounters high winds and waves, like areas of Mount Hope Bay or Westport, which have sustained heavy damage over the years from storms they’ve faced head on. FEMAdesignated “AE zones” are typically located in upper elevations near rivers and streams that would

face more water rising issues and storm surges instead of high winds or waves.

“If you are buying your house from a realtor, they will know what zone it’s in. You can also check with an insurance agent,” said Burke. “If you are going in without an agent, there will be problems.”

Burke said he knows plenty of people who play roulette with their waterfront or summer homes, praying every year that some storm will not take it out to sea. For some of those people, any damage amounting to half the value of the property will have to then go up on stilts, adding huge expenses to the rebuilding process.

“With the new flood laws, if your house gets destroyed, you have to build it according to the new flood law’s requirements,” said Burke. “Raising it up will be the only way to do it.”

Ordinance and Law Coverage was something else addressed by Burke that I had never heard of before. This is coverage for loss caused by enforcement of ordinances or laws regulating construction and repair of damaged buildings. Burke’s example is if you live in a flood zone and you have flood insurance, but your house suffers a devastating fire.

The town or city may force you to raise that house up to comply with new flood laws, even if there’s never been a flood or flooding there in the 60 years that you’ve owned it. Burke said most homeowner’s policies provide a limited amount of Ordinance and Law Coverage but he suggested talking to an agent to see if you need to increase your coverage based on what you have now. This coverage will help the homeowner be covered, even if it wasn’t flooding that caused it, Burke said.

“This is where most people don’t comprehend this,” said Burke.

Even if fixing these damaged homes on your own doesn’t kill you financially, the process of getting the required permits to rebuild, which may take six months or more to secure, could.

“The best way to navigate all of this is to have a good agent. No matter where the house is, it’s best to have someone walk you through the process,” said Burke.

“People are fond of buying auto insurance online but when they need someone, they can’t get anyone. I’ve never heard one complaint about an agent not coming through when someone needed help. That’s who you call when you have a real loss.”

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DATELINE: SOUTH COAST

News, views and trends... from Mount Hope Bay to Buzzards Bay

by Elizabeth Morse Read

August is the month of over-the-top community events, art exhibits, boat races, and outdoor music – much of it free and familyfriendly. It’s a brief opportunity to venture out and explore the South Coast, whether in your own neck-of-the-woods or (gasp!) across a state line. There’s something for every taste, from headliner blues and reggae festivals, to Portuguese festas and country fairs, to easy-listening picnics at vineyards, farms, and town squares.

August is the last hurrah before school starts again, family vacations end, hurricane season peaks, and temperatures start to slide – so get out there and make some hay while the sun shines! across the region

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They’re back! Head for the New Bedford Whaling Blues Festival at Fort Taber, featuring Quinn Sullivan and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, on August 13! For more info, visit www. nbwhalingbluesfest.com or www.zeiterion.org. And mark your calendars for the 2016 Onset Blues Festival on August 6! For details, go to www.onsetbluesfestival.com.

Talk a stroll through the Acushnet Sawmills public park and herring weir! Canoe/kayak launch, fishing, trails. For info, visit www.savebuzzardsbay.org.

Mark your calendar for the monthly Paskamansett Concert Series at the Dartmouth Grange Hall. Forever Young will perform on August 13. For more info, call 401-241-3793, or visit www.paskamansettconcertseries.weebly.com.

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Pack a lawn chair and enjoy free concerts on Tuesday evenings through August at the Apponagansett Park gazebo.

The 44th Annual Buzzards Bay Regatta will set sail from the Beverly Yacht Club in Marion August 5-7. For more info, go to www.buzzardsbayregatta.com.

Take a ride and sample the South Coast Artists’ Open Studio Tours on August 20-21, highlighting the craftsmen and artists of Dartmouth, Westport, Tiverton, and Little Compton. For more info, go to www.southcoastartists.org.

Get ready for the 102nd Feast of the Blessed Sacrament August 4-7 in New Bedford, the largest Portuguese festa in the world! Headliner music includes Tonic, Nelia Moreira, and Kristin Merlin. For complete details, go to www. portuguesefeast.com. It’s also time for the festas in Fall River, like the Great Feast of the Holy Ghost in Kennedy Park August 24-28! For more info, go to www.ahafallriver. com, www.grandesfestas.org or call 508-675-1368.

Groovy! Don’t miss the free “Summer of Love” Wednesday night concerts at the Onset Band Shell! For more info, go to www.onsetbay.org or call 508-295-7072.

There’s always something to see or do at the Capron Park Zoo! Sign the kids up for Summer Zoocademy. Call 774-203-1840 or go to www.capronparkzoo.com.

Take the kids to Mass Audubon’s Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary and Nature Center! For more info, call 508-2233060 or visit www.massaudubon.org.

bristol If you’re a boat lover, don’t miss a visit to the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, home of the America’s Cup Hall of Fame. For info, call 401-253-5000 or visit www. herreshoff.org.

Listen to “Music at Sunset” concerts through August 26 at the Blithewold Mansion and Gardens! And sign up kids K-4 for Camp Sequoia through August 13! For info, call 401-253-2707 or go to www.blithewold.org.

“The Wailers” will headline the 7th Waterfront Reggae Festival on August 13 at India Point Park in Providence!

For tickets and info, visit www.riwaterfrontevents.com.

And check out the free WBRU Summer Concerts (go to www.wbru.com), or the city’s free Friday Night Concert Series, both at Waterplace Park! For a schedule, visit www. providenceri.com.

Learn about life in the 18th century – take the family to the Coggeshall Farm Museum for “Home and Hearth” workshops! For the kids, there’s Farmhouse Storytime every Wednesday at 10AM. For details, visit www. coggeshallfarm.org or call 401-253-9062.

Find out what’s going on at your local YMCA! For summer camp info and program lists, go to www. ymcasouthcoast.org.

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Take the kids on Dino Land or Thomas the Tank Engine train rides at Edaville Railroad! For more info, visit www. edaville.com or call 508-866-8190

Friends Academy will offer a variety of week-long summer programs for Pre-K through grade 9 through August 5. For more info, visit www.friendsacademy1810.org.

Explore the Lloyd Center for the Environment in Dartmouth! Try your hand at canoeing or kayaking! Sign the kids up for summer programs in coastal ecology. For details, call 508-990-0505 or visit www.lloydcenter.org.

easton Check out the Children’s Museum in Easton! For info, call 508-230-3789 or visit www.childrensmuseumineaston.org.

fairhaven Free Kids’ Fun Days at the Fairhaven Visitors Center are scheduled on Mondays throughout August. For details, go to www.fairhaventours.com or call 508-9794085.

Discover what a 19th-century school day was like at the Old Stone Schoolhouse on Saturdays in August. For more info, call 508-979-4085 or visit www.fairhaventours.com.

If you miss the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament in New Bedford, then head for Feast of Our Lady of the Angels in North Fairhaven September 3-5! For details, go to www. fairhaventours.com.

Japanophiles! If you’re interested in the history of JapanAmerica ties, plan a visit the Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship House, where it all began. Go to www.wmfriendshiphouse. org or call 508-995-1219 for details.

fall river It’s time for the feasts in Fall River, starting with the St. Michael’s Parish Feast August 5-7, the Good Shepherd Parish Feast August 12-14 (call 508-678-7412), and the Great Feast of the Holy Ghost in Kennedy Park August 24-28! For more info, go to www.ahafallriver.com, www. grandesfestas.org or call 508-294-5344 or 508-675-1368.

Check out the Children’s Aquarium and Exploration Center of Greater Fall River at 16 Granite Street! Learn more at www.aquariumgfr.com or call 508-801-4743. And find out what’s going on at the Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River. Reduced admission on the first Friday each month.

For more info, go to www.cmgfr.org or call 508-672-0033.

The Narrows Center for the Arts has a fabulous lineup – there’s Eric Lindell August 4, James Hunter August 12, Rickie Lee Jones August 26 – and much more! For a complete schedule, visit www.narrowscenter.com or call 508-324-1926.

Take a ride on the Carousel at Battleship Cove – call 508-678-1100 for info or visit www.battleshipcove.org.

Check out the largest collection of Titanic memorabilia in the US, including the one-ton model used in the 1953 movie, at the Fall River Marine Museum in Battleship Cove. For more info, call 508-674-3533 or visit www. marinemuseumfr.org.

marion The 44th Annual Buzzards Bay Regatta will set sail from the Beverly Yacht Club in Marion August 5-7. For more info, go to www.buzzardsbayregatta.com.

Sign the kids up for summer programs at the Marion Natural History Museum! Call 508-758-9089 or go to www.marionmuseum.org.

mattapoisett Find out what’s on exhibit at the Mattapoisett Historical Society! Open Wed-Sat in August. For more info, call 508758-3844 or visit www.mattapoisetthistoricalsociety.org.

Explore the trails, wildlife and scenery of the Mattapoisett River Reserve – leashed dogs welcome.

Hike, fish, picnic, bird-watch. For more info, go to www. savebuzzardsbay.org.

middleboro All aboard! Hop onto the “Cape Flyer” Boston-Hyannis train in Middleboro/Lakeville, Wareham or Buzzards Bay on weekends through Labor Day. Mark your calendar for the Saturday Summer Concert Series through August 22 at the Soule Homestead.

For more info, go to www.soulehomestead.org or call 508-947-6744.

middletown Take a stroll through the Norman Bird Sanctuary!

EcoTours for all ages. For info, visit www. normanbirdsanctuary.org or call 401-846-2577.

new bedford Yeehaw! Get ready for the 102nd Feast of the Blessed Sacrament August 4-7, the largest Portuguese festa in the world! Headliner music includes Tonic, Nelia Moreira, and Kristin Merlin. For complete details, go to www. portuguesefeast.com.

Mark your calendars for the New Bedford Whaling Blues Festival at Fort Taber, featuring Quinn Sullivan and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, on August 13! For more info, visit www. nbwhalingbluesfest.com or www.zeiterion.org.

Don’t miss the stunning exhibit “Bierstadt: Nature & National Identity” presented by the New Bedford Art Museum/Artworks! through September 18. For more info, go to www.newbedfordart.org.

Sailors! Plan ahead for the Buzzards Bay 420 Championship at Fort Taber August 5-7! For more info, visit www.destinationnewbedford.org.

New Bedford’s free “Summer Sounds Series” is back!

Relax with “Lunchtime Jazz” at Custom House Square in the historic district every Friday at noon during August.

Then there’s “Concerts on the Pier” on Friday evenings in August on Pier 3. For a complete schedule, visit www. destinationnewbedford.org.

The New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park will present free “Evenings in the Park Concerts” on Thursdays through August 25. For details, call 508-996-4095 x 6105 or go to www.nps.gov/nebe.

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It’s the 4th annual “Feast in the Wild” at New Bedford’s Buttonwood Park Zoo on August 11! Selections from local restaurants, craft beer and wine, live music and dancing, auction. For more info, go to www.bpzoo.org or call 508-991-6178.

Enjoy FREE family fun and entertainment on AHA! Nights. The August 11 theme is “#findyourpark,” and the September 8 theme is “Festa, Fiesta, Fete: Celebrate NB Culture.” For details, go to www.ahanewbedford.org or call 508-996-8253.

Take a stroll through the Craft-o-Rama Art Markets every Saturday at Custom House Square through August 27. For details, go to www.destinationnb.org.

Enjoy hands-on Family Fun activities every day in August at the Whaling Museum! For details, call 508-9970046 or go to www.whalingmuseum.org.

It’s free Family Movie Night at Custom House Square on August 26! For info, visit www.destinationnewbedford. org/events.

Take a boat tour of historic New Bedford Harbor or a sunset cruise aboard Whaling City Expeditions! For a schedule and more info, call 508-984-4979 or go to www. whalingcityexpeditions.com.

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It’s WORTH THE TRIP! Come see what’s new for the 2016 season

Bristol Community College held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new John J. Sbrega Health and Sciences Building on July 14 at its Fall River campus. President Sbrega is retiring in August 2017.

Continued FROM PREVIOUS PAGE The Port of New Bedford now offers an online reservation program for recreational boaters looking to reserve a dock slip or mooring. Go to www.dockwa.com.

Experience American military history at Fort TaberFort Rodman! For info, call 508-994-3938 or visit www. forttaber.org.

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Find out what’s happening at the Buttonwood Park Zoo! Check out the children’s programs Bear Cub Club (2-3), Puddle Jumpers (2-5), Little Learners (3-5), Roots & Shoots (11-15). For info, call 508-991-6178 or visit www.bpzoo.org.

To celebrate the centennial of the National Park Service, the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park will offer free admission on August 25-28, September 24, and November 11 this year. For more info, go to www.nps.gov/ nebe. And while you’re there, visit the Whaling Museum!

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Enjoy a dinner-theatre night out at the Newport Playhouse! “A Whole Lot of Cheatin’ Goin On” will be performed through August 28. “Plaza Suite” will be performed September 1-October 9. For more information, call 401-848-7529 or go to www.newportplayhouse.com.

portsmouth Enjoy live music at the Greenvale Vineyards! For complete info, call 401-847-3777 or go to www.greenvale.com.

providence The 7th Annual Waterfront Reggae Festival, August 13th. Gates Open at 12 p.m. At India Point Park on the Providence Waterfront. Enjoy Reggae Icons, The Wailers/ Maxi Priest/ Etana/ Jesse Royal/ The Conerstone/ The Ravers/ food and fun! Tickets On Sale Now. $41 advance/$51 day-of event. Rocksteady Pass – $80 advance and day-of event, limited quantities. General Admission event, no reserved seating, re-entry is allowed throughout the day. For more info go to www. newportwaterfrontevents.com/reggae-festival/. For tickets call 1-800-745-3000 or go to www.ticketmaster.com.

Stroll through the family-friendly 3rd Annual Newport Art Festival August 27-28. Learn more at www.festivalfete.com.

Concert and Event series at The Alex and Ani City Center on Kennedy Plaza, Downtown Providence kicks off their late summer fall line up with country star, Chase Rice.

Friday August 19th, $34 advance /$44 day of event.

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Watch free “Movies On the Rocks” at dusk on August 3, 10, 17, and 24 at Ballard Park! For details, visit www. ballardpark.org.

“The Wailers” will headline the 7th Waterfront Reggae Festival on August 13 at India Point Park! For tickets and info, visit www.riwaterfrontevents.com.

Head for the Local Food Fest on August 2 at Castle Hill Inn! For info, visit www.farmfreshri.org.

Head for downtown Providence to see WaterFire at sunset on August 6 & 20. Visit www.waterfire.org.

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Don’t miss the free Friday Night Concert Series through August 12 at Waterplace Park! For a schedule, visit www. providenceri.com.

Watch free movies every Thursday night through September at Grant’s Block in DownCity Providence! For more info, visit www.moviesontheblock.com.

Check out the free WBRU Summer Concerts at Waterplace Park! For a schedule, go to www.wbru.com.

Head for “Brew at the Zoo,” Rhode Island’s largest outdoor beer festival on August 27 at the Roger Williams Park Zoo! Buy tickets in advance at www.rwpzoobrew.org.

Plan ahead for the Rhode Island Seafood Festival on September 10-11 at India Point Park in Providence! For details, go to www.riseafoodfest.com.

Find out who’s playing at Concerts Under the Elms on Thursday evenings at the John Brown House Museum, sponsored by the Rhode Island Historical Society. For details, go to www.rihs.org.

On Thursday nights through September 8, head for Burnside Park for free music and Trinity Brewhouse beer garden! To learn more, go to www.kennedyplaza.org.

Don’t miss Foo Fest on Empire Street on August 13. For info, visit www.foofest.as220.org.

Check out the schedule at the Dunkin Donuts Center!

There’s Fifth Harmony on August 6 – and plan ahead for Carrie Underwood September 28. For more info, call 401331-6700 or visit www.dunkindonutscenter.com.

Find out what’s on stage at the Providence Performing Arts Center! Plan ahead for Steven Tyler September 10 and Weird Al Yankovic September 14! For details, call 401-4212787 or go to www.ppacri.org.

Explore the Children’s Museum in Providence! Go to www.childrenmuseum.org or call 401-273-5437. Then take the kids to the Roger Williams Park Zoo! For more info, go to www.rwpzoo.org or call 401-785-3510.

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tiverton Head for the Sandywoods Center for the Arts! There’s Nothing But Country August 5, Noversa August 13 – and lots more! For a complete schedule, go to www. sandywoodsmusic.com or call 401-241-7349.

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Continued FROM PREVIOUS PAGE In the summertime, there’s always something to see or do at Tiverton Four Corners! “Photos On…” juried exhibit will be held August 27-September 4. For more info, visit www.fourcornersart.org and www.tivertonfourcorners. com.

wareham Mark your calendars for the 2016 Onset Blues Festival on August 6! For details, go to www.onsetbluesfestival.com.

Plan ahead for the Annual Street-Painting Festival and Illumination Night on August 27! For more info, go to www.onsetbay.org or call 508-295-7072.

All aboard! Hop onto the “Cape Flyer” Boston-Hyannis train in Middleboro/Lakeville, Wareham or Buzzards Bay on weekends through Labor Day. Don’t miss the Onset Cape Verdean Festival on August 8! For more info, visit www.onsetcapeverdeanfestival.com.

Groovy! Listen to the free “Summer of Love” Wednesday night concerts at the Onset Band Shell! For more info, go to www.onsetbay.org or call 508-295-7072.

“Summer Shakespeare” will present “Much Ado About Nothing” every Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday night (free!) at the Onset Band Shell through August 2. There’ll also be free movies every Thursday night at the Band Shell. For more info, go to www.onsetbay.org or call 508-295-7072.

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Don’t miss the Summer Comedy Series hosted by Buzzards Play Productions! For more info, visit www. buzzardsplayproductions.com or call 508-591-3065.

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warren Check out what’s playing at 2nd Story Theatre! “The Sunshine Boys” will be performed August 5-28. Call 401247-4200 or go to www.2ndstorytheatre.com.

westport Bring a picnic blanket and listen to Livingstone Taylor on August 20 at the Westport Town Farm! For details, go to www.westportlandtrust.org.

Elementary school kids will enjoy “Art Camp” August 1-5 sponsored by the Westport Art Group. For details, call 508636-2114 or visit www.westportartgroup.com.

Enjoy the Sunset Music Series at Westport Rivers Winery.

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ON MY MIND

Hitting the links, links hitting back

By Paul E. Kandarian

I did something this summer I hadn’t done in 35 years, maybe more: I played golf.

This is hardly a big deal by any stretch of the imagination, until you consider how golf and I parted ways all those years ago. Let’s just say it involved slamming an uncooperative nine iron into a tree, bending it into an arc and then tossing into the woods farther than said iron had hit a ball all day.

It wasn’t pretty. I was in my twenties, obviously even more immature than I am now, and incredibly impatient. And I may have been stoned. Okay, I was definitely stoned. It was the seventies, after all. Cheech and Chong were our heroes. We played everything stoned.

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Thing is, I played other sports reasonably well and enjoyed them. So I tried golf. And I sucked at it. I really, really sucked. So after playing a few years I took my anger out on that innocent but uncooperative nine iron and disrespected what is called a “gentleman’s game,” a wonderfully quaint and decidedly sexist term that should be updated to “a game demanding the patience of a male or female saint.”

So, as a boy-man, I put away childish things, namely my clubs, or at least the remaining ones that hadn’t been bent or obliterated around trees (I recall having wooden-shaft drivers in those days

– boy did they shatter good when you connected with a tree trunk just right.) Over the years, they got lost or tossed and I never thought much about playing again.

That is, until my son picked up the game. He’s almost 28, played on-and-off for a few years but really picked it up starting last year, and now plays all the time. He’d bugged me about playing a round with him, so we did. I’d like to say it was one of those cinematic moments, a warm and fuzzy father-son bonding experience, both of us scoring under par and slapping each other on the backs as we finished our round bathed in the golden rays

of the late-day sun and under the score of lilting string music.

It wasn’t. I sucked, again. Though honestly I did better than I thought I would. My son, who’s shaping up to be a decent golfer, kicked my butt at the par-three MGA Links in Norton by more than fifteen strokes, despite my liberal and frequent use of mulligans – screwing up a shot and taking another… and another… and another.

I had a blast, even making par a couple of times (see: mulligans.) But mainly it was so much fun because it was something my son and I could enjoy together. When it comes to my kids (and now grandson) I love them more than anything in the world and would do anything for them. Playing a round of golf with my boy? Cue the golden sunset and lilting strings!

It was also fun because gone were my youthful impetuousness and impatience and desire to be perfect at something I’m far from perfect at – replaced by giving myself permission to fail miserably and not give a damn, seeking only to relax and 4 Paquette Drive - N. Dartmouth, MA try something relatively new. I guess that means that finally, I’ve grow up at 62. Hey, these things HOURS: Tue, Wed, Thu, take time.

Allen Street Fri & Sat 10AM-5PM I used to make fun of golf and golfers all the time to Tucker Lane Sunday & Monday closed and I still do, especially the type you’ll see at highbrow and incredibly expensive clubs populated by rich white men in really weird clothing. But I won’t make fun of the golf and golfers of the blue-collar, multi-ethnic variety that play at the many regular human courses in our area, like the MGA Links or Ponkapoag in Canton or the Marion Golf Course (just down the road from the decidedly high-brow Kittansett Club), or Poquoy Brook in Lakeville (where I believe that aforementioned nine iron of mine may still dwell in the woods.)

Golf is good for you, and unlike many other sports, you’re not likely to get hurt playing it, which at my age is a huge plus. I read an article online that golf is good for twenty-somethings, like my son, for a variety of reasons, including being with friends and meeting new ones, satisfying your CL, ad seaside 6-13 1 6/11/13 competitive instincts, getting healthy by walking around in the fresh air, developing a healthy addiction, and instilling in yourself a lifetime value of the sport. Which I’m finally learning now.

On the day we played in Norton, my son, a Bridgewater State University student, got a college student discount. I half kiddingly asked for a senior discount. Which I got.

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