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Maybe the surest sign of spring is the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day on the 17th. Turn to Mike Vieira’s article on page 6 to see that you can find good food, music, clothing, drinks, and friends all through the region.

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While you’re working in the yard, keep an eye out for the critters that you share that space with. It can be easy to forget that we don’t only live in neighborhoods, but also an ecosystem teeming with life. If you want some advice on searching for the wildest wildlife in the South Coast, you won’t want to miss Dan Logan’s article on page 12.

After all that time spent outside, it’s likely you’ll tire yourself out. That’s fine, but are you getting the best night’s sleep possible? You might think it comes naturally to us, but as Liz Read shows on page 24, we humans can be pretty bad at it. Luckily, she has the suggestions to ensure that we get our full forty winks.

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The Irish among us

By Michael J. Vieira

For years, I thought St. Patrick’s Day was a stupid celebration.

Actually, I still do. Like New Year’s Eve, it’s an opportunity for amateurs to drink too much and act foolishly.

What has changed is my appreciation for Irish culture. Thanks to a couple of educational trips, I’ve learned a great deal, including that leprechauns are not only not real – they’re really based on insulting cartoons from anti-Irish publications and that the real Celtic culture is rich in tradition and history.

A visit to Northern Ireland brought home the fact that the “troubles” were not so much religious in nature, but political. If my Catholic ancestors had decided to move to that region, my past would have been marred by hatred and violence.

To learn more, pick up a good Irish history book at your local public library or take a course in Irish history and culture. Bridgewater State University has an entire Irish Studies Program.

Good food

If you think everything Irish is boiled or fried, think again. Look for lamb and seafood, Sunday roasts and shepherd’s pie. A hearty stew, ideally with Guinness in it, warms the heart and soul.

Locally, Aidan’s Pub in Bristol and Dublin Rose in Seekonk are good for Irish food. But my favorite (and not just because I went to school with the one of the owners) is Liam Maguire’s in Falmouth. It’s a warm friendly place with great food and good music.

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For a fairly authentic taste, especially if you don’t want to travel, catch the fish and chips at any number of places in the South Coast. Try take out from North End Seafood or eat at Roger’s in Somerset (or for that matter Roger’s Coney Island Hot Dogs in Fall River on Fridays). Be sure to add malt vinegar to both the fish and chips.

Try the corned beef and cabbage at most of the pubs mentioned if you must, but know that it’s an American dish.

Perhaps my favorite Irish meal is a proper breakfast with bangers (sausage), rashers (kind of a cross between bacon and ham) and black and white pudding (the black is close to Portuguese morcela, or blood pudding).

Keltic Kitchen in Yarmouth has an awesome breakfast any day, but closer to home Aidan’s Pub

serves an excellent Irish breakfast on Sundays for brunch (just don’t go too early – they open at 11:30 a.m.)

And try the corned beef and cabbage at most of the pubs mentioned if you must, but know that it’s an American dish. It’s also easy to make at home (just simmer the corned beef long and slow) and then add the vegetables.

When the Irish moved to New York, they found that the corned beef at Jewish delis was a cheap alternative to ham. Cabbage was also inexpensive and plentiful, so was added the boiled dinner.

History was made.

For menus, visit the websites: liammaguire.com, keltickitchen.com, dublinrose.com or aidanspub. com.

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Ironically, most pubs in Ireland play more American music than traditional Irish tunes. When we were in the country, it was pretty much certain that we’d hear at least one Johnny Cash song (usually “Ring of Fire”) and stuff by Jim Croce, John Denver, Elvis and others.

Traditional Irish music often sounds familiar because the tunes were sometimes carried to this country and given new lyrics. At one pub, a musician who has studied songs that have been

adapted pointed out that the “Streets of Laredo” was actually derived from an English folk song “The Unfortunate Rake.”

The Irish also are known for their storytelling. To hear both traditional Celtic music and hear some tales, visit Linden Place Museum in Bristol on March 11 when they host Robbie O’Connell.

O’Connell is probably best known for his work with the Clancy Brothers, but is respected as a solo artist as well. He has played at pubs and at great halls like Madison Square Garden and Carnegie Hall. Call (401) 253-0390 for information and tickets. The event usually sells out.

For other Irish entertainment, it’s usually worth the trip to the Cape. Again, I like Liam Maguire’s, although O’Shea’s Olde Inne on Route 28 in Dennis has music every night. Both have seisuns (pronounced sessions) or open mic nights. In March, both are easy drives.

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Good drinks

Forget the green beer – it’s usually a cheap American brew with food coloring. If you want a more authentic beverage, find yourself an Irish tea in a local store or stop by a pub for a pint of Guinness.

In 1759, Arthur Guinness signed a 9000-year lease on a property at St. James Gate in Dublin and began brewing a tradition which continues today. The extensive history can be viewed on Guinness.com.

Locally, a number of bars serve Guinness, but most of us who have tasted the stuff in Ireland agree that it’s not the same. Part of it has to do

No matter where you end up on March 17 (or if you’re in a pub on another night), raise a glass and toast: “Sláinte!”

Craic, pronounced “crack,” is the term for conversation and atmosphere used by the Irish.

Boston has an incredible number of Irish pubs, which is no surprise because it also has one of the largest Irish communities in the United States. Visit celticweb.com/pubs.html for an extensive list of links.

According to WBZ, Boston’s best bets for Irish music include the Black Rose and Mr. Dooley’s.

Good stuff

The Irish are well-known for their linen, crystal, china, and knits. Sure, you can shop online and buy direct, but you can also head to the Irish Specialty Shoppe on President Avenue in Fall River.

Who knew that the little storefront nestled at the bottom of the construction-filled main street would be home to Claddagh and Celtic wedding bands, Waterford Crystal and Belleck China, sweaters and apparel, fragrances and novelties?

Explore their website at irishspecialtyshoppefr. com.

Another excuse to take the trip to the Keltic Kitchen in Yarmouth is to visit their Irish Store after

all it takes.

Sip the drink through it to enjoy all the flavors.

(Don’t stir it as we were instructed at the late, great Tinker’s Nest in Warren.)

A little Irish whiskey trivia: the Dew part of the whiskey’s name is actually D.E.W. which are the initials of the creator of the whiskey, Daniel E. Williams. The original distillery opened in Tullamore in 1829 and production resumed there in 2014.

No matter what your beverage of choice, McBride’s Pub in Providence offers “Last Call” at 10 p.m. where a person who has “Gone to the Promised Land” is toasted. Located in the former garage of a funeral home, the pub is on my list of places to check out for both food and music. For more information, visit mcbrides-pub.com.

with the export recipe and the Irish pub setting which enhances the experience, but other reasons have to do with timeliness and sometimes cleanliness.

Guinness is more popular in Ireland so the pint served there is most likely very fresh. Not so in the South Coast – unless you head to a pub like Aidan’s or Liam Maguire’s or one in Boston where the stout moves quickly.

In Ireland, the Guinness company sends out inspectors on a regular basis to ensure cleanliness of the lines. In the states, it’s up the owners, so buyer beware.

As for whiskey, that’s a whole article in itself, in fact, you can do an in Internet search for many lists of the best. Jameson wins in terms of marketing, but Bushmills, Red Breast, and others often win the taste test.

My wife (using a recipe from her friend Kathy who got it in a pub in Ireland) swears by Tullamore Dew for her Irish coffee. A little brown sugar, a shot of whiskey, coffee, and a bit of real cream on top is

Good craic

Craic, pronounced “crack,” is the term for conversation and atmosphere used by the Irish. At just about any pub in Ireland, the locals love to engage others – especially visitors – in non-electronic, oldfashioned chat.

To really celebrate the Irish culture, engage somebody in conversation. If you do it over food, drink, or with music, even better.

If you’re lucky and in a pub in the region, you might even meet a person who can shed some light on their family’s journey to the states and their experiences here. One place where that is certain to happen is the Corky Row Club in Fall River on St. Patrick’s Day. No matter where you end up on March 17 (or if you’re in a pub on another night), raise a glass and toast: Sláinte! In Irish Gaelic it means “health” and is pronounced Slahn-cha. It’s both a sure way to start a conversation and a salute to the Celtic culture.

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It’s March, the month of the vernal equinox, the month when the earth really starts to warm up. After March 20, the sun is up for more than half the day, and you can almost feel Mother Nature slowly waking up.

The United State Department of Agriculture has divided up the country into agriculture zones, defined by the average minimum temperature. The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map shows the South Coast as being in Zones 6b and 7a, and this information will help you when you are buying seeds or transplants.

The calculated date of the last frost for our zone, based on year-to-year averages, is April 15, but you can get three weeks, maybe a month’s head start using some techniques that have been worked out by farmers and gardeners over the years.

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Warming the soil is the first step. Until the soil gets warm, the microbes in the soil that plants rely on to take up nutrients aren’t on the job, so to speak. Warm the soil, and things start happening.

Row covers are the trick, said Derek Christianson.

He and his wife Katie own Brix Bounty Farm, located on Bakerville Road in Dartmouth.

The first step is covering the soil where the plants will be with black landscape fabric. This material, sold in garden supply centers such as Marvin Grain

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in Dartmouth and Progressive Growers in West Wareham, is laid on the rows before you plant seeds or set in transplants.

“Put it on three or four weeks before you start planting,” said Derek. “Anything you can do to warm the soil.”

Landscape fabric is a coarse mesh, black to absorb the sun’s rays and warm the soil. When you decide to plant you can either roll up the fabric and tuck it away for next year, or you can cut an “X” in the fabric where the plant or seed will go.

Leaving it on is particularly good when putting in transplants.

When you are ready to either plant seeds or put in transplants, it’s time for the row covers.

“Row covers let the light and water through and hold in the warmth,” said Derek. The covers are made of white fabric, and are sometimes supported by hoops, with the ends poked into the earth on either side of the row. They look like tiny Quonset huts, running the length of the row.

The row covers hold in the sun’s heat and keep the wind out. At night the covers act like a blanket, reducing heat loss even when the sun is down.

Picking plants

What to plant first? Peas are a good crop since they don’t like the full heat of summer and you grow them from seed. As it warms up, your local garden center will begin stocking “starts” of early transplants such as lettuce, cabbage, onions, spring broccoli, radishes, and garlic. Look for the first trays of starts to show up at the garden center around the end of March, especially if it’s an early spring.

That’s maybe the best indicator as to when to plant. When the garden centers roll out the first trays of seedlings, it’s time to plant.

When you put in the transplants, Derek suggests using an organic liquid fish fertilizer, made in New Bedford, called Organic Gem, when you first plant them. “We water our transplants with Organic Gem fertilizer,” said Derek. “It has phosphorous and nitrogen and helps the plant grow roots – keeps them from stalling out.”

Organic Gem recommends using their fish fertilizer when the soil reaches 45 degrees, or just before, as it won’t activate at lower temperatures.

The row covers have benefits beyond simply keeping the plants warm. Birds and insects are deterred by the covers, and if you mulch over the landscape fabric, you may find weeds to be less of a problem.

With El Niño warming things, Derek thinks we’ll have an early spring, and is targeting the first week of April, maybe even late March, to start planting.

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Did you enjoy a handful of dried cranberries on your cereal this morning?

Perhaps you packed a juicy apple or a succulent pear in your lunchbox as a healthy and nutritious noontime dessert or quick snack to help you get through the day.

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The impact is so significant that it’ll probably force you to be more selective in choosing pesticides to treat your gardens, and will certainly prompt you to think twice before harming one of these valuable insects.

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Scott and Joanne Harding of Stonebridge Farm in Acushnet depend on bees to pollinate their twoand-a-half-acre cranberry bog. They rented bees for many years and then decided to purchase their own hives once their son Joshua showed an interest in beekeeping.

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“Without pollination, we would not have cranberries,” Joanne emphasizes. “The honey is just an added benefit for us.”

The Hardings are members of the Bristol County Beekeepers Association, a nonprofit organization with more than 200 members who are professional beekeepers or hobbyists.

One association member, Lucy Tabit of Westport, has been keeping bees for 15 years and maintains several dozen hives. She explains that each hive is home to 80,000100,000 bees during the summer months.

“They go out and gather nectar and pollen,” the knowledgeable beekeeper explains, adding that pollen serves as a protein source for the bees that feed it to their larvae. The bees ingest nectar into their stomachs, which is then mixed with enzymes to form honey.

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substance with their wings to evaporate the water content.

“A wasp sting is much more painful,” Tabit shares, noting that handling bees properly will result in few stings or injuries. “A honeybee sting pinches for a few seconds and then itches for a couple of days.”

Tabit adds that few people realize how hard bees work. During warm weather, worker bees only last 28 days.

“They literally fly their wings to shreds,” she tells, noting that a queen bee, the mother of all bees in the hive, can live up to five years.

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The Westport resident is one of 3,000 Massachusetts beekeepers who are concerned with the welfare of this vital insect population.

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their hives, on average.

“Bees are modern day canaries in a coal mine, warning us the way we produce our food is unhealthy and unsustainable,” she wrote last year in an op-ed.

While pests, diseases, and a changing climate have all been identified as contributing factors to bee decline, scientists assert that a class of neurotoxic pesticides related to chemicals produced by tobacco plants called neonicotinoids are a key factor in the collapse of many bee colonies.

Tabit says that these synthetic pesticides are widely popular and are used in seed treatments on more than 140 crop varieties, as well as on lawns, gardens, and companion animal flea treatments.

Noting that these pesticides have been banned in several states across the nation, the eight county beekeeping associations and the Massachusetts Beekeepers Association, representing the state’s 3,000 beekeepers, created a Pollinator Protection Plan Framework that will provide a comprehensive approach to protect pollinators. State agricultural officials are currently studying the proposal.

Jim Corven, professor of plant science, sustainable agriculture, and biology at Bristol Community College, is a longtime beekeeper who keeps

three hives on his farm in Vermont.

“Bees are absolutely essential for our food supply,” he says.

Corven, who has kept bees for 25 years, emphasizes, “Honeybees are the prime pollinators of our food supply.”

He adds that there is an increased awareness in beekeeping, which he attributes to a growing concern for the foods that we eat. Other beekeepers, like Tabit and the Hardings, sell honey, while other beekeepers rent hives to orchards and cranberry growers.

Corven adds that once beekeepers become established, they can rent hives to local orchards and flower growers, sell honey, sell bees to other beekeepers, or sell bee pollen as a nutrient or topical product to treat skin irritations such as psoriasis.

Tabit and Corven agree that it’s important for all prospective beekeepers to complete a course in basic beekeeping. Both BCC and the Bristol County Beekeepers Association offer courses every spring that cover all aspects of beekeeping from getting started to developing a small business.

For more information, call Corven at (508) 678-2811, ext. 3047; or visit the Bristol County Beekeepers Association’s web site at www.bristolbee.com.

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by Dan Logan ack in June, 2011 a Black Bear worked its way southeastward from central Massachusetts, eventually making it into Somerset before heading home.

At one point in its journey, I happened to be in Taunton, only a couple of blocks away from it. The environmental police were leading a parade of cars past me, so I joined the flow.

A half mile away, the Black Bear was in someone’s back yard, trashing a large bird feeder it had knocked over. Perhaps twenty people headed toward the bear at the same time I did. I got a couple of grainy photos as the bear went into “anywhere but here” mode and I never saw it again.

My best bear sighting to date was practically in my backyard.

Most of us get a kick from spotting unexpected wildlife. Who’d ever think some of these creatures would be wandering around our backyards and streets? Most of us don’t go out expecting to spot a bear on the South Coast. But a fleeting glimpse of a fox excites adults as well as kids. Even deer and woodchuck sightings get passed along as events worthy of notice.

More species of wild animals make their homes this region than I can cover in this article, but this will be a start. I’m skipping the amphibious creatures such as frogs, salamanders, and turtles that deserve to be on your wildlife list. I’m also forced to bypass the fish species, seals, and whales that can be found with relative ease in the waters around us.

The keys to getting more looks at wildlife lies in being more aware of your surroundings, persevering in your efforts even if you don’t seem to be having much luck at the moment, and doing some research on the wildlife you want to see. You don’t have to be a trained biologist, and you don’t have to mount an expedition to some foreign country.

As human (and wildlife) populations increase and development spreads, man and beast are forced into closer contact. Wildlife is wandering around

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the edges of settlement, looking for trash or a pet Chihuahua to snack on.

Tuning up your skills

If you’re taking a casual, opportunistic approach to spotting wildlife, get in the habit of looking more carefully at tree lines along the road, in quiet backyards that you pass, across open fields, and in wet areas. Animals are there, even if you don’t really believe it. Many animals go undetected by people even if they’re close by, partly because those people aren’t expecting to see them.

Most of the time you just get a glimpse of an animal. On the other hand, you might also be lucky enough to get a good look because the creature spotted you before you spotted it. Trying to scare up a Pileated Woodpecker in a field dotted with trees in Maine, I realized there was a moose about thirty yards to my left that was keeping on eye on me.

Only after I noticed him did he slowly sidle away.

Think it’s hard to miss a moose? Guess again.

They manage to blend in nicely, despite their size.

On the other hand, it’s not real hard to run over a moose, either. I’ve had one close shave, when a couple of those three northern New England moose decided to amble across Route 16 near Milan, New Hampshire in the darkness. Diligently practice your focusing skills in moose country.

If you really want to get into spotting wildlife in more than occasionally, you’re going have to do some research. Knowledge of the animal boosts your chances of seeing a moose or weasel or Northern Water Snake when you decide to go out there and look for one.

The area’s best sources for help include the Buzzards Bay Coalition (savebuzzardsbay.org), the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust (dnrt.org), Massachusetts Audubon (massaudubon.org) and Rhode Island Audubon (asri.org), or Lloyd Center for Environment in Dartmouth (lloydcenter.org).

These outdoor-oriented organizations hold workshops and walks that will entertain and educate

participants, including children. At least one of them offers a workshop in reading animal tracks and prints.

Visit the web sites and sign up to receive their email or social media updates, which will help you plan your wildlife education.

Walks and workshops are also a good way to meet people who share your wildlife interests and who often have their own funds of knowledge about where to find particular animals.

Opportunities abound

Over the last five years I’ve had more opportunistic sightings than I can recount here. In Fairhaven I was looking for migrant birds along the Little Bay bike path on Sconticut Neck when I spotted what turned out to be a Long-tailed Weasel carrying a dead Northern Short-tailed Shrew in its mouth.

The weasel juked its way along the stone wall paralleling the bike path – a reminder that stone walls serve as wildlife condominiums and are good places to look for creatures.

One animal I’d like to see for the first time is a fisher. Taunton wildlife photographer Myer

Bornstein got a photo of a fisher in Dartmouth a few years ago. The fisher is a member of the mustelid family, which also includes weasels, skunks, otter and mink. Larger than weasels, male fishers can be as long as three feet, and they sport powerful claws and a bad attitude regarding human contact. A terrific addition to any wild animal life list.

My friend Dick Swanson saw a family of mink working its way down a path at the Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge near Newport, which is a good spot for birds and other wildlife. Myer Bornstein regularly goes to Sachuest to photograph deer, which congregate not far from the parking lot.

You probably have your own favorite deer spots already; deer are hardly scarce. Allens Pond in Dartmouth, is a good location. Watch from the culvert on the beach road.

saw me. Wish I could’ve gotten a longer look at it, nevermind a photo.

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Since we’re talking about frustration, let’s get back to moose. We all want to see moose. Many of us make trips up north specifically to look for moose. I am a bitter, cynical moose hunter (in the photography sense). I’m only half-joking when I insist Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire share only three moose, which they do to maintain the fiction that hordes of moose run free in the hinterlands of northern New England.

True, I have not gone unrewarded in my hunt for northern New England moose. Five days of driving the Golden Road in Central Maine coated the car with a bull moose’s weight in dust but yielded only

finding moose in the Southcoast. I’d like to know where they are myself. Still, I practice focusing my attention on my surroundings so that when a moose does appear I will be ready for it. I regularly remind myself I just might find a vagrant moose headbutting my Forester when I head out my door, and I want to get the photos when that happens.

Despite the potential for major frustration, I recommend heading out of town to look for moose as an exciting wildlife recreation opportunity. Going to Worcester County to look for moose is a real holy grail quest, one that will keep you and your kids entertained for your lifetimes.

For a slightly greater possibility of success, start on the Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire.

Drive the road back and forth all day. As a clue where to look, if one car is pulled over along

A long-tailed weasel bags a northern short-tailed shrew along Little Bay bike path in Fairhaven.

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A muskrat munches on a snack while treading water.

The porcupine is a good wildlife find because they’re slow moving and tend to ignore people, so one can get a good look before they ease into the bushes. Porcupines can be found in Massachusetts, but I’ve seen them along the roadside and in open fields in New Hampshire.

Porcupines look downright cuddly, which is absolutely the wrong way for an animal with the porcupine’s defensive skills to look. They appear docile, so keep a grip on your dog or kids if you spot one; it’s too easy to get close enough to get in trouble.

There’s plenty more wild animals out there to see while you’re trying for a South Coast moose sighting: muskrat, coyote, fox, woodchuck, rats, squirrels, skunks, raccoons, possums, bats (I was lucky enough one evening to spot a bat flying across the water toward me at the Gooseberry Neck boat ramp – talk about unexpected).

Do you like snakes? A few years ago while biking on the Blackstone River Bikeway, I caught a glimpse of a Northern Water Snake or Black Rat Snake easing its way across the path. Probably thirty inches long, thick body with rough scales.

Nasty looking, but it raced into the brush when it

one female moose, which of course ambled away once we got out to take photos.

Testing a theory about moose in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, I took photos of a tree stump in near-total darkness with a telephoto lens with great light-gathering capability. Sure enough, when I looked at the image on the back of the camera, the stump was a moose, standing there staring at me. The moose moseyed away while I was admiring its image.

I also saw five moose while taking a moose tour out of Gorham, New Hampshire. Moose tours are a good way to learn favored moose haunts and spotting techniques.

There have been more good moose times, but if I’m that cynical about northern New England moose, you can predict how I would react when I checked the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs web site and found out an estimated 850-950 moose live in Massachusetts, most of them in northern Worcester County. A Massachusetts Moose? This gets my exploratory juices flowing, cynical or not.

Unfortunately, I don’t have any secret spots for

the road, the occupants haven’t found a moose yet. If two cars are stopped, they may have found one. When a moose is actually spotted, cars collect almost instantly like blood cells racing to clot an open wound.

One summer morning there were maybe fifty cars strung out, so I knew I would score. Sure enough, a moose was placidly eating trees not far off the road despite the rapidly growing audience edging toward it. The moose didn’t leave till an arriving Harley backfired. That moose didn’t amble, it scooted.

The quest to see wild animals can lead you to new and unexpected places. From wild animals and sea creatures, one soon realizes that environments in which these creatures thrive – the forests, fields, streams, and sea – host all kinds of plant life and geological oddities that make it possible for the wildlife to survive. Plants, geology, and geography are every bit as fascinating as the wildlife, and realizing that will take you to other unexpected places. There’s always more to explore!

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BUSINESS BUZZ

Projected growth

BY Jay Pateakos

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Getting clear of the Great Recession has been a struggle for the state and its municipalities, but gateway cities such as New Bedford and Fall River have strategically placed themselves in great position for growth.

M

ichael Goodman, Executive Director of the Public Policy Center and Associate Professor of Public Policy at UMass Dartmouth, has a positive prognosis for the region.

New Bedford

Goodman noted that New Bedford, over the last five years or so, has worked hard to make its way out of the recession. The unemployment rate, which was once forty to fifty percent higher than the state average, has dropped considerably as industries have found the city to be a destination.

“The downtown has become more vital than it was ten years ago, especially in arts with the UMass College of Visual and Performing Arts and other cultural amenities that make it a destination in the region,” said Goodman. “That’s a really good sign.”

Development in the city has been aided by state and local subsidies but Goodman said that along the private sector, the city struggles to make land more attractive to investors, residents, and employers – something that’s not new.

The school system, which has seen improvements over the last few years, is still is a blemish for potential businesses thinking to locate in the Whaling

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City.

“The amenities are lacking for high-quality K-12 education and although the city made strides on crime over 2014, New Bedford was still one of Massachusetts most violent cities,” said Goodman.

“They are at a competitive disadvantage. The NBEDC [New Bedford Economic Development Council] does a good job with the product they have to sell but the amenities must improve.”

NBEDC Executive Director Derek Santos said his office and Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office never stop focusing on its need to improve the city in every facet. While New Bedford may not be where they want it to be yet, Santos noted, they’ve seen many great, tangible results that the city is moving in the right direction.

“Over the last five years we’ve seen a sharp increase in the growth of our labor force, unemployment has gone down and the number of new businesses opening here is outpacing the state in that rate of growth,” said Santos.

“You look at the long-term trends in the city and you see growing economic development and an excellent bond rating that reaffirms the strong financial management of the city and its robust economic development trends.”

Santos pointed to the $11 million dollar Sid Wainer expansion begun last fall to the Joseph Abboud expansion, both of which are projected to bring in hundreds of new jobs to the area. The New Bedford Business Park has a scant 100,000 square feet of vacant space left in the entire park.

“We’ve worked hard over the years to prepare,” said Santos, who noted a number of business openings and expansions in the heart of the recession.

“Traditionally, places like New Bedford and Fall River lag behind the state in the growth trends and take much longer to come out of it, but we never got that low – actually we saw a lot of growth as the state slowly came out of it.”

Santos said despite this growth, his office is never fully content. Each December, the staff gets together to decide what they want to work on over the next year and beyond.

Santos said one of their goals is to continue to build up the downtown area, where he sees real opportunity for development. With aid from MassDevelopment as a TDI District, the city will receive enhanced technical assistance, real estate services, and equity investments in real estate to support local visions for redevelopment, and to catalyze and leverage investments and economic

activities for the downtown region and beyond.

A waterfront Master Plan was recently completed that will also aid in planning for the downtown and waterfront expansion for many years to come.

Santos said the Business Park, 3,000 employees strong, continues to be shopped around as a great site for employers. There are only a few properties still available.

Santos said that despite the fact that the NBEDC focuses on large goals and big ideas, their core mission remains helping out small businesses that come to for assistance, either through loans or guidance. In fact, they are number two in the state in SBA small business lending.

“It’s our ability to help new and existing small businesses that’s the key,” Santos said, citing a niche new bakery that just opened on Acushnet Avenue as one recent example. “There are so many businesses popping up in New Bedford and we are here to help.”

Santos said forty-six percent of the business loans provided by the NBEDC over the last few years have been woman- or minority-owned businesses and that they would be even happier when that number reached fifty percent.

“That’s nothing you would have seen fifteen, twenty years ago,” said Santos.

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Michael Goodman said Fall River has also made major strides over the last few years including the Massachusetts Accelerator for BioManufacturing at the UMass Medical School at the city’s Life Science & Technology Park and the million-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center that will bring up to 1,000 new jobs to the city and the region.

Goodman said the opening of the waterfront will only help bring more economic development to the Fall River.

While many credit New Bedford with making more positive strides towards developing its downtown, Goodman said that both cities share some of the same struggles of educational attainment, with many of the area’s most educated having to travel to cities like Boston or Providence for jobs.

“New Bedford has a more attractive downtown and people have a perception of where they are going to spend their disposable income. New Bedford has a solid advantage there,” said Goodman. “But most striking is the common challenges both cities share which are not new: public safety and education. Quality-of-life issues.”

A city once full of textile and manufacturing companies, Fall River, like many mill towns, has had to search for a new identity. Robert Mellion, President and CEO of the Fall River Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry, said the city and its work on economic development is “coming into its own.”

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a shifting to retail, the services sector, and distribution,” said Mellion. “But reporters are not asking us the right questions. They should be asking, ‘Why did Amazon decide to locate here? Why is Blount Fine Foods expanding here? Why is Rhode Island Novelties expanding?’ The answer is infrastructure.”

Mellion said that the Fall River area has upgraded its infrastructure substantially, from the highways, to the Stateline Pier expansion, to forty miles of rail expansion that has allowed for a speed increase to 35 mph. In all, there have been roughly half a billion dollars in transportation infrastructure improvements, helping to pave the way for many companies to secure deliveries far cheaper through rail or water, a primary concern for any compnay looking to relocate. Mellion said it was that strong infrastructure that attracted a redevelopment of the old New Harbour Mall into the South Coast Plaza, an open-air shopping center tagged at $50 million.

“These infrastructure improvements are being recognized and word is getting out,” said Mellion, “and businesses are looking to locate into southern Massachusetts for it.”

TAUNTon

Goodman said Taunton may have the best highway infrastructure of the three cities with Routes 24, 44, and 140, and I-495 all leading into the city, yet Taunton has many of the same struggles as other industrial cities, being forced to reinvent itself.

When it comes to the Mashpee Wampanoag Casino being proposed in Taunton and the potential for another casino down the road in Brockton, Goodman says that one would have to be chosen over the other. But would either Taunton or Brockton be considered a true destination site? Not many of the casinos sites, in either Springfield or Plainville are, but Goodman said the Everett casino proposal with its proximity to Boston, could be another matter.

“I guess it’s still an open question,” said Goodman about the fate of a Taunton or Brockton casino. “The ball’s in the gaming commission’s court.”

GOOD JOBS

Goodman said the area needs to invest in a skilled workforce so that everyone has the skillsets

“It’s about regionalization.

Parochialism doesn’t serve us well…”

Like Goodman, Mellion said the opening up of the waterfront will be a key component in economic development for the city as land along the water’s edge has become a very attractive location for would-be developers.

Mellion sees between seven to nine acres of developable land along that water’s edge and another 1,100 jobs that can go with it for things like a city marina and additional retail jobs in a beautiful boulevard setting. Mellion said the city’s industrial parks are 95-percent full with a number of companies looking to locate to the biomanufacturing center.

Mellion said even with the major work on the infrastructure that is helping Fall River see great strides in economic development, there is more infrastructure work needed, especially along Route 24. With work on the South Coast Rail sputtering, Mellion said federal, state, and local officials need to look at a long-awaited response to the worsening logjam along Route 24.

“If South Coast Rail is truly twenty years away, then Boston must address the chokepoints on 24.

We’re talking concerns from New Bedford, Fall River, Stoughton, Easton, Taunton. There will be problems if there’s no other attention to that in the next twenty years,” said Mellion. “Our outlook is good, but more and more, we are looking to Providence as our partner rather than Boston.”

needed for incoming jobs, whether it’s computer skills, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, or related human services. He said short-term, there are some educational programs in place to help some workers, but cities need to do a better job providing educational opportunities.

Goodman pointed to the swelling enrollment at vocational schools as an example of parents, more than ever, being concerned with comprehensive traditional high schools.

“Parents have to make choices. There must be improvements in the K-12 realm to free up vocational students to get vocational training at vocational schools,” said Goodman. “It just reflects the underlying problems, but it’s one thing the cities need to do to be more competitive.”

THE FUTURE

Goodman said that if he had to look at other Gateway cities that are excelling, he pointed to Worcester and Lowell, which were able to find new identities that make them thrive. They have leveraged area colleges and research facilities, connected transportation and industry, and continued to explore opportunities to connect to surrounding communities. There’s power in collaboration.

“It’s about regionalization. Parochialism doesn’t serve us well,” said Goodman. “Working together makes us all more effective.”

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Jamming with Toe Jam

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It’s a Monday morning at the Buttonwood Park Zoo and the Education Building is in a state of frenzied frolic – a swarm of little children running, jumping, stomping, clapping, singing, and dancing. The maestros of this merry mayhem are Tom Poitras and Vinny Lovegrove who comprise the Toe Jam Puppet Band, a pairing that has been delighting children and parents alike with high energy performances intended to be nothing but “good fun,” exuberant entertainment supplied by a creative concoction of talents that seems to have the performers enjoying the experience as much as their toddler audience.

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“These shows are a good opportunity to get the kids away from the TV and the Internet,” says Nancy Mills of Rochester. “It gets us out of the house and keeps the kids busy. They also get to mix in with the other kids.”

Most Monday mornings, Mills can be found in the Education building with her grandchildren John and Timothy. John is three and a half and Tim is one and a half.

It’s not uncommon for a parent to comment that their child is “breaking out of their shell” and interacting with the other children.

For Johanna Leahey of Dartmouth, her daughter Aubrey Anne Raposo required three or four Toe Jam

concerts to begin getting involved.

“She used to be shy but now she runs around and plays with the other children,” Leahey says. “It’s the best thing I’ve ever done for her.”

“These concerts are very interactive,” says Chris Farias of North Dartmouth, whose children, fiveyear old Nicholas and three year old Leah, attend the Buttonwood shows almost every Monday. “The kids enjoy the dancing and they know most of the songs by heart.”

Making the music The Toe Jam Puppet Band came to life in 1999 when Poitras and Lovegrove met at an Open Mic

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With his target audience in mind, Poitras began thinking about the many themes that would be entertaining to children. Some of the topics include outer space, pirates, dinosaurs, Halloween, bugs, and animals. All of the songs are upbeat and catchy and children are encouraged to sing and dance along. Since the band got its start in 2000 playing concerts at the James White Library in Freetown and the Unitarian Church in downtown New Bedford, Poitras has written approximately 500 songs for Toe Jam since their inception. The band has released three CD’s:“The First CD,” “Dance Party,” and “Toe Jam in Outer Space.” Toe Jam also has a coloring book. All of these items can be found on the band’s website, www.toejampuppetband.com.

Toe Jam plays more than 200 shows a year. They can be found in libraries, theatres, schools, and festivals, as well as outdoor concerts when the weather is warm. Along with Massachusetts, their radius of performances includes Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. The band plays two shows every Monday morning at Buttonwood Park.

Poitras doesn’t have to leave his home to find out if he’s written a good song.

“If my kids pay attention when I play it, I know it’s a good song,” he says. “If it doesn’t keep their attention I know that it’s probably not so great.”

When Poitras and Lovegrove perform they use their stage names – Mr. Tom and Mr. Vinny. Poitras plays an array of instruments including an acoustic guitar, a ukulele, and a cigar box strum stick, while Lovegrove wields an array of captivating props such a bubble machine, a giant squirt gun, and a snowmaking machine, and often leads parades of children as they dance around the room.

“Each show is a little different,” Poitras says. “We feed off of the energy of the kids who come to the shows and we’ve never had the problem of an unexcited audience. These kids show up ready to rock.”

Debbie Firth of Pawtucket attends the Buttonwood shows with her granddaughter Maeve, age three.

“She loves it,” Firth says. “We have two of the CDs and we listen to them all the time, whether in the car or at home. When we see them in concert each song is interactive and Mr. Vinny is a kid magnet.”

“It’s as enjoyable for Tom and I as it is for the kids,” Lovegrove says. “We want to keep it exciting for the kids so sometimes we’ll find new ways to interpret the songs. We strive to create a spontaneous atmosphere with each show.

“When I see the big, bright excited faces on those children I know it’s worth it.”

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by Dan Logan

Depressing as it is to contemplate, our houses are always in a slow state of decline. very five-to-fifteen years we wind up having to pour a chunk of cash into replacing aging appliances, water heaters, furnaces, or electrical systems (when we’re not dealing with with painting, carpeting, and roofing.)

Add to that the steady improvements in electronic technology and networking that ultimately force us to update to stay connected, and we can predict when we’re going to have to make a significant investment in the residential infrastructure.

Besides being expensive, modifying a home’s infrastructure can be messy. It may entail digging into walls or removing and adding bulky equipment. So planning ahead can help you coordinate upgrades, budget expenses and reduce the amount of time your home is in disarray.

So how does one plan ahead for these inevitable updates to the house infrastructure?

On the plus side, equipment across the board is becoming more capable, more efficient, more convenient, and both more and less complicated.

Computers, sensors, and networks are being used to create smart systems – the devices in these systems recognize situations and adapt to them, or enable the user to make decisions based on the information they provide. Set your thermostat to heat up the house just before you get out of bed?

Check. Fire up your Keurig as you head for the kitchen? Check. Enable you to shut off those lights while you’re zipping down the freeway 50 miles from home? Check.

Power

Every day in every way we demand that our homes provide more electrical power. While most individual devices use less power these days, we’re using lots more devices. It used to be that two outlets in every room would serve all but the most profligate energy hogs. Now, two outlets aren’t

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enough to keep the household’s cell phones and tablets topped off, let alone the televisions, lights, computers, and entertainment systems even eightyear olds require to maintain their standards of living.

So we steadily need more power, and over time, the cost of each kilowatt hour of electricity keeps rising. More efficient equipment helps, but alternative sources of power are worth considering.

My niece’s husband, Wayne Pinard of Fairhaven, has been revitalizing a thrashed fixer-upper for five years, to the point their home won an award from the Fairhaven Historical Society in 2013 for the improvements he has made to the property.

Wayne, a house builder and now bridge builder, is a human Energizer Bunny who, as far as I can tell, has never encountered a home improvement project he can’t finish in short order.

Rocked by rising electric bills, he decided to run with solar panels to cut power costs when he built a large garage with a second floor man cave.

At the end of 2014 he signed a 20-year contract with energy services provider SolarCity, one of the largest solar energy installers in the United States.

SolarCity, which was founded in 2006 by two cousins of well-known entrepreneur Elon Musk, appears to be thriving by reducing the technical, financial and legal insanity involved in installing a residential solar power system to a streamlined package a homeowner can understand and buy into.

SolarCity owns, installs, maintains and upgrades the system. Along with the inverters and other equipment needed to tie Wayne’s solar setup into Eversource’s power grid, SolarCity installed 22 solar panels on the roof of the new garage. The company calculated the number of solar panels needed based on past usage. Eversource allows enough solar panels to provide 90 percent of the past usage (this is to prevent enterprising homeowners from turning their yards into solar energy farms and becoming power companies in their own right using Eversource’s infrastructure.)

“I figure the setup cut my electric bill in half,” Wayne told me. He pays SolarCity $106 per month to lease the setup. For 2015 he used about 10,000 kilowatt hours of electricity, but solar provided about 9000 of that, so his Eversource bill for the year amounted to about $100 for 1000 kilowatt hours of service.

If his solar array produces more power than he uses, which it did last July and August, he gets a credit on his Eversource bill.

Via the Internet, SolarCity monitors the system; the homeowner can access this usage information online. SolarCity also shows such tidbits as how many tons of carbon dioxide the household did not pump into the atmosphere because it was using solar power.

Networks

The modern home is being built around ever-more efficient systems. This efficiency comes partly from the components of the system being able to communicate with and provide feedback to each other over networks, either hardwired or wireless. So, instead of your house being a collection of independent units providing power, heating and cooling, security, and entertainment, these independent units are linked together, mainly through the Internet or cell phone networks.

While wireless systems such as WiFi or cell phone networks are improving rapidly, hardwired systems are still generally considered to be faster.

Wayne Pinard hardwired his entire house and says he still feels hardwired connections are more reliable, meaning he always has a good connection.

However, wireless is generally a lot easier to install because one doesn’t have to dig into walls, an important consideration if upgrading residential infrastructure (though hardwired and WiFi connections often coexist very nicely).

Heating & cooling

Own a home long enough and you will have to replace your boiler or furnace. Wayne Pinard is planning on installing a new natural gas boiler.

According to Energy.gov, “Furnaces heat air and distribute the heated air through the house using ducts. Boilers heat water, and provide either hot water or steam for heating.”

Either way, older home heating systems have a 56-70 percent Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE). What the site calls a mid-efficiency heating system has a 80-83 percent AFUE. Modern high-efficiency heating systems feature a 90-98.5 percent AFUE. (The government recommends improving the energy efficiency of your home (better-insulated windows, and adding insulation and weatherstripping, for example) before installing the new furnace or boiler.)

Constantly changing prices for different energy sources make it a bit tougher to determine which will be cheapest at any point, but over time the costs of all sources of energy go up.

Wayne notes that a few years ago he bought a pellet stove, once the darling of the low-cost heating options. It served him well, but in the last two years natural gas prices have dropped while pellets rose after they were in severely short supply a few years back and the price never dropped. So Wayne says he hasn’t used his pellet stove in two years.

The structural changes that make heating more efficient also contribute to better cooling efficiency.

And air conditioners, both central air and window mounted units, have shown similar improvements in efficiency to that shown by heating systems.

While increased air conditioning needs often coincide with summer days with bright sun, that’s all

when solar panels are operating at peak efficiency, helping to reduce the cost of air conditioning.

Security

Like Wayne Pinard’s solar energy system, home security systems are being packaged for easier comprehension and installation. Programmable keyless access pads are part of the system, as are a variety of camera setups that you can use to monitor your property (including via the Internet when you’re away from home).

A decent security system will cost a thousand dollars or more. It helps to have one that’s compatible with the other systems in the house, so anticipate including a security system in your planning.

Some security systems use proprietary network protocols that can’t be easily connected to another network. Be sure the advantages of such a system outweigh the drawbacks.

Entertainment

Contemporary entertainment systems often take up a lot of space. Wayne’s man cave has an awesome sound system and home theater projector hooked up to an Xbox. Homeowners like Wayne soon start looking for ways to conceal or better integrate all the entertainment gear. That usually means infrastructure changes in the form of builtin cabinets and new wiring. Wayne will do all this in the time it takes me to finish this article. But we all know it has to be planned and paid for.

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Home office

Those of us for whom the home office is a big consideration are almost guaranteed to have multiple power strips cluttering the room, powering second and third monitors, multiple computers and computing devices, external hard drives, televisions and what have you. When planning an update some of the infrastructure of a house, consider adding more wall outlets, and even possibly upgrading the electrical service panel.

USB ports that can also charge devices are an important connection these days: now they’re building USB ports into the wall plates.

The future

There are a lot more items that can be integrated into an updated home that it helps to plan for: improved lighting, air purification systems, automatic plant watering, weather stations. Perhaps there’s a electric car in your future, which might require an exotic charger in your garage (where you probably already need more outlets for charging your yard equipment and batteries.)

So think about the expensive home improvements you’ll have to make in your home in the next five years, and try to anticipate your electrical and electronic infrastructure needs. It’s likely to save you some money and aggravation.

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HEALTH & HAPPINESS Health

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By Elizabeth Morse Read

Wake up, everybody! March is National Sleep Awareness Month. “Sleep awareness” may sound like an oxymoron, but if you want to be healthy, wealthy, and wise, you need to know how and why to get a good night’s sleep.

The Circadian Clock: Stages of consciousness

In diurnal animals like humans, our body clocks tell us to sleep when it’s dark and to be active and alert when the sun is shining. When we’re fully awake, we’re fully conscious – our bodies and brains are in sync. The Type-A adrenaline is flowing – we’re in “fight-or-flight” mode. But your body and brain can’t achieve or maintain that peak performance if you don’t get enough sleep every 24 hours.

Sleeping is a period of diminished consciousness, voluntary-muscle relaxation, reduced sensory awareness, and minimal interaction with your surroundings. We’ve all experienced other forms of altered consciousness other than sleep – for instance, we daydream; we “zone out” on psychotropic drugs or chemical stimulants, we meditate, pray, and undergo hypnosis or anesthesia.

Some people are early birds, others are nightowls, but by midday, most people feel less alert

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and energetic – it’s a perfectly natural 12-hour “dip” in the 24-hour circadian clock. Taking a light-sleep siesta or after-lunch catnap lowers your blood pressure, reduces stress hormones, and refreshes your overall mood and alertness for the rest of the day.

The rhythm of sleep

The average adult sleeps 7-9 hours, consisting of four or five 90-minute cycles of non-REM light sleep and REM (rapid eye movement) deep sleep.

Non-REM sleep (light sleep), 80% of our total sleep, is when our heart rate, temperature, breathing, and energy use slow down. Sleepers in non-REM sleep are unaware of the outside environment, but they can be roused quickly by loud noises, temperature changes, or the sudden discomfort of a full bladder. This is the stage in the sleep cycle when most “parasomnias” occur [see below].

REM sleep, the deep-sleep dream stage, should take up at least 20% of your sleep every night.

The body’s voluntary muscles are virtually paralyzed during REM sleep – it is very hard to awaken someone at this point in their sleep cycle. During REM deep-sleep, our body heals itself, cleaning out waste from our body and brain.

Dreams are those vivid scenarios that unfold in our unconscious mind during REM sleep. Sigmund Freud suggested that dreams are symbolic expressions of suppressed emotions. However, neuroscientists believe that dreams function to consolidate memory and experiences from the previous day.

“A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow.”

– Charlotte Bronte

It is neither normal nor natural to wake up feeling like you’ve been hit by a Mack truck every morning. Some lucky people can snooze on a crowded bus or “fall asleep on a dime,” but many of us don’t wake up feeling bright-eyed and bushytailed at the crack of dawn. Here’s a clue – your

body is telling you that something prevented you from getting a good night’s sleep, and you need to do something about it.

There are numerous physical and mental health issues that could cause you to sleep poorly at night.

People with pre-existing conditions like thyroid disorders, neurological damage, kidney disease, depression, and Parkinson’s disease, or who are in terrible pain, are all in for a very rough ride when it comes to getting a good night’s sleep.

Management of serious medical issues like those should always include strategies to ensure sleep quality and duration.

Insomnia is when you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. It’s usually caused by a poor sleeping environment (light, noise, cold), stress, over-stimulation before bedtime, or an inconsistent sleep schedule. All of these possible causes are manageable and probably temporary, but you should still discuss it with your doctor.

Sleep-time disorders (dyssomnias) like sleep apnea and snoring disrupt your breathing, causing you to gasp and wake up suddenly. Other disorders, like restless leg syndrome and diabetic nerve pain, will keep you tossing and turning. Talk to your doctor – you’ll never wake up feeling rested if you ignore signs of medical problems.

Another sleep-thief are events called parasomnias, like sleepwalking (somnambulism), talking-inyour-sleep (somniloquy), teeth-grinding (bruxism), and bed-wetting (enuresis). Parasomnias only occur during non-REM light sleep periods, when the body’s voluntary muscles are still half-awake, even though the conscious brain is turned off. The sleeper will probably have no awareness or memory of these events, but they’ll wake up feeling like a wet rag. Parasomnias are common in children and also in stressed-out adults. Again, talk to your doctor.

Poor sleep can also be triggered by circadian rhythm disruptions, like jet lag, rotating-shifts, and “sleep hangovers” caused by sleeping later on weekends. Just changing the clocks twice a year makes most people grumpy until they’ve adjusted to the shift in light/darkness. You can’t fool Mother Nature.

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the rooster crowed. But the introduction of artificial lighting and night-shift jobs profoundly changed our sleeping habits. Daylight Savings Time, schoolbus schedules and crossing time zones further disrupted our natural sleeping cycle.

And now, with the advent of the 24/7 news cycle, social media, the Internet, and binge-watching, many people deliberately stay up way past their bedtimes. Many are suffering from the digital-era phenomenon called FOMO (fear of missing out), rationalizing that they can always “catch up” on their sleep on the weekends or when they’re old.

But you can’t “catch up” on lost sleep or wasted time any more than you can defy gravity.

Sleep is the restorative period in our circadian cycle, allowing our brains time to flush out the metabolic waste that accumulates during our active waking hours. It’s when our overworked neurons recharge. Sleep is also when our bodies heal. Sleep deficits hamper our body’s immune system, making it harder to recover from wounds and illnesses, weakening our ability to fight infections and cancers. Just one night of sleep deprivation can make you as insulin-resistant as a diabetic – it also causes faster aging, decreased libido, and more body fat.

Sleep deprivation over several days – especially of deep REM sleep – can trigger hallucinations and psychotic behavior. Deliberate sleep deprivation has been used as a technique in brainwashing and “enhanced” interrogation, and is considered a form of torture.

If you don’t get enough sleep, you’ll feel sluggish, irritable, and you’ll be more accident-prone the next day. Chronic sleep disruption results in a poor attention span, memory impairment, slowed reaction time, and a diminished ability to perform high-level cognitive functions like learning, or decision-making – not a good beginning of the day for anyone, no matter what their age.

Morning lullabies

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If you’re having trouble falling asleep, try this yogainspired “4-7-8” breathing technique championed by Dr. Andrew Weill. Remember: keep your tongue in place, inhale quietly, exhale loudly.

n Place the tip of your tongue on the roof of your mouth, just behind your teeth, and keep it there throughout the exercise. n Exhale forcefully from your mouth so that you’re making a “whoosh” sound. n Close your mouth and inhale softly through your nose for a count of 4. n Hold your breath for a count of 7. n Exhale in one continuous “whooshing” breath for a count of 8. n Repeat the inhale/hold/exhale cycle three times, for a total of four breaths.

Sleeping with the enemy

In a recent Bank of America study, 71% of respondents admitted to sleeping with their smartphones within reach, and 23% admitted to actually falling asleep with their smartphones in their hands.

The human body’s circadian clock is one of those biological time-keepers, like the heart’s pacemaker, the onset of puberty, or the menstrual cycle. It regulates temperature and enzyme/hormone release over a 24-hour period of light and dark. If your body is in sleep-darkness mode, even the tiniest bit of light will disrupt your sleep, suppressing melatonin (the feeling-sleepy hormone). And the blue light emitted by smartphones, iPads, TVs and computer monitors is the most disruptive, even in a dark room. So, sign off and power down all your electronic and digital devices at least one hour before you go to bed. Better yet, ban them all from your bedroom.

Strange bedfellows

Sometimes, your insufficient sleep is caused by external interruptions. For instance, your significant

We’ve all sung soothing lullabies (like Tura-lura) to help children fall asleep, so singing to wake them up shouldn’t seem so strange. I grew up in a city, so I never heard roosters in the morning. Instead, my mother and off-the-boat grandmother sang us their morning song to wake us up (which I later sang to my own children on snowy mornings). It sure beats waking up to an alarm clock or outside traffic…

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other snores like a chainsaw all night. Or you have an infant who cries every time you doze off. Or maybe there’s noise from the street outside or the room next door. Being rudely awakened over and over during the night is a shock to your system, keeping you in fight-or-flight mode.

And, to minimize middle-of-the-night bathroom trips, be careful what you eat and drink before going to sleep. Avoid foods that are naturally diuretic (i.e. urine-producing) like asparagus, cranberries, and raw vegetables. After dinner, don’t drink anything that contains caffeine, chocolate, aspartame (like in diet soda), or alcohol. It’s not just the quantity of liquid you drink that will have you answering nature’s call – it’s also certain chemical compounds that stimulate your kidneys and bladder.

Another chemical rush to avoid is heavy exercise before bedtime. Your body needs a few hours to “cool down,” your heart rate needs to slow, your adrenaline levels need to drop if you want to fall asleep quickly.

“Sleep is a symptom of caffeine deprivation.”

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If you drink coffee to wake yourself up in the morning, then why would you drink it before going to sleep? Caffeine, like adrenaline and cocaine, is a neuro-stimulant. It take six hours for just half of the caffeine to be eliminated from your body.

Caffeine has the opposite effect of melatonin and serotonin. It blocks your body’s urge to sleep. It produces a short-lived buzz of alertness and energy (especially when combined with sugar), but caffeine is no cure or substitute for too-little sleep. By artificially forcing yourself to “stay awake,” guzzling Diet Coke, Red Bull, or lattes all day, you’re putting tremendous demands on your body and brain.

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Too much caffeine will jangle your nerves (“java jitters”), increase your heart rate and blood pressure.

Caffeine before bedtime cranks up fight-or-flight anxiety, and will give you an acid stomach, cottonmouth, and sweaty palms.

Eat more mood food

Melatonin is the natural neurochemical that regulates “sleepiness,” and serotonin is one of the “happy mood” neurochemicals – too little of them in your brain will make you feel anxious or depressed, which makes it harder to fall and stay asleep.

Enter the natural food chemical called tryptophan. Your body does not produce tryptophan, nor does it store it (like it stores fat-soluble vitamins), so you need a daily dose of foods high in tryptophan, which sets off a chemical reaction in your brain to produce both serotonin and melatonin.

Dairy products are high in tryptophan – a glass of warm milk is an old tonic for insomnia. Meats are also high in tryptophan, but especially turkey meat.

If you’ve ever wondered why everyone suddenly wants to take a nap after Thanksgiving dinner, it’s probably due to “turkey torpor.” Beans, cold-water fish, and nuts and seeds (especially sunflower and pumpkin) are also high in natural tryptophan.

Now I lay me down to sleep

Children and teenagers who get enough sleep every night will perform better in school, have stronger language skills, and be more easygoing than kids who stay up half the night playing video games, checking Facebook, or trying to ignore the noise and voices in the next room.

Children and teenagers need more sleep than adults need. Preschoolers (3-5 years old) need up to 13 hours; school-agers (6-13) need 9-11 hours; and teenagers (14-17) need 8-10 hours of uninterrupted sleep every night, whether they like it or not.

In other words, if there’s anyone under 18 years old living in your household, you need to accommodate them by encouraging good sleep habits and tamping down on your own noisy activities.

Unfortunately, school/sports/job schedules and family demands don’t always make it easy for kids to get enough sleep. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control urge school districts to schedule later starting times so that children of all ages are able to get the amount of sleep they need.

March is National Sleep Awareness Month. For more info, go to www.sleepeducation.com or www. sleepfoundation.org or www.cdc.gov/sleep or www. sleep.org.

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I have often wondered why some people, when faced with the most difficult situations, seem to have the uncanny ability to pull themselves out of the muck while others seem fated to wallow in a consistent pattern of financial misery.

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hat is it, I have wondered, that makes these people exceptional; and what things have they done differently in the course of their lives? Their experiences, as well as my own, have made me particularly sensitive to the situations surrounding their financial lives, and I have gained a great deal of knowledge from studying these people and the various patterns they have illustrated over the years. The following suggestions are a guide to help you join the ranks of financially savvy people.

Time for a change

We all have patterns and habits we have repeated throughout the course of our lives. Most people tend to repeat them without ever examining their effectiveness in their financial lives. We tend to repeat what we know or have learned from our parents whether it works or not. Ironically, what may have kept our parents in the poor house can keep us there as well, simply because we fail to examine our habits and cease doing those things that are failing to serve us. A savvy individual looks at the effects these old habits and patterns have on his or her financial success and modifies behaviors accordingly.

Avoiding the death trap

Most of us, at one time or another, have been in the credit card trap, and the messages we get from society can be confusing. Our society has made it acceptable for people to carry large credit card balances, and we admire the well-dressed person who possesses all of life’s luxuries whether or not he incurred debt to obtain them. Who among us has not used shopping to lift our spirits? “I am depressed therefore I shop.”

I get home, I feel guilty, then I get the bill, and I get more depressed. Credit card companies are there to make money on us, the consumers. They are not there to improve the quality of our lives.

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use their money for a period of time. If we buy a television on sale for $750 with a credit card, we pay $750 plus the finance charge. If we make minimum monthly payments, the $750 television will probably cost $950. Unfortunately, too many people use credit card debt to subsidize their incomes. Each year these people may run $5,000 or so short of meeting their living expenses. The first year they charge $5,000, make minimum monthly payments, and the next year it might be $6,000 or $7,000. A few years into their accumulation of debt, they refinance their home or take out a home-equity loan to consolidate their debt. They feel intense relief. Surely, they are in a better spot.

The cycle starts again. A few years later they have amassed thousands of dollars of debt, and they refinance yet again. We need to examine our budgets and live within our means in order to avoid this trap.

A financially savvy person does not have credit card debt and does not have monthly credit card payments. They use the money that is generally used to pay back debt to make current purchases instead. A truly savvy person can outsmart the credit card companies by charging items, paying the card off in full each month and getting a benefit such as frequent flyer miles. This allows these people to use the credit card company’s money for thirty days without having to pay any interest.

Value your future

Last year I met with a new client. Both spouses had good jobs and the opportunity to contribute to retirement funds. Their employers would even contribute to these funds if they participated. They were both in their early fifties, but both of them had decided not to fund their retirement plans.

When I asked about their plan for retirement they told me they planned on working until they died. I found that thought slightly depressing. As much as I love my work, I look forward to a time when, perhaps, I won’t need to work quite as much.

Financially savvy individuals know that when they fund their retirement and save their money they are demonstrating their value in themselves and their future. When we are self-supporting, we are less of a financial burden to the people we love.

The couple mentioned earlier did not save for their future because they were giving everything they had to their kids. Isn’t one of the best gifts we can give our children the freedom from having to financially support their parents in their later years?

Financial responsibility

Why is it that so many people feel entitled to be taken care of? We often give the key to our financial future away to someone else. We trust our mates, our brokers, and even our parents to oversee our financial futures, and then we become bitter when that person mis-manages our finances or decides to move on. I know one person in particular who was consumed with rage because she felt her father had squandered her inheritance.

Another divorced a husband who, after thirty years of marriage, managed to bury them under hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt, supposedly without her knowledge. Another gets angry with his broker each year because he feels he has mismanaged his funds, and yet he stays with his firm in order to not insult him. Why do so many people spend their lives waiting for a savior who will secure their future?

Most people are more than capable of managing their financial futures and some of the most successful clients I have are individuals who have decided to take control of their own finances. We need to understand that no one is more vested in our futures than ourselves, and we are the only ones who can be held liable or accountable for our future financial lifestyle.

Develop a mantra

When I do financial counseling work with clients I like to suggest that they identify the main area of conflict in their financial lives and develop a mantra that conquers their situation or quells their fear. For someone buried under huge credit card balances his/her mantra might be: “I will get out of debt.” An individual who is afraid to trust in the flow of money might use: “Money will always flow my way”.

By holding onto a positive statement and letting that positive thought flow in and out of your mind during the day, you can overpower some of

the fears and negative thoughts that control your thought processes.

Take the high road

When finances get strapped, many people tend to dodge the bill collectors and the people they owe money to. A long-term client phoned a few weeks ago to say that things were tight and asked if I could wait three weeks for payment on a bill. I got another phone call a week later from him, saying that payments had rolled in and he was sending the check. It was so refreshing to have this client honor his bill and explain why his typically prompt payment would be later than usual.

I believe that when we dodge a bill we add a layer of stress and bad karma that does not invite future financial success. Sometimes all it takes is just a phone call explaining our situation to clear the air. In our lives we will all experience times of financial highs and lows, and we need to accept that and be honorable about it. I can distinctly remember every client I have had to chase for payment, and it diminishes the spirit with which I performed the service.

We all know people who continuously brag about how successful they are, and yet bounce checks, fail to make payments, or do not generously pick up their fair share of a dinner or lunch.

Financially savvy people know that when we honor our debts and give more freely we are more open to receive good things.

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We all know people who exude good financial energy. When we spend time with them we find ourselves enthused, inspired, and brimming with exciting plans. These people are generally confident, upbeat, and accepting of what financial curves are thrown their way. This positive energy is catchy, and most of these people are willing to share the ideas and strategies that brought them success. Be sure to tap into this resource. Take the time to listen to these savvy people, and, most importantly, absorb some of their positive energy.

Additionally, we need to ask ourselves what defines financial success. I do not believe it can be measured in a bank balance but rather in an inward serenity. It is the feeling of being in control of our financial futures and making conscious decisions about our finances based on our knowledge and not on our fears. It is a serenity that comes when we accept accountability for our financial future and hold the key to this future instead of giving it away. It is the strength that comes from knowing these things and honoring these things that define a truly financially savvy person.

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

by Elizabeth Morse Read

Spring is coming! It’s time for wearin’ green on St. Patrick’s Day, your best on Easter, and changing the clocks forward on March 13. Don’t forget to vote in the Massachusetts “Super Tuesday” primary election on March 1 (RI voters will cast their ballots on April 26).

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The Fall River Marine Museum is sponsoring a “Treasures of Italy Tour” September 17- 23.

To learn more, call 508-674-3533 or go to www.marinemuseumfr.org or a.amaral@ italianwineservices.com.

UMass Dartmouth has finally been recognized as a “national doctoral research university” by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Learning. Starting this spring, students graduating from Cape Cod Community College with an Associate’s Degree can complete their Bachelor’s Degree by taking online courses offered by UMass Dartmouth.

UMass Dartmouth’s interim chancellor Peyton Randolph Helm will be in charge until a new chancellor has been chosen.

New Bedford High School now offers capstone diplomas, one of only nine schools in the state to do so. Capstone diplomas focus on research and critical thinking and Advanced Placement enrichment classes.

The first standalone Starbucks on the South Coast will open this summer on Route 6 in Dartmouth.

Book lovers! Head for New Bedford’s first Book Festival March 5-6 at Groundwork! on Purchase Street. Meet local authors, publishers, booksellers, and fellow bookworms. Free! For more info, go to www.NewBedfordNow.com.

According to NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), the waters off Cape Cod are warming up twice as fast as previous computer models predicted. Rising water temperatures have a profound impact on weather patterns, marine life, and commercial fishing.

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The Dartmouth Friends of the Elderly will host a multi-day trip to the Colorado Rockies July 2331, and another to Central and Eastern Europe September 18 - October 1. Call 508-636-6453.

Don’t miss the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 12 in Newport! For info, go to www. newportirish.com.

General Electric will be moving its corporate headquarters from Connecticut to Boston this summer – the ripple effect of which will inevitably impact the South Coast.

Watch the Harlem Globetrotters March 2026 at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence!

For more info, call 401-331-6700 or visit www. dunkindonutscenter.com.

AHA! Fall River is hosting a fundraising trip to Italy on April-24-May 2 that highlights the art, history, and architecture (AHA!) of northern Italy. For more info, go to www.ahafallriver.com or a.amaral@ italianwineservices.com.

If you’re 50 or older, check out the trips sponsored by the New Bedford Senior Travel Program. There’s a St. Patrick’s Day Celebration at the Aqua Turf Restaurant in Connecticut on March 16, a Dolly Parton/Kenny Rogers tribute at Foxwoods March 21, and “Jersey Boys” at PPAC on April 30. There will be a multi-day day trip to Montreal and Niagara Falls May 15-20. For details, call 508-991-6171.

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

attleboro “Radio T.B.S. (Trailer Park Broadcasting Scandals)” will be performed by the Attleboro Community Theatre March 4-6! For details, call 508-226-8100 or go to www.attleborocommunitytheatre.com.

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Take the kids to Mass Audubon’s Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary and Nature Center! For more info, call 508-223-3060 or visit www. massaudubon.org.

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Jordan Rezendes, senior point guard for UMass Dartmouth’s Corsairs, is the second-highest scorer in the NCAA Division III (28.7 pts./game), and the current Little East Coast Conference Player of the Year. Jordan was a key player on the Wareham High School team when they won the Div. 3 state championship in 2010.

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Mark your calendar for the monthly Paskamansett Concert Series at the Dartmouth Grange Hall in Russells Mills. Mike Couto, Lisa Couto and Ray Cooke will perform on March 12.

For more info, call 401-241-3793, or visit www. paskamansettconcertseries.weebly.com.

Explore the Lloyd Center for the Environment in Dartmouth! Try your hand at canoeing or kayaking!

For details and dates, call 508-990-0505 or visit www.lloydcenter.org.

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Don’t miss the “Elegance and Opulence” Winter Music Series, performed by Opera Providence, on March 13 at Blithewold Mansion. For details, call 401-331-6060 or visit www.blithewold.org or www. operaprovidence.org.

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Learn about life in the 18th century and take the family to the Coggeshall Farm Museum for “Home and Hearth” workshops! For details, visit www.coggeshallfarm.org or call 401-253-9062.

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For more info, visit www.edaville.com or call 508-866-8190.

Visit Paskamansett Woods, the newest nature reserve operated by the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust. For more info, go to www.dnrt.org.

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fairhaven Don’t miss the Easter Egg Hunt on March 26 at Livesey Park! For more info, go to www. fairhaventours.com.

Japanophiles! If you’re interested in the history of Japan-America ties, plan a visit the WhitfieldManjiro Friendship House, where it all began. Go to www.wmfriendshiphouse.org or call 508-9951219 for details.

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fall river The Narrows Center for the Arts has a fabulous lineup – there’s Leo Kottke March 12, Pousette Dart Band March 26, John Mayall March 27, and Aztec Two-Step April 9! For a complete schedule, visit www.narrowscenter.com or call 508-324-1926.

Head for Battleship Cove! Call 508-678-1100 for info or visit www.battleshipcove.org.

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Check out the largest collection of Titanic memorabilia in the U.S., 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.

Check out what’s going on at the Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River. For more info, go to www.cmgfr.org or call 508-672-0033.

marion Mark your calendar! The Sippican Choral Society will be performing its French-themed spring concert in Marion on April 30. For more info, visit www.sippicanchoralsociety.org or call 508-763-2327.

mattapoisett The Winter Farmer’s Market at the ORR Junior High School gymnasium will be open on the second and fourth Saturday of every month through April.

Explore the trails, wildlife and scenery of the Mattapoisett River Reserve – leashed dogs welcome. Hike, fish, picnic, birdwatch – and it’s a great place for cross-country skiing, too! For more info, go to www.savebuzzardsbay.org.

middletown Take a stroll through the Norman Bird Sanctuary!

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

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Fall River’s Little Theatre will perform “Broadway Bound” March 17-20. For details, call 508-6751852 or go to www.littletheatre.net.

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Help invigorate and showcase the arts and culture scene in Fall River – volunteer for AHA Fall River! There will be AHA events on April 21, July 21, October 20 and December 15 in 2016. To get involved, call Sandy Dennis at 508-673-2939 or Donna Winn at 401-663-6889. For details about AHA Fall River!, go to www.ahafallriver.com or call 508-294-5344.

Get the kids out of the house and onto the ice!

Take them skating at the Driscoll Arena on Elsbree Street. For hours and info, call 508-679-3274 or visit www.fmcicesports.com.

Enjoy FREE family fun and entertainment on AHA! Nights. The March 10 theme is “All Sewn Up,” and the April 14 theme is “Sustainable Southcoast.”

For details, go to www.ahanewbedford.org or call 508-996-8253.

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It’s all happenin’ at the Z! Don’t miss the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus on March 6, the Bohemian Quartet March 10, a St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn March 18, “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” March 20, Experience Hendrix March 24, One Night with Queen April 5, the NBSO performing Poulenc, Ravel, and Tchaikovsky April 9, and Doo Wop 12 on April 16! Go to www.zeiterion.org or call 508-999-6276.

The Whaling Museum and the City of New Bedford have entered into a permanent cultural partnership with the government of Cape Verde.

Join Southcoast Health Orthopedic Surgeons for a free seminar to learn about arthritis, hip and knee pain and other orthopedic conditions. Learn about non-surgical and surgical options.

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The Greater New Bedford Health Center will be adding a second story to its downtown location.

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To celebrate the centennial of the National Park Service, the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park will offer free admission on April 1624, August 25-28, September 24, and November 11 this year. For more info, go to www.nps.gov/ nebe.

Enjoy the centennial season of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra at the Zeiterion! The NBSO will perform Poulenc, Ravel, and Tchaikovsky April 9. For more info, call 508-999-6276 or visit www. nbsymphony.org.

The Harbor Walk, a ¾-mile path atop the hurricane dike in the city’s south end, has opened to the public. Or take a winter walk through the Buttonwood Park Zoo! For info, call 508-991-6178 or visit www.bpzoo.org.

Take a tour of the city’s historic district and the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park! For more info, go to www.nps.gov/nebe. And while you’re there, explore New Bedford’s evolution from a whaling port to an industrial giant at the new exhibit “Energy and Enterprise: Industry and the City of New Bedford” at the Whaling Museum. For more info, visit www.whalingmuseum.org or call 508-997-0046.

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Curtain time! Mark your calendar to see “Almost, Maine” March 10-20 performed by Your Theatre in New Bedford. For info, call 508-993-0772 or go to www.yourtheatre.org.

Wander through the urban greenspace of the Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens in the north end of the city! Learn more at www.thetrustees.org or call 508-636-4693.

Visit the whaling-era mansion and grounds at the Rotch-Jones-Duff House. For more info, call 508997-1401 or visit www.rjdmuseum.org.

portsmouth Get back to your musical roots at Common Fence Music! There’s David Wilcox at Newport’s Channing Church March 5, Mo Kenney March 19, John Gorka April 16. For more info, visit www. commonfencemusic.org or call 401-683-5085.

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If you’re a fan of Americana and roots music, check out the Salon Concerts at the Wamsutta Club. There’s Cormac McCarthy March 5, Jim McGrath & the Boatmen March 17-20, Flynn Cohen April 2 – and more! For more info, go to www. wamsuttaconcerts.com.

newport Get out the ice skates and head for the Newport Skating Center! For more info, visit www. skatenewport.com, www.newportwaterfrontevents. com, or call 1-888-900-8640 x 709.

Plan a dinner-theatre night out at the Newport Playhouse! “The Foursome” will play through March 24. For more information, call 401-8487529 or go to www.newportplayhouse.com.

plymouth The indoors winter farmers market at Plimouth Plantation will be open on the second Thursday of the month through May. For more info, visit www. plymouthfarmersmarket.org.

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Take the kids to the Roger Williams Park Zoo! For more info, go to www.rwpzoo.org or call 401-785-3510.

rehoboth Plan ahead to hear the Providence Mandolin Orchestra April 9 at Goff Memorial Hall, part of the “Arts in the Village” series. For details, visit www. carpentermuseum.org.

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“The Hunchback of Seville” will be performed at Trinity Rep through March 6. “To Kill a Mockingbird” will be performed March 3-April 3, along with “Blues for Mister Charlie” on March 18, 27, and April 1. For more info, call 401-351-4242 or go to www.trinityrep.com.

Spend a Gala Evening with Sir James Galway and the Rhode Island Philharmonic on March 23 at The VETS. Call 401-248-7000 or go to www.riphilharmonic.org.

Watch the Harlem Globetrotters March 2026 at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence!

For more info, call 401-331-6700 or visit www. dunkindonutscenter.com.

Go on a Seal Watch/Nature Cruise in Newport Harbor! The one-hour tours will leave from Long Wharf through April. For details, call 401-324-6060 or visit www.savebay.org.

Explore the Children’s Museum in Providence!

Go to www.childrenmuseum.org or call 401-273-5437.

The Rhode Island Home Show will be held at the RI Convention Center in Providence March 31 April 3. For details, visit www.reibahomeshow.com.

Find out what’s on stage at the Providence Performing Arts Center! There’s “The Sound of Music” March 9-13, “Sesame Street Live!” April 1-3, “Ragtime” April 8-10, Call 401-421-2787 or go to www.ppacri.org.

Catch “Murder Ballad” April 9-13 performed by The Wilbury Theatre Group. For info, call 401-4007100 or visit www.thewilburygroup.org.

Don’t miss the stunning performances at Rhode Island College – Lauren Fox will sing on March 23, then The Muir String Quartet will perform on April 4. For info and tickets, call 401456-8144 or visit www.ric.edu/pfa.

The federal government has officially designated Mashpee Wampanoag lands as a reservation, clearing the way for construction of a resort casino in Taunton.

Bristol Community College’s satellite campus in Taunton will be moving to the Silver City Galleria mall by summertime.

The site of bankrupt Reed and Barton has been sold to property developer Acuity Management Inc. Round 1 Entertainment, a multi-faceted entertainment complex, is now open at the Galleria Mall, offering bowling, arcade games, pool, ping pong, karaoke, darts, and a snack bar serving beer and wine.

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Head for the Sandywoods Center for the Arts!

There’s Fellswater March 19, Joann and Nothing But Country March 25, Forever Young April 1 – and lots more! For a complete schedule, go to www. sandywoodsmusic.com or call 401-241-7349.

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Concerts at the Point will present the Dover String Quartet March 13. Plan ahead for Emil Altschuler with Thomas Pandolfi April 24. For more info, call 508-636-0698 or visit www.concertsatthepoint. org.

The Westport Land Conservation Trust is looking for volunteers for the “Tuesday Trail Team.”

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ON MY MIND

Unmentionable ads

by Paul E. Kandarian

Call me old-fashioned, but commercials about erectile dysfunction make me cringe. And no, not for that reason.

Granted, I grew up in a TV era where “racy” spots meant ones like the old Noxema shaving cream ad, featuring a ridiculously sexy Swedish model, Gunilla Knutson, imploring men to “take it off… take it ALL off” as it showed a guy shaving with well-timed strokes to the beat of the “The Stripper” with its pounding, provocative percussion.

Watching that with your parents in the room was awkward. So was the one for feminine hygiene sprays. I had no idea what feminine hygiene sprays were, nor the need for them, and here they were being splashed across my TV with happy, presumably squeaky-clean women touting their efficiency as my parents cringed. I think I was in my 20s at the time, but really there’s no age limit on being embarrassed in front of your parents.

It was, like many things, worse in Russia. I Googled this topic and found a 1998 article from the Moscow Times. It said that a survey among 2,200 residents of central Russian cities showed that viewers found ads for feminine-hygiene products more disturbing than those for any other product.

Of those polled, 45.2 percent felt irritated by the ads for sanitary napkins and tampons. The nextmost irritating subject was way down the list, at 4.1 percent, and for chewing gum no less. I guess this makes sense. Russia was, after all, a country where people routinely stood in line for toilet paper.

Which is bound to make them a little cranky about tampons and gum.

The article also quoted Dmitry Badalov, who was then executive director of the Social Advertising Council who was pretty outspoken on the subject:

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“In one ad there is a text that says: ‘I felt clean and dry for the first time.’ What’s that supposed to mean? That she wasn’t clean all the years before? That without these napkins we ran around

wild? They simply drive women away with this message. An advertisement should conform to a country’s culture and take women’s feelings into consideration.”

And one anonymous woman quoted in the story pretty much summed up how I felt about it as a child when she said “I am very irritated by the fact that my child sees these ads. Once, when he was six years old, after watching another of those commercials he thought for a long time and asked ‘What is it that’s leaking out of you [women] there?’

It was very unpleasant for me.”

At which point, she presumably sent him to the toilet paper store to wait in line for days to take his mind off it.

All bets are off here in America (and who knows, maybe Russia as well) with TV ads for lubricants, condoms, and sex toys. When my kids were little and sexy ads would come on, that was me cringing in the background as they watched with youthful curiosity things they had no clue about and I preferred they not.

This probably has a lot to do with us still being a Puritan nation, one where violent movies with people being killed, maimed, disemboweled, and dismembered is perfectly acceptable, but where showing a penis or vagina isn’t. In fact, and I am absolutely not making this up, at the nextmovie. com website there is a page with “The 9 Greatest Penis Moments in Movies,” with screen shots of the movies and said male members which, in a nod to our continuing Puritanism, are covered up with happy-face icons. Honestly.

Oddly enough, I couldn’t find a comparable site for movies showing vaginas. Perhaps President Trump will correct this egregiously sexist inequity.

Back to erectile dysfunction ads. They’re all over TV, there’s the one showing a man and woman in separate bathtubs in an outdoor setting watching the sun set and holding hands, which I guess is some sort of foreplay I knew nothing about. There’s the one with a younger woman breathlessly talking about Viagra, which made me cringe because she seemed to be my daughter’s age. And there’s a wickedly funny one of middle-aged guys running down the streets pumping their hands in the air as “We Are the Champion” plays. Doesn’t sound familiar? That’s because it aired in Canada, not here.

We are clearly a nation uncomfortable with sexual topics, and I am no exception. When my daughter was young, she was reading a book about female body parts or something that she was given during a visit to her pediatrician. I was in the other room and she called out, “Dad, what’s a vulva?”

So I did what any normal father would do: “It’s a car, honey,” I said.

Then I sent her to the store to get toilet paper.

You do what you gotta do.

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