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FALL FUN Visit a haunted house Taste a treat

GET COOKING Boo-tiful cakes Pick an apple

WINE NOTES Barrel tasting time

THINGS TO DO Visit the Z Hit the deck Old house care

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Contents In Every Issue

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From the publisher

MUSICAL SOUTH COAST

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On my mind: Marion madness

Take care of the old house

By Joyce Rowley

Dateline South Coast

by Elizabeth Morse Read

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Tarot-Scopes

by The Celtic Cricket and Duir Kell

COVER STORY

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The Z and Thee

By David M. Prentiss

FOOD NOTES

THINGS TO DO

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An apple a day

by Melissa Tavares

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The Weekend Baker

By Andrea M. Gilbert

GREEN SOUTH COAST

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by Paul E. Kandarian

GREEN SOUTH COAST

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A grandparent’s voice

by Richard Clark

Happenings: Ongoing events

Visit CoastalMags.com for more things to do.

Not by bread alone

by Elizabeth Morse Read

It’s all about the candy

By Stacie Charbonneau Hess

Wine NOTES The Horrors

By Charles Harrington

34 Barrel tastings

By Alton Long

BUSINESS BUZZ REGIONAL NEWS

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Designs and designers

By Stephanie A. Blanchard

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Advice from the experts: Health & home care

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Hit the deck

Signs, signs…

By Lilia Cabral

ON THE COVER

by Jay Pateakos

It’s apple picking time! We found these beauties at Dartmouth Orchards. See our listing of some local orchards on page 24.

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FROM THE PUBLISHER October 2011 / Vol. 15 / No. 10 Published by Coastal Communications Corp.

If there is one season that truly, joyously shouts “New

Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Ljiljana Vasiljevic

with some great things to do.

England!” it’s fall. Let’s enjoy this most colorful month

Take a ride into the countryside and pick your own apples

Editors Joe Murphy Michael J. Vieira, Ph.D.

—Melissa Tavares provides some good tips. You can also get some food tips from Andrea Gilbert who offers ideas for holiday treats and Elizabeth Morse Read encourages

Contributors Stephanie Blanchard, Lilia Cabral, Richard Clark, The Celtic Cricket, Sara Feijo, Andrea M. Gilbert, Charles Harrington, Stacie Charbonneau Hess, Paul Kandarian, Duir Kell, Alton Long, Tom Lopes, Jay Pateakos, David Prentiss, Elizabeth Morse Read, Joyce Rowley, Melissa Tavares The South Coast Insider is published monthly for visitors and residents of the South Coast area. The Insider is distributed free of charge from Mount Hope Bay to Buzzards Bay. All contents copyright ©2011 Coastal Communications Corp.

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you to eat healthy.

Prepare for Halloween by visiting the local spooky haunts that fascinate Charles Harrington, if you dare.

Visit the Z for an amazing variety of entertainment; David Prentiss provides some highlights. You can also hit the deck at the Battleship, which features an impressive new virtual reality “Pearl Harbor Experience.” And Jay Pateakos reminisces about his first visit to the Cove.

Plus you can enjoy our regular features like Dateline South Coast, On My Mind, and Tarot-Scopes, as well as support our advertisers, and even learn why the barrel—yes, the barrel—is important to wine making, thanks to Al Long.

For more local color and chilling fall things to do, do go to www.coastalmags. com. It’s a good way to stay up-to-date between issues.

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ON MY MIND

Lovely Marion

by Paul Kandarian

Something must be done.

Something must be done to stop the Marion madness.

One lovely summer afternoon, I was driving down Front Street in this lovely little town by the sea on the South Coast, about to take a left into Spirits, a lovely little liquor store where residents pick up their booze and put it on a tab, with a monthly bill mailed out. From the drinking I’ve seen in this, shall we say, spirited lovely little town, I’m guessing those are some pretty whopping bills.

But I digress.

As I tried to take a left, I had to wait.

For three cars to go by. In a row. In Marion, this constitutes a traffic jam.

Something must be done to stem this runaway growth.

Maybe I’m spoiled. I visit Marion a lot; my lady love lives there, but I live in Taunton, where runaway growth is defined as more homeless people and crack heads walking the streets, giving it a dangerous feel. In Marion, you walk the streets, you run the danger of getting a nasty bruise if stepped on by a Tabor Academy student in Birkenstocks as they cross. Then again, lots of folks in high-end clothing in Marion, not exactly a townand-gown kinda place.

But I love it, I really do, despite the rampant advancements here. For one thing, they have a Dunkin’ Donuts, which raged as a huge controversy for a while, took about 10 years or so to finally get the thing built. It was the first fast-food place in town, raising a great hue and cry over the ruination of Marion’s rural feel.

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Me, I’m all for progress, particularly of the caffeinated variety, but this was too much. I detest chains of any sort, particularly one that comes to a tiny community and dents small businesses. I go to Uncle Jon’s Coffee, a cool little café with workers who don’t all look alike in identical uniforms and where they have actual, palatable coffee, not to mention a fine variety of muffins, pastries and other food. Plus they have free Wi-Fi. Caffeine and the Internet is such a civilized combination.

The latest, biggest controversy in town has been at Tabor Academy, a very well regarded prep school. It wanted to build—and did—a massive, new sports field complex, skirting a

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bunch of town permitting processes, which ticked off the permitting people and a numberof residents. I take back what I said about Marion not being a town-and-gown kinda place.

But truth be told, all high-priced prep schools have high-level sporting complexes, and the one going up at Tabor is gorgeous, it really is. Now they’re trying to put up huge light towers for night games, and that is raising a few citizen hackles. In the grand scheme of things, a new sports complex at a prep school I couldn’t afford to send my kids to even if they were still of prep-school age anyway is pretty low on my hackle-raising scale, but in Marion, it’s big. I love big doings in small towns, don’t you?

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An ongoing point of contention in town is a proposed affordable housing project, which has been in the works for about a decade or so. Affordable in Marion ordinarily means being able to upgrade to a bigger boat. Affordable in Marion to me means being able to absorb the 20-cent increase for a cup of coffee at Uncle Jon’s. So far, I can handle it. But then again, I don’t have a boat.

They built a new police station here recently, a beauty, very high-tech and state-of-the-art. Naturally, many loved it. Naturally, many felt it was a waste of $3.8 million in a town of 5,000 where the biggest recent crime could be seen as boosting the cost of a cup of coffee. But hey, there have been way dumber uses of taxpayer money in this state, and this is, after all, about public safety. So what if Marion’s the kind of town that’s so safe people leave their doors unlocked and the keys in their cars? God, I hope crack heads in Taunton don’t read this.

In recent years, they dug up Front Street and Converse Road to put in new water and sewer pipes. The roads were pretty rugged for awhile, until they were repaved, leading a lot of people in town to complain mightily about the shabby, teeth-jarring conditions. I had to laugh. I live in Taunton, where a good road is defined as one with tire-swallowing potholes only 10 feet apart.

As I sat waiting for that massive three-car traffic jam to clear to get into the liquor store, I had to smile at my own initial umbrage over having to wait so long to get by. I went into the store, greeted the clerk who knew me by name, picked up a bottle of wine and signed my lady love’s tab. As I say, civilized. And lovely.

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DATELINE: SOUTH COAST

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

by Elizabeth Morse Read

Across the region We survived an earthquake, a hurricane, a meltdown on Wall Street and gridlock in Washington—a summer best-forgotten. Time to enjoy the cooler weather, the plentiful harvest and the great outdoors, and the stillactive schedule of events across the region. n Hallowe’en is around the corner— can the holiday season be far behind?? Take a day-cation to enjoy the foliage, the festivals and the pumpkins. (To locate a farmers market near you, go to www.semaponline. org or www.farmfresh.org.) But until we get the all-clear from the health authorities, bring along the bug spray to avoid mosquito-borne illnesses.

n Join the “South Coast Energy Challenge”—reduce your household bills and energy consumption (you can get a free home energy assessment from MassSave), help build your community and protect the environment all at once. Sponsored by SEEAL (Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance), the challenge is easy and fun—learn all about it at www. southcoastenergychallenge.org.

Woohoo! National Geographic magazine recommended New Bedford’s recent Working Waterfront Festival as a must-go for travellers. Tourism throughout the South Coast is growing exponentially and publicity like that is a boon. n

ing Plimouth Plantation. For details, go to www.plymouthrockcomedyfestival.com.

n Construction on Rts. 140 and 18 is winding down, although the New Bedford/Fairhaven Bridge drive is more of a headache than usual.

Public transportation cutbacks in Rhode Island (RIPTA) have been put on hold until further study has been done on alternate ways to close the budget gap. Stay tuned… n

Rhode Island legislators are hoping that when Congress reconvenes, it’ll give serious consideration to a proposal to declare the Blackstone Valley Heritage Corridor the state’s second national park. The hoped-for park includes historic and natural sites in 23 communities along the Blackstone River such as the Slater Mill, the Bikeway, and the Greenway.

The Blackstone River, long considered “dead” because of industrial pollution, is undergoing restoration efforts to make it fishable and swimmable again by 2015. n

n The South Coast Youth Corps, operated by The Trustees of Reservations, gave many area teens employment and leadership opportunities over the summer. With teen unemployment near 25% nationwide and almost 70% in this area’s cities, this was a very important initiative.

n Catch four days of laughter in Plymouth, October 12-15 at the Plymouth Rock Comedy Festival. Presented by Loretta LaRoche Productions, the shows will be at local venues, includ-

n That black bear is still wandering around, most recently sighted in Middleboro and Rochester.

Barrington Rhode Island’s only “dry” town has finally granted a license to open a liquor store. n

Bristol n There’s a monthful of family activities at the Coggeshall Farm. Help with the animals and have Breakfast in the Barnyard (Oct. 1,8,15,22,29), listen to an evening of traditional music (and sing-along) Oct.6 or bring the gang to the Pumpkin Festival Oct. 15. For complete details, call 401-253-9062 or go to info@coggeshallfarm.org.

Buzzards Bay n Calling all cyclists! Help the Buzzards Bay Coalition by joining or supporting the Watershed Ride on Oct. 2. Visit www.savebuzzardsbay.org or call 508-999-6363 x 209 for complete information.

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Henry H. Rogers Walking Tour

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Riverside Cemetery Tour

Sunday, October 9, 2:00 p.m.

274 Main Street Begins inside main gate of cemetery, Main St. Tour this beautiful rural-style cemetery created in 1850 by F.D.R.’s grandfather Warren Delano. Learn about some of the prominent people buried there, see examples of early graveyard art and enjoy an autumn walk. Tour lasts 90 minutes. Wear comfortable walking shoes. Free.

Halloween Horribles Parade

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Celebrate all-things-Japanese at the free Manjiro Festival on October 1, 104, in the historic center of town. Food, crafts, music (including Taiko drummers), martial arts, visitors from the sister city in Japan, tours of the Manjiro Trail and more. Sponsored by the Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society.

For more details, call 508-995-1219. n

n The Farmers Market on the high school lawn Sundays 1-4 will be open until Oct. 16.

n For info on more events in Fairhaven, visit fairhaventours@aol. com or http://FairhavenEvents.blogspot.com.

Fall River The Farmers Market at Ruggles Park will be open throughout the month on Wednesdays, 9-3:30. n

Keep informed on what’s happening in the city—go to www.ncfta.org or www.battleshipcove.org.

n There’s momentum building for the Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River finding a permanent home at the former Bristol County Superior Courthouse in the city’s downtown. n Youth Build Fall River students have built an eco-friendly single-family house which will be sold by lottery through the Community Housing Resource Inc. Interested potential buyers can call 508-679-1769 or 508678-3770.

n City officials are encouraging the creation of “solar farms” at Commerce Park and the BioPark, which could produce 6 megawatts of electricity for the city and area businesses.

Summer interns from a Bostonbased architectural firm created a plan and brochure for the “re-branding” of the Spindle City. Contact the city’s Office of Economic Development for complete details. n

n Kick up your heels at the Fall River Historical Society’s Cotton Bicentennial Ball on Oct. 1. For details call 508679-1071 x. 1 or go to www.lizzieborden.org.

Freetown n A dying cell phone, area police, and a state police helicopter led to the rescue of a hiker lost in the Freetown/Fall River State Forest. Good idea to carry a cell phone when you go hiking.

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n Work up an appetite for the Kale Festival at BCC, sponsored by the Luso American Gallery of Antiquities on Sunday, Oct. 9, noon to 4. In addition to foods prepared by 15 restaurants from across the South Coast, there will be a marketplace and entertainment. Contact scabral@yahoo.com, visit www.lagoa.org or call 508-6736624 for complete details.

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Lakeville n Enjoy the free Lakeville Arts and Music Festival on the grounds of the Town House Oct. 1, 10-4. For complete details, call 508-946-8800 or go to www.lakevillearts.com.

Marion n Enjoy the Wine Tasting at the Marion Music Hall Oct. 14, sponsored by

the Gleason Family YMCA. For more info, go to www.ymcasouthcoast.org.

Middleboro The Farmers Market at Town Hall will be open throughout the month on Saturdays 9-1.

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New Bedford Don’t miss “Weird Al Jankovic: The Apocalypse Tour,” at the Zeiterion on October 14, the Creole Choir of Cuba concert and Block Party on the 15th, the national tour performance of “My Fair Lady” on the 7th, Kenny White on the 13th, or the free lecture/booksigning with Nathaniel Philbrick on the 19th. For a complete schedule and information, contact the Z at 508994-2900 or go to www.zeiterion.org. n

n The Farmers Market at Brooklawn Park will be open on Mondays, 2-dusk until Oct. 25. n Seniors can travel to the Twin River Casino on Oct. 4. Contact the New Bedford Senior Travel Program at 508-991-6171 for details.

Learn more about the region’s military past by visiting the Fort Taber-Fort Rodman Military Museum, daily 1-4. Go to www.forttaber.org or call 508-994-3928 for more info. And check out www.fishermensmonument.org!.. n

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Continued from previous page Head for the free Harvest Festival Oct. 23 & 24 at the First Congregational Church at Lund’s Corner.

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n Spend an evening at the Zeiterion’s “On Stage Folk Café” on Oct 7 at 7:30.

Call 508-994-2900 or go to www. zeiterion.org for full details.

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Providence n You can see His Girl Friday until Oct. 9, then Pulitzer Prize-winner Clybourne Park at Trinity Rep starting Oct. 14. For details, go to www.trinityrep.com or call 401-351-4242.

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Rochester The Farmers Market at the Jr. HS will be open throughout the month on Sundays, 9-1.

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Taunton The Farmers Market at Town Green will be open Thursdays 12-6 through Oct. 28. n

n Eight young figure skaters from the Skating Club of Southern New England (SCSNE) based in Taunton, won numerous gold, silver and bronze medals at the National Games held in San Diego back in August.

The national competition showcases young athletes in a variety of sports and is supported by the US Olympic Committee.

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Learn how to build a stone wall on Saturday, Oct. 29. For info call 401274-9330 or go to www.learnconnect. com. n

n Spend some time at the Tiverton Four Corners Open Market on Oct. 8, 11-4. For more info, call 401-6249556 or contact chickey@cox.net. And check out www.tivertonfourcorners. com for more events.

Wareham Head for the annual Cranberry Festival October 8 & 9, rain or shine.

Children under seven admitted free.

Sample cranberry beer and enjoy family-friendly activities and demonstrations. For details, call 508-3224000 or go to www.cranberryharvest. org. n

n And don’t forget to check www.onsetvillage.org and www.warehamvillageassociation.com for more events.

n Baby Point of Wareham, located at the Turning Point office at the Church of the Nazarene, is offering diapers and gently-used baby clothing for qualifying area residents. Call 508291-0535 for details.

Low-interest home rehabilitation loans and grants are available to qualifying area residents. The Wareham Community and Economic Development Authority can provide assistance. Call 508-291-3100 ext.

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Westport Enjoy the free Arts and Crafts Show at the high school, sponsored by the Lions Club, Oct. 15 & 16, 10-4. For more information, call 508-636-5426 or 678-2255. n

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COVER STORY

Candy on the brain

by Stacie Charbonneau Hess

I remember the last Halloween I trick or treated. It was in seventh grade, and my girlfriends and I, too cool for real costumes, put paper bags over our heads and carried around a roll of toilet paper. After hitting a few houses for candy and getting some sideways looks from the elderly ladies who clearly thought we were too tall to be Trick or Treating, we TPed some rich guy’s house on the Marion harbor.

Real rebels. The house was probably vacant until the summer anyway.

Years later, I was walking alongside my own Peter Pan and Tinkerbell as they excitedly caught on to the ritual: dress up like goons, knock on stranger’s doors, fill our bags with sugar!

To the kindhearted women who gave toothbrushes and apples, they rolled their eyes (after saying thank you of course!). This holiday is about one and one thing only to kids: Candy.

I also recall from my own trick or treating days those home owners who were made legendary when they gave out full-sized bars of chocolate. Not the snack size, economy, one-cavity-sized candy bars but real, single

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serving sized bags of M & M’s, Reese’s, Butterfinger, etc. The kind that could stick to all your teeth and make your dentist a wealthy man or woman. We would never TP those houses.

Since Halloween is essentially a kids’ holiday—except in the case of grown-ups who want an excuse to wear a Halo costume or dress up like a Playboy bunny—I thought it would be fun to ask the kids what they are most hoping to find in their trick or treat bags this Halloween. Try to keep these responses in mind as you assemble your large gaping swell of candy to proffer to the hopeful little goblins who arrive at your doorstep so

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expectantly on Halloween night. And remember: no toothbrushes.

One more thing: since I just returned from a summer of analyzing literature, I thought it would be fun to dissect the answers from my young ingénues, and assign potential meaning to their quips. In literature, everything is a possible symbol for something else. Analysis is the responsibility of the reader. So I thought: why not apply my newlyhoned analytical skills to my Halloween story? What does a favorite candy say about a person? It’s sort of a tarot card-meets-horoscope-meetspsychobabble thing.

Abby, 3: “My favorite candy is Tootsie Rolls because I love how they taste so much!”

Abby is clearly a child who trusts her own taste buds. She cannot be easily swayed by others.

Zachary, 5: “My favorite candy is Sour Patch Kids because they are so sugary and I like sugar things.”

Zachary does not appreciate dichotomies. He likes things that are what they appear to be. He is also comforted by the familiar.

Tyler, 8: “My favorite candy is Mike & Ike’s because I love the tropical flavor ones. Scrumptious!”

Tyler seeks out the exotic in everyday life. He is probably the son of a Jimmy Buffet fan.

Charlotte, 3: “Lollipops, I mean M&M’s. I like the purple ones the best.”

Charlotte is secure enough to change her mind. She is also imaginative and does not mind the fine line between fact and fiction.

meaning and value based on his experience.

Nate, 3: “My favorite candy is the lollipop candy and I like it because I like to eat it and chew it.”

Nate is probably a tactile learner. He prefers action over theory.

Sophia, 4: “Strawberry Candy. I like it because I love it!”

Sophia is a happy go lucky girl who trusts her own instincts, like Abby and Theo, above.

Lila, 3: “Lollipops, because I like to lick things.”

David, 6: “Ice Cream. I like it because it is really sweet.”

Lila wants something of her own, and something that will stick by her, or to her, so she does not have to guess as to its existence. She prefers the concrete.

David is intelligent and unconventional. He puts “ice cream” in the category of candy, recognizing the essential ingredient (sugar) is definitely there.

Theo, 5: “Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups because it’s peanut butter.”

Madeleine, 13: “Sarah and I like the candy Shockers because they are sour and yummy. They look just like Sweet Tarts but you can’t find them anywhere. You can sometimes find them at Cumby’s.”

Like Abby, Theo does not have to justify his tastes. He is clear about his expectations and prefers the uncomplicated in life.

Isaiah, 11: “Swedish Fish because they taste like yumminess.”

Isaiah is a fan of the abstract. He prefers to carve out his own path in life and create his own definitions of self and his world.

Hudson, 5: “My favorite candy is the one you get at Halloween and it is round and comes in a wrapper and I like it because it is my favorite kind.”

Hudson is a complex character.

He studies his world and assigns it

Madeleine, clearly on the older end for Trick or Treating (will she have TP in her trick or treat bag this year?), still has one foot in childhood associations of sourness and yumminess. Yet she seeks solidarity among friendships, and allows for possibilities in her search for what she wants.

Sarah is not easily pinned down and rather relies on a more circuitous path to her heart’s desire.

Myles, 14: “Skittles... because they’re sour and there’s a lot. LOL.” Myles has the ability to hone in on one aspect of life and give it his all, and he does believe that more is definitely more.

August, 7: “I like chocolate bars, not the kind with little squarey lines but the big kind with no lines. I only like Hershey chocolate because I went to Hershey Park and know how they do chocolate.”

August has a precise, engineer-type of personality. He prefers to focus on the concept and construction of a thing and the journey rather than the destination.

Rye, 4: “I like all candy. Chocolate kinds because I love it.”

Rye is an open-minded individual, not afraid to express his desires. His strong opinions will guide him where he wants to go in life.

Sarah, 13: “I like Shockers, Skittles and Milky Way. Shockers because they are chewy, and flavorful and yummy.”

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COVER STORY

Tales of terr r

by Charles Harrington

Live burials, haunted swamps and the occasional vampire grave; the macabre, often violent, history of New England has led to some of the most oft’ told tales of ghosts in the United States, some allegedly true while others are pure genre-bending fiction.

From haunted forts that influenced Edgar Allen Poe to more morbid spirits that plague urban basements, Massachusetts and Rhode Island are home to numerous tales of the supernatural.

Old haunting tales Some of the eldest tales of ghosts go back to one of the first conflicts between Colonists and Native Americans, King Phillip’s War, 1645.

At the time Swansea, Massachusetts was on the frontier of Wampanoag country which was lon the peninsular that is now Bristol and Warren, Rhode Island. An estimated 1,000 Native Americans went to war with farmers and their families who were encroaching on the dwindling lots of fertile land. In the summer of 1675 tempers flared and several farms were set aflame and looted with some of the defending farmers decapitated and their heads placed on poles as a warning to the Colonists who pursued the attackers towards Warren.

According to The New England Ghost Files by Charles Turek Robinson, the heads of the bodily challenged are still viewable a few times a year near the Kickemuit River in Warren, just across the border from Swansea.

On the other side of Swansea in rural Rehoboth one of the last shots in King Phillip’s War has led to the haunting of Anawan Rock, also mentioned in Robinson’s book, on Route 16

44. The smell of smoke, sounds of chanting and occasional shouts of anger have been encountered by visitors to the rock who claim that the source of the disturbances could never be found.

From fireside to anthology Supernatural tales in New England have literally been around for hundreds of years and two of the best known authors of the 19th and 20th centuries likely listened to tales of Anawan Rock and the Kickemuit river spirits by candlelight on dark stormy nights and felt the joy of a good fright. They in turn wrote stories of their own and introduced readers to fictional frights based on popular regional legends.

One of the best known American authors Edgar Allen Poe spent a fair amount of time in Boston and some of his earliest days in Beantown were as an Army private on present day George’s Island, located in Boston Harbor. He was stationed at the army fort there and was exposed to a tale of vengeance and murder along with the freezing New England winter.

According to the tale told to Poe two Army officers, Lt. Robert Massie and

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Lt. Gustavus Drane, engaged in a duel on a cold Christmas morning. Massie, the more popular of the two, was killed and the winner quickly became an outcast on the island several miles from the mainland. Drane was courtmartialed but never served time for the crime and lived to be an old man in real life.

Poetic license But the legend that built up around the incident is certainly more poetic: after a while the enlisted men had their revenge for the killing of the officer they liked. Their creative choice of wine, bricks and mortar would make later generations of readers squirm.

“The Cask of Amontillado” is one of Poe’s most famous stories and many people believe the influence came from the story that grew aroung the facts of the Massie/Drane tragedy.

Poe’s tale involves the live burial of the villain in a wall but is based in Italy, adding to the fog of confusion about the story and its influences.

What can’t be denied is that there was a duel on George’s Island, a person died, and an attempt at justice was made... and Poe was where it all happened a few years after the facts.

The final verdict and sentence appear to be often confused with what really happened and what may/should have happened.

According to myth, Poe was shown the wall where Lt. Drane was led to in a drunken state after a few too many mugs of wine, chained and slowly walled up by the enlisted men upset by the death of a popular leader.

The lines between legend and truth become further blurred with some sources claiming that a skeleton was found walled up in the fort, and other

stories claiming that the only skeletons on the island are of the figurative kind.

Today some Park Rangers still tell tourists about construction workers finding a skeleton behind a wall. The decade of the find is often forgotten and no evidence, such as newspaper articles, has ever been produced.

Haunted Island The tale is a good companion to the Lady in Black on George’s Island.

According to that myth, a lady dressed all in black haunts the shore of the island, carrying a candle near the spot where she was shot trying to rescue her Confederate husband who was a prisoner on the island during the American Civil War. Regardless of whether the tales are true or not, visitors head to the island every year in search of history with a touch of the supernatural.

Another haunt of Poe’s is Providence, RI, specifically Benefit Street. With its streetlamps styled after gaslights, brick sidewalks and homes dating back centuries it’s easy to imagine Poe walking the street late at night, likely drunk, as he courted, got engaged to and finally ended a relationship with Sarah Helen Power Whitman. She was the influence behind two of Poe’s poems but the street and its bizarre history of poorly marked graves, churchyard cemeteries, and Poe’s presence lead to one of the creepiest stories from Howard Phillips Lovecraft.

Vampires in Providence H.P. Lovecraft wrote tales of horrors from the grave as well as outer space and different dimensions. Much of his work was overlooked by critics in his lifetime but after his passing many of his stories found audiences and today fans visit his grave in Providence and make pilgrimages to the spots he wrote about.

Perhaps no other author has been so influenced by history and tales of the supernatural as Lovecraft. His story “The Shunned House” describes the Benefit Street area in fine detail, from the Mansion House Inn, formerly Golden Ball Inn, where George Washington allegedly slept, to the John Brown House on Power Street where the Rhode Island Historical Society is presently housed. What Lovecraft lacked in dialogue he more than made up for in precise physical details.

In four beefy paragraphs, Lovecraft describes “The Shunned House” in such detail that the privately owned home near a park is easily found today almost 100 years after the story was written. The tale of a vampire buried in the home’s basement could have been influenced by any number of legends in the Rhode Island area.

Mercy Brown and Nelly Vaughn are two of the more famous “Rhode Island vampires”, which still attract visitors today to their rural graves in Exeter and West Greenwich. The use of family plots on Benefit Street in the early days of Providence’s history, and the poor record keeping of the period, lends plausibility to the tale of vampire hunters stumbling upon a rotting corpse inside of a cursed house.

October is a good month to go out for a stroll and see the changing leaves and childiren’s Halloween decorations dotting houses and porches.

It’s also a time of year for haunted houses, inhabited by latex zombies and face painted witches, charging fees to be scared.

Some of the best haunts in New England are free or cost the price of a boat ride in Boston Harbor, or a quick drive to Warren, Rehoboth, or Providence, and have history attached to their tales of fright.

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COVER STORY

Tour some

treats

by Stephanie A. Blanchard

Fall’s the perfect time to visit the architectural marvels of the South Coast, both old and new.

The area’s home to many historic buildings including Fairhaven High School, the U.S. Custom House in New Bedford and the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River. Today, architects in the region continue to design beautiful buildings for the South Coast.

Fairhaven High School In 1906, philanthropist Henry Huttleston Rogers donated Fairhaven High School to the town. The building is breathtaking, with a stone and brick façade. Mr. Rogers gave other architectural wonders to Fairhaven including its Millicent Library, Town Hall and Unitarian Church. Visit http://www. fairhaven.net/history.htm for more information.

U.S. Custom House, New Bedford According to the National Park Service, the U.S. Custom House was finished in 1836 and “is the oldest continuously operating customhouse in the nation.” Robert Mills, an accomplished architectd designed the building. His more famous structures include the U.S. Treasury, the General Post Office, the Patent Office and the Washington Monument.

You can read more about the U.S. Custom House at www. nps.gov/nr/travel/maritime/usc.htm.

Bristol County Superior Court, Fall River According to the Fall River Preservation Society’s website, the Bristol County Superior Court House was completed in 1889 and designed by Black and Corbett. The granite building was created in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. To learn more about Bristol County Superior Court and view other historical structures in Fall River go to www.fallriverpreservation.org.

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Stephen Kelleher Architects, Fairhaven Stephen Kelleher Architects (SKA) is a full service-architecture firm that serves southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod. SKA was honored with the “Accessible Design Award, Honorable Mention” for the firm’s design of the bathhouses at Horseneck Beach. The Boston Society of Architects and the Massachusetts Architectural Access Board presented the award to SKA in 2009.

The architecture book, Shingle Style Houses: Past and Present, by Ashley Rooney was published in 2007 and featured SKA. “It was a great honor to be included in this great book along with so many distinguished architects,” Stephen L. Kelleher said.

Additionally, SKA adapted three historic buildings for reuse including the 1918 Hudner, 1914 Bristol and Tabor buildings in downtown New Bedford. SKA converted the first floors into retail space and the upper floors into offices.

“The owners of these three buildings were awarded the ‘Elm Award’ by the New Bedford Preservation Society and the ‘Sarah Delano Award’ from the Waterfront Historic Area League,” Mr. Kelleher said. The awards were presented in 2004.

In 2003, SKA designed the expansion of the Young House in New Bedford, a housing complex for the elderly and it received accolades. The New England Assisted Housing Management Association presented the “Community of Quality Award for Elderly Property” to MB Management.

Learn more about SKA at www.stephenkelleherarchitects.com.

Archit8, Onset Founded by Anthi Frangiadis, Archit8 offers a range of services from initial design consultations and architectural renderings to construction drawings and full design services.

Last year, the City of New Bedford and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation held a Whale’s Tooth Station Design Competition for a multi-modal station to be built as part of the South Coast Rail project. In February, Frangiadis was recognized for her submission, “The Whale over Route 18.” She won the “Iconic Treatment of New Bedford’s Character, Honorable Mention” award.

In 2010 Ms. Frangiadis also received a ”40 under 40“ award from Cape & Plymouth Business. The organization honors businesspeople under 40 who excel in their field. Go to www.archit8.com for more information.

What’s your favorite architectural marvel or architecture firm in the South Coast? Tell us at www.facebook.com/ thesouthcoastinsider.

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BUSINESS BUZZ

Taking care of

this old

House

An interview with Jason Dessert, Old Fall River Millworks

By Joyce Rowley

If you’ve ever lived in an historic home, you know how chilly they can be. Windows and doors especially seem to carry the drafts. So as we move into the heating season, I thought I’d ask a master tradesman on how to ready a home for the winter, and the special problems an historic home presents. Meet Jason Dessert, of Old Fall River Millworks.

Dessert’s career started when he went to Cook Pond Millworks, a custom woodwork shop, to get wood framing to make a guitar. When he went back to show off the guitar he made, he was hired on the spot. Three years later, in 2004, he took over the business.

Now called Old Fall River Millworks, his shop at 386 Kilburn Street is in the back of the five-block long Stone Mill on Cooks Pond. He has 4,000 square feet to work in, which helps in his line of business. Like when he was asked to layout and build an 800-bottle circular wine room for a customer 20

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in Dartmouth, MA. He built the wine room in place, then moved it and installed it in one piece.

Much of the time he works directly with architects who restore historic homes. He doesn’t usually do installation, but instead creates and delivers the finished product to construction companies that do the install.

Each window, door, trim, or wine room is built from scratch with rough lumber. Dessert crafts 12 pane over 12 pane double hung windows to a higher thermal insulation rating but stays true to the original historic design.

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is a good example of how he fit new to old seamlessly. Dessert’s former work as a window glaser helps there. And much of what he knows, he credits to Charles Morse, the former millworks owner.

So what about your old house? What should you do to keep it in good shape for the coming winter?

“Clean the gutters,” says Dessert.

“Make sure the downspouts carry water at least 10 feet away from the foundation.” That protects the outside from water damage and the foundation from settling.

Here are some of his other helpful tips: Older homes tend to have central heating. Insulate any exposed ductwork in the attic and basement. This will keep the air hotter and prevent heat loss to areas you don’t need to heat.

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Seal up leaks around windows and doors. These cracks in caulking or sealant are the cause of drafts and let heat escape.

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Insulate your attic. “As a rule of thumb, if you can see the ceiling joists, you don’t have enough insulation,” says Dessert.

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THINGS TO DO

Brenda Grace A voice for grandparents raising grandchildren

by Richard Clark

feeling that it is the opposite The annals of history give testimony to of love, but, in reality, it is the power of a mother’s love to redeem, just a transitional, motivatto right wrongs, to resist evil, to protect, ing, empowering form of to inspire and to lead the way to freedom. love that gets things done.

Motherhood is naturally empowering and Much of Brenda’s anger can transform any woman into a crusader was the result of not being able to find immediate help, for justice and equity. The latter is exactly advice or support. what happened to Brenda Grace, mother, From anger to action grandmother and advocate for the rights and needs of grandparents who are raising Not willing to be a victim, Brenda became proactive, their grandchildren.

The day that Brenda Grace realized she had to take on that task of raising her granddaughters she felt angry and resentful at having to assume such a responsibility at an age when most people look forward to slowing down, relaxing and enjoying the rewards of life’s second half.

Some people become frightened by their own anger,

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picking up the phone and contacting local “public servants” who really lived up to the title: people like Brian Gomes, Debbie Coelho and Antone Cabral. They gave Brenda the contacts and introductions that catapulted her into a position of active advocacy at the state level for grandparents raising grandchildren.

“I opened a lot of doorways with my mouth. I opened a lot of avenues that I hope will be taken advantage of.”

Brenda Grace’s zeal and determination were recognized as valuable assets to the legislative process, and she was soon appointed as a Commissioner with the Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. This Commission was created as part of the Child Advocate bill which was signed into law

on July 8, 2008.

The Commission’s aim is to foster unity among those grandparents raising grandchildren; it promotes cooperation, sharing of information, and joint activities among agencies and organizations. The Commission is a liaison between government and private interest groups.

The Commissioners are advisors for both the executive and legislative bodies regarding proposed legislation that might affect grandparents and their parenting roles. The Commission meets monthly at locations throughout the state, and these meetings are open to the public.

During Brenda Grace’s tenure as a Commissioner, the Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren produced an extremely helpful, information-packed brochure. One of the issues dealt with is question of when and how to gain legal custody of a grandchild. Guardianship is something that should be considered quite promptly and can be either temporary or permanent. This gives the grandparent the authority to act on behalf of the grandchild, especially in

making medical, educational and financial decisions.

The brochure can be found online at www.mass. gov/Eelders/docs/caregiver/grandparents_raising_grandchildren.pdf It is estimated that more than six million children, nationwide, are living in households headed by grandparents. One of Brenda Grace’s greatest frustrations is the number of parents who find it seemingly so easy to walk away from their responsibility for the children they have brought into the world. There are in excess of 25,000 children currently in state custody.

Usually, the reason is a parental addiction to drugs or alcohol. Addictions seem to numb the paternal sense of responsibility to one’s children. Laws can define responsibility, but they cannot generate or inspire ta parent’s normal love for a child.

Sometimes a happy ending In Brenda Grace’s case, things have turned out rather well. “My daughter is clean and has been for 2 ½ years. She has a job, and she has her children. She tells me: ‘Ma, thank you.’ And I say to her: ‘You gave me the best education I could have.’

In reality, my daughter educated me in many ways.”

Addicted mothers do tend to have more of a sense of responsibility than do addictive fathers who, often, all too easily walk away.

Brenda Grace is concerned and hopeful that we, as communities, as a society, can somehow begin to turn things around and more

proactively require fathers to recognize their responsibilities, both financial and emotional, and to challenge mothers to accept the universal calling of motherhood and, at the same time find their own self-worth…and freedom.

The problem must be addressed with more than mere rhetoric. Nonaddicted, well functioning, responsible parents are facing many challenges to their parenthood skills today.

Social networking, instant messaging, the erosion of responsible media content, a blasé attitude towards sexuality and its role in human development are all challenging the strength of parental love and the limits of parental responsibility.

Where do parents find role models for support? Where do today’s parents find help and encouragement? How can today’s parents (and potential grandparents) effectively influence and inspire responsible behavior in their teens who live in an “instant” and rather secretive culture?

What is challenging for parents is even more so for grandparents who must deal with the same cultural stresses and influences. But there is strength and support… in numbers, and that’s the purpose of the Support Group for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren which meets every third Tuesday of the month at the New Bedford City Hall on the first floor, from 6-8:00 p.m. Brenda Grace is the Leader and can be contacted at: bgrace_1@yahoo.com

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FOOD NOTES

an Apple a Day… Discovering the truth behind this age-old healthy eating proverb Text and photography

by Melissa Tavares It takes the arrival of October for me to officially say goodbye to summer and fully surrender to autumn’s splendor.

With summer in my rear-view mirror, I soon find myself in a whirlwind of hay rides, bon fires, and harvest festivals, utterly loving every moment of the season. For many of us lifelong South Coast residents, it’s vivid memories of apple picking with family and friends that helps make October one of our most fond months of the year.

Does an apple a day keep the doctor away? I’m sure we’ll all agree that apples are delicious, but are they as healthy as we’ve all been lead to believe? The answer, not surprisingly, is yes!

Apples are packed with vital vitamins and nutrients that make them a deliciously healthy snack. In fact, a recent study by Florida State University found that women who ate apples

every day lowered their LDL cholesterol (the harmful form blamed for clogging arteries) by 23% in just 6 months.

Apples are rich in phytochemicals - powerful antioxidants that occur naturally in plants and cannot be found in supplements. Studies on the specific phytochemicals found in apples have linked the consumption of apples with reduced risk of many chronic diseases including some cancers, cardiovascular disease, asthma, and diabetes.

Apples can even help keep the dentist away too! Raw apples act like a toothbrush as you chew them, making them a perfect dessert to enjoy after a meal.

Additionally, an apple’s low caloric density makes it a perfect snack for those of us who are watching our weight.

So even though the secret to perfect health may be more complex than simply eating an apple a day, research shows that it certainly couldn’t hurt.

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Why Buy Local Apples?

Every year the Environmental Working Group (EWD), a nonprofit public health advocacy group, publishes their “dirty dozen” list of conventionally grown fruits and vegetables with the highest pesticide residue. At the very top of last year’s list: apples.

According to their report, 92% of the apples tested contained two or more pesticides after being washed.

Because the pesticides used for growing fruits and vegetables are designed to withstand rain, simply washing them with water will not rid them of all chemicals. By buying local apples direct from a local orchard, you have the opportunity to speak candidly with your farmer and become educated about his or her position on pesticide use. In fact, there are even some orchards here in the South Coast that offer apples grown organically!

Fall Harvest Salad with Creamy Maple Walnut Dressing Makes 2-1/2 cups of dressing For the dressing: 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup red wine vinegar 1/2 cup real maple syrup 1 cup extra virgin olive oil salt and pepper

For the salad: mixed salad greens sliced apples walnut pieces sliced red onion dried cranberries crumbled goat cheese

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To make the dressing, combine the walnuts, vinegar, and maple syrup in a blender. Puree until smooth. With the blender running, slowly drizzle in the olive oil. If the dressing is too thick, add a bit of water. Season generously with salt and pepper.

For the salad, combine the greens and apple slices in a large bowl and toss with the dressing (the above recipe will probably make more dressing than you’ll need for one meal). Serve on individual plates and top with the red onion slices, walnuts, cranberries and goat cheese.

Melissa Tavares is a lifelong South Coast resident, blogger, and food enthusiast. Melissa pens the food blog Ava Catau: You Are What You Eat, at www.avacatau.com.

Email: ava.catau@gmail.com

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When you make a purchase, decide if it is something you need, rather than something you want. If it is simply a “want,” only get it if you can pay for it with cash. Unfortunately, sometimes the things we need cost more than what we have in the bank, so credit is often necessary. Try getting a credit card that has a low interest rate and few fees. In other words, find a credit card that rewards you, rather than one that milks you. Finally, put aside 10% of your earnings so you have some savings built up for rainy days.

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Whether you need to fully furnish a brand new home or just replace a few key pieces to better reflect your personal style, a La-Z-Boy house call may be exactly what you need. While many customers don’t want a full interior design consultation, most find that they really need help with space planning. It is difficult to view furniture in a showroom and determine if it will fit in your space.

The team at La-Z-Boy can show you how.

Carleen Roderick has been La-Z-Boy’s interior designer for seven years. She studied interior design at the RI School of Design, and has 20 years of experience creating custom living spaces for her clients. She explains, “I love my job because the design process is so rewarding. By visiting a customer’s home, we get to know their space as well as their style.

When they come back to the showroom for the presentation, we are all excited to share our recommendations. Knowing I’ve captured the look a customer wants is a fabulous feeling!”

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BUSINESS BUZZ

PRO TIPS Healthy advice The South Coast is home to a wide array of health care providers, here’s some advice that they have to offer.

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id you know that you are still at risk for premature aging and skin cancer on a cloudy day? The sun’s harmful rays can pass through layers of clouds and cause cumulative damage over time. Adequate sun protection is a must...everyday!

Sunblock should be reapplied every 2 hours.

For a simple skin care regimen, use a gentle cleanser, toner, and a broadspectrum sunblock in the morning, and at bedtime the cleanser and a moisturizer.

For a professional evaluation, ways to reverse some of the existing damage, and a more complex skin care regimen please visit Avalon Medical Spa. Flavia Thornson/Avalon Medical Spa, 651 Orchard Street, New Bedford, 774202-7049, www.avalonmedicalspa.net

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hen you are in a rehabilitation center, your main goal and ours is to get you home as quickly and safely as possible. You can work with an individual Case Manager (RN) to exceed your goals. That way you’ll get home sooner and stay home!

Louise Merrick/Crawford Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 273 Oak Grove Avenue, Fall River, 508 679 4866, www.crawfordnursing.com

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If you are watching your weight, a small handful of almonds is a better choice than a snack high in complex carbohydrates, such as a bran or wheat muffin. Research has shown that almonds confer superior health benefits such as enhanced thyroid function and reduced risk factors for coronary heart disease.

Carl J. Ferreira/Naturopathic and Alternative Health Consultant, 1190 Stafford Road, Fall River, 508-6794199, www.health-naturally.info

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id you know that with most health insurances you do not need a referral to see your Ob/Gyn physician? HealthCare for Women Inc. has a team of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives ready to provide you with high-quality health care and personalized attention.

Susan DeMelo/Health Care for Women, 60 Brigham Street, New Bedford, 508-207-1718, www.hcfwonline.com

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y Handmade Soaps do not contain preservatives or additives and they retain all the natural glycerin that store soaps take out. I started out making a soap for my husband because his hands would crack and bleed every winter, and now I have 29 different soaps. There’s a shaving

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soap that last 2 years in a great diner mug, a skin soap that relieves the itch and spreading of poison ivy, and helps with almost any skin ailment, and face & body scrubs that moisturize the skin using rosehip seed oil and essential oils. Oh, and I also make a great dog shampoo!

Brenda/Healthy Soap 508-992-3401 www.handmadesoap4me.com

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enior Living at Oakwood Senior Estates in Swansea, MA (near the mall) and North Farm Senior Estates In Somerset, MA (3200 County Street) are safe, secure and care free living for people 55 and over. Want to save money? Mention the Southcoast Insider and sign a lease this month, and you will get your first month’s rent free.

Senior Estates 508-676-9700, www.northfarmseniorestates.com

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ive In Care allows the patient to remain in his/her own home and community. One aide provides care instead of two or three daily and it’s more affordable than hourly care.

Sue Knight/Premier, 657 Quarry Street, Unit 7, Fall River, 508-679-8796, www.premierhomehealthcare.com

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id you know that New Bedford Rehabilitation Hospital is a longterm acute care hospital specializing in the treatment and rehabilitation of chronically critically ill patients that require extended hospitalization for the care of ventilator dependency, pulmonary rehabilitation, complex medical management and wound care? The 90-bed facility is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO) and provides 24-hour physician coverage and offers both out patient and inpatient hospital services.

Lori Vaudry/New Bedford Rehabilitation Hospital, 4499 Acushnet Ave. New Bedford, 508-9956900, www.newbedfordrehab.com

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ant to have fun and help others?

Join Better Community Living, Inc. as they celebrate their 5th Annual Sweet Temptations Fundraiser on Friday, October 14 from 6-9pm at The Seaport Inn in Fairhaven, MA. Sample delicious food from local area restaurants, fine wine and beer, plus auction items and raffle prizes.

All proceeds are directed to the adults and children who live with developmental disabilities.

Tickets are $45 and can be purchased securely online through PayPal at www.bettercommunity.com.

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id you know that snoring may be a symptom of a sleep disorder?

Sleep disorders include narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome, parasomnias and sleep apnea. Sleep apnea can lead to serious side effects like high blood pressure, heart disease, irregular heartbeat and stroke. Morton Hospital’s Sleep Disorders Center can help.

Julie Weisskirchen/Morton Hospital and Medical Center, 88 Washington Street, Taunton, 508.828.7015 www.mortonhospital.org

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sing the correct products for your skin, along with regular professional treatments, is essential to fortify your skin. But you also need to treat the skin from the inside as well.

Antioxidants such as Vitamin C and Alpha Lipoic Acid can reduce inflammation on cellular level to help the skin look its best as you age.

Kelley Mello/Celia’s Skincare Studio, 100 State Road, No. Dartmouth 508 990-4255, www.celias.skincaretherapy.net

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id you know that Adult Foster Care allows adults with chronic health care needs to stay at home, as an alternative to assisted living or nursing home placement? Beacon Adult Foster Care pays caregivers a tax-free stipend to care for your loved ones at home, so they can enjoy life with as few restrictions as possible.

Holly Stevens/Beacon Adult Foster Care, 229 Walnut Street, New Bedford, 774-202-1837, www.beaconafc.com

Pros share home help Whether you’re trying to give your house a new look, do home repairs, or redecorate, the South Coast has experts to advise you.

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clectic, natural and tribal trends are what’s new for fall 2011.

Natural stones and elements like turquoise, have already become popular. Turquoise is a great stone and adds a pop of color to any outfit and works with almost every color.

Lisa Santos/The Thirsty Crow, 367 Old Westport Road. Dartmouth, 508994-9434, www.thethirstycrow.com

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eeping family and seniors safe is often a priority overlooked, from replacing older electrical equipment to getting Mom or Dad a medical alert system, the best thing you can do is start now.Be sure to have proper smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and replace them if they are over 10 years old.

And have your home’s electrical systems inspected by a licensed electrician—your family’s safety depends on it.

Raymond D. Melanson/Electrician, 508-676-3518, www.nextmonitoring.com

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he high price of oil means that this is a great time to convert to gas. It may also be worth looking into radiant heating and solar systems.

Bill Battles/Village Plumbing, 171 Pine Hill Road, Westport, 508-6369080, www.thevillageplumber.com

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ocal non-profit organizations like FROED and SEED can provide information pertaining to all areas of business development including marketing plans and sales

techniques, to tax exemptions and employee recruitment and training services. They share free, high quality, important information that all business will need to be successful.

Joseph T. Baptista Jr./Mechanics Cooperative Bank, 75 County Street, Taunton, 508 823-7722, www.mechanics-coop.com

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onsignment shops can be a good place to find treasures.

Sak’s Consignments sells only Authentic Coach, Dooney & Bourke, Brahmin, Fendi handbags. A must see, are their vintage Hats in the original hat boxes from Cherry & Webb and Maguires, both dating back to a Fall River of the 50s. Plus they help support area charities and all of their expired clothing is donated to a local homeless shelter.

Ilaine Bednarik, Saks Consignments, 147 Swansea Mall Drive #4, Swansea, 508.730.2211, saksconsign@ comcast.net

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he change of season is a favorite time to revisit your wardrobe.

Whether you’ve lost weight or gained a little, clothing can often be tailored to fit properly at a fraction of the cost to replace the item. Most tailors will offer you an estimate prior to altering your clothing; then you can decide if it will be a worthwhile investment!

Sue Chouinard/Dartmouth Tailor, 106 State Road, Dartmouth, 508.992.2468, www.DartmouthTailor.com

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THE WEEKEND BAKER

Boo!

a halloween cake

by Andrea M. Gilbert

Fall is my favorite time of the year. I love the cooler temperatures and having to sleep with a blanket at night. It is still warm enough sometimes to take a book and sit on the beach on a Sunday afternoon and read and enjoy the day.

Maybe the reason I am partial to October is that I was born in this month of lingering warm days, cool nights, football, leaves crunching under your feet, the shift from tee shirts and shorts to sweatshirts and jeans, the crunch of a good apple and of course Halloween.

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I have always loved Halloween.

There is something magical about the days and nights leading up to a “holiday” second only to Christmas in the United States. Our decorations come out on October 1st with our jack-o-lanterns, ghosts, pumpkins and fall colors in the house. My husband decorates outside with the hay bales and corn husks wrapped around the columns on our front porch and I tuck in mums and purple cabbages for extra color.

The bowl that holds the candy for trick or treaters sits ready to be filled up with all kinds of candy and I usually have to buy extra, due to us “dipping” into the candy bowl.

Along with the expected Halloween

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would not “recognize” them as the things, I also love to research where butcher, baker or candlestick maker our customs actually came from as from the Celtic village. I of course well as our superstitions. You know: have always wondered what the devil don’t walk under a ladder, don’t step would think should he—or she (equal on the sidewalk cracks and you are rights)—find a person who dressed up in big trouble if a black cat walks into to resemble a devil? your path.

I also have wondered what the When I was a kid learning to bake, outcome would be should he have my grandmother would always put run into my friend Chuck who loves salt into her recipe and then toss a to dress for Halloween and one year pinch over her shoulder. My Irish decided to be Carmen Miranda, Nana told me that the jack-o-lantern complete with the fruited hat and actually came over with my ancestors bare midriff! I think that would have along with the story behind it... scared that devil back into his warm, During the days of the ancient Celts toasty den of fire. when the night of All Hallows Eve Our ancestors also were much drew close, they believed that the smarter than I am. devil would make his Instead of having a appearance in order to I also have of candy at their steal the souls (hence wondered what bowl doors for Halloween, the term All Souls Eve) the outcome would they gave out small from unsuspecting cakes and pastries. I victims. According be should he have contemplated to legend, there was have run into my the possibility of giva man named Jack who thought he could friend Chuck who ing out Halloween cupcakes but then my outsmart the devil loves to dress for husband and I would and traded his soul in order to be able to Halloween and one not have that bowl of to snack on for live forever. Well what year decided to be candy the 31 days of October, Jack wanted, Jack got, Carmen Miranda, plus I would be disapalthough not exactly the folks at how he thought it complete with the pointing Walmart who for that would be. Instead of fruited hat and month I am on a firstliving forever and name basis with. doing everything bare midriff!

This month’s recipe he wanted, the devil is called a Wowie Cake or some people played a trick-or-treat on him and also call it a Whacky Cake. It has been poor Jack ended up traveling forever in my family’s recipe box since I was around the world with only the light a child and I believe my mom still has from a lantern, and to make matters one of those classroom recipe books worse he had to carve one from a in which is that recipe so I guess you gourd or a pumpkin and so Jack had could say I have grown up with it. the light from his “jack-o-lantern.”

There are no eggs in the recipe, and it I guess even the devil has his fun makes a nice, moist cake. with the play on words here. This is You can serve it with or without why we carve pumpkins and light frosting. For Halloween you can put a them on Halloween. We help Jack small amount of orange food color“see the light” so he can continue on ing into your frosting and the cake his way. will resemble a Jack-o-lantern but I Back in those “olden” days, superstiguarantee you, it will not be around as tion and curses were a part of evlong as poor Jack. eryday life. The reason we dress up Happy Baking and Happy Hallowin various costumes—and usually a een! different one every year—is because our ancestors did this so that the devil

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In a large bowl, with mixer at low speed, combine confectioner’s sugar, butter, milk and vanilla. Beat at medium speed 1-2 minutes until creamy. If needed, add more milk to make frosting consistency spreadable. This makes enough to fill and frost a layer cake, a 9x13 sheet cake or 24 cupcakes.

If you see a witch on a broom on Halloween night, just toss me a piece of candy and I promise—NO TRICKS!

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GREEN SOUTH COAST

‘Not by Bread Alone…’

by Elizabeth Morse Read

We may not live by bread alone, but without it, we wouldn’t have survived this long as a species.

The USDA’s newest dietary guideline, “Choose My Plate,” says a quarter of our plate should contain grain foods. But since the Industrial Revolution, we’ve gotten away from the “whole-grain” foods, so humble and brown, in favor of processed, refined “white” grain products, and our spiraling rates of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancers are the result.

It’s time to get back to basics—to whole-grain foods, whether breads, pastas, pizza dough, breakfast cereals, muffins or snack foods.

Unrefined whole grains are composed on the outer layer (bran), the starchy body (endosperm) and the tiny seed kernel (the germ). Together they provide fiber, protein, important vitamins and minerals (like thiamin, niacin and folate, which is especially important during pregnancy), iron, magnesium and selenium, antioxidants, healthy fats—and no cholesterol.

And a lot of this good stuff is stripped away in the “refining” and bleaching and pre-package processing that ends up making us fat, unhealthy and nutritionally starved.

When we eat grain products like bread or pasta or tortillas or breakfast cereals, we need to ensure that they are made as much as possible from whole-grain ingredients—stoneground, unbleached, unpolished, “unrefined.”

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What to avoid And just because the box screams “heart-healthy,” don’t believe it until you’ve checked the ingredients list— if it contains molasses or caramel (to make it look brown), high-fructose corn syrup, salt, artificial colors/ flavors, a chemical alphabet soup of additives, “fruit-flavored clusters,” hydrogenated oils, preservatives, keep looking for the real thing.

A really healthful breakfast cereal should have only four or five ingredi-

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ents listed on the nutrition label – and it should start with “whole-grain” ingredients.

Clear benefits Eating a diet rich in whole-grain products has been scientifically shown to lower cholesterol, regulate blood sugar levels, help with healthy weight maintenance, and thereby reduce the risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, certain cancers, arteriosclerosis, and osteoporosis.

Herein is a quick tour through time and space of the grains so important to our continued survival: Amaranth: Like quinoa, amaranth is a pseudo-cereal, gluten-free and highly-nutritious, fast-growing and easily cooked. It has been gradually appearing in “healthy” breakfast cereal mixes.

Barley: One of the oldest cultivated grains in the world, barley is a major ingredient in beer, soups and breads.

Long considered “peasant food” by the white-bread eating aristocracy, barley grows well in regions not suited for growing corn or wheat and is an important animal feed.

Bran: Bran is the outer “skin” of a whole grain and a major source of its nutritional value. When grains are processed to remove the bran (such as when turning brown rice into white rice), the remaining grain loses fiber, omega-3 fatty acids and many vitamins and minerals. Bran has many uses as an additive (think Bran Flakes and bran muffins), as a pickling medium (as it is in Japan), as an animal feed supplement, and as a laxative.

Buckwheat: Buckwheat is a pseudograin, popular for making pancakes (e.g., Russian blini and crepes in

northern France), noodles (Japanese soba) as well as in “healthy” breakfast cereal mixes.

Corn (Maize): Originally domesticated by the Native Americans in Mesoamerica, corn has become a major grain food source worldwide and is also a major source of animal fodder, sweeteners (corn syrup), commercial products and, recently, as an additive to fossil fuels.

The US produces almost half of the corn grown worldwide, more than the total crop yield of wheat or rice.

Its importance in addressing crop failures and famines worldwide is significant—corn has now become Africa’s most important food staple.

Ground corn is the basis of porridges (like grits and polenta), flat breads (like tortillas), quick-breads and muffins (like johnny-cakes and cornpone), breakfast cereals (like corn flakes), as well as snack foods (like popcorn and Cracker Jacks). It’s also used to produce cornstarch, corn syrup (a sweetener), and even biodegradable alternatives to plastic bags. Dried corn is an important animal feed and the dried-out stalks and cobs can be used as a fuel source [see sidebars]. Corn, wheat and rice account for almost 90%

of worldwide grain production and almost half of all food calories eaten.

Flax: Flax seeds are often used as supplements in other grain mixtures and as herbal/medicinal aids, and milled to produce flaxseed oil, better known as linseed oil. The seeds are high in fiber and omega-3 fatty acids and are considered to be beneficial in the treatment of certain cancer and cholesterol reduction, especially in women.

Gluten: A protein found in wheat, rye, barley and oats, gluten is what makes bread dough elastic and able to rise and makes the resulting bread chewy. [see sidebar] Kasha: Also known as buckwheat groats, kasha is technically a pseudograin, but a long-time staple food in Eastern European (including Jewish) cuisines.

Oats: An ancient cool-climate grain long associated with Scotland and Ireland, high in protein and fiber (contains some gluten), oats has been shown to have significant health benefits. It’s a popular winter breakfast food (and makes great cookies), a healthful substitute for bread crumbs

Grain-Related Health Disorders Beriberi – A nutritional-deficiency caused by processing and refining. When whole-grain brown rice is stripped of its bran and germ to make “white rice,” it loses the essential nutrient thiamine (vitamin B1).

In regions where white rice is the sole food source, this thiamin deficiency results in beriberi, especially in children in developing countries or famine zones.

Celiac Disease (also spelled coeliac) – At least one percent of people have an inherited auto-immune intestinal disorder that makes them unable to digest any food containing gluten. Many “gluten-free” products are now commercially available and many restaurants offer gluten-free menus.

Ergotism – Rye, wild rice and several other grains are susceptible to the ergot fungus, a distant chemical relative of LSD, which can produce hallucinations when the infected grains are ingested. There are credible studies that show that the Salem witch trial hysteria and other outbreaks of bizarre behavior in Europe during the Middle Ages were probably due to eating tainted rye bread products.

(think meat loaf) and a highly-nutritious animal feed, especially for horses. Oats have long been recognized as an energizing food, hence the old expressions “feeling one’s oats” and “sowing one’s wild oats.”

Quinoa: (pronounced “keen-wah”) Another pseudo-cereal, quinoa is a gluten-free. It provides a complete protein food, unlike true grains. Once its bitter outer-coating is removed, it’s cooked much like rice and has a mild, nutty flavor. In recent years, it has become a favorite food for the healthconscious around the world.

Rice: After corn, rice is the most important grain food in much of the world—Asia, Africa, Eurasia, Latin America, the Caribbean and the American South. It can be grown practically anywhere there is an adequate water source, although its cultivation is labor-intensive. Although “brown rice” is the most nutritious, even processed “white” rice can be, as long as it’s “enriched” and “parboiled” [see sidebar]. Like wheat and corn, rice can be further processed to produce a flour, fermented to produce wine (sake) or vinegar. It is most healthful when combined with other sources of protein, such as beans, tofu, and fish/ meat; because of rice’s ancient association with prosperity and fertility, newlywed couples are showered with it (uncooked) after the ceremony.

Rye: A close relative of wheat and barley, rye is a cool-weather grain popular in Europe and the Near East. It is most frequently used to make sourdough breads like pumpernickel and Scandinavian crispbread crackers, fermented into rye whiskey or vodka, and as animal feed. [see sidebar 1] Sorghum: the fifth most important cereal crop in the world, sorghum is tolerant of heat and drought conditions, and is a major staple crop in Africa, central America and South Asia.

Wild Rice: A wild grass common to the waterways of the upper Midwestern and Gulf US states and neighboring Canadian provinces, traditionally cultivated and harvested by local Native American tribes. It is gluten-free, highly nutritious.

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WINE NOTES

Do wine barrels taste that good?

by Alton Long

Have you ever been to a “barrel tasting?” A barrel tasting is essentially tasting a wine taken right out of the barrel before it is fully developed. It is a little like taking a bite of the cake when it is just “half baked.”

But wine lovers still do it. Many wineries hold a special event, offering barrel tasting, such as what Westport Vineyards in southeastern Massachusetts did on a Saturday near the end of July, 2011.

The guests were guided through samples of Westport River’s 2010’s vintages, including different clones, yeasts and malolactic strains as well as stainless steel (not technically a “barrel” but it was used as a “aging” container.) The term “malolactic” refers to the tart-tasting malic acid, naturally present in grape must.

It is easily converted to softer-tasting lactic acid. Most wines are coaxed by the wine makers to go through this process. The malolactic fermentation tends to create a smoother mouth feel.

Malic acid is like the taste of green apples. After a wine goes through malolactic fermentation, the wine becomes richer and sort of buttery tasting. If you bite a ripe apple and then set it down you can watch the apple go through this same process.

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they were Chardonnay but while they seemed to have some of the basic fruit flavor there were apparently hints of yeast. This seemed to disappear with a little swirling. One wine sample seemed to have a bit tingling on the tongue but also had a nice fruity flavor. The more the samples were swirled the better they became.

But these wines were definitely “not ready” and when we tasted some bottles of finished wines from a previous vintage, we really were shown how much better wines are when they have some “bottle age.”

“Barrel tasting” is not tasting the barrel wood, but seeing how a wine being aged in a wooden oak barrel is coming along. Aging wine in oak barrels is part of the tradition for making many classic wines.

True, not all wine do well in oak.

The German wineries use oak rarely so those crisp Rieslings, as well a the

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sweeter ones never see oak, unless its an old neutral barrel that will impart no oak flavor. Actually you can detect this maturing effect even when the wine is in a stainless steel barrel or tank.

To age or not to age There are those who feel that a good wine must have some oak. Most red wines are in fact aged in oak barrels.

Some white wines and especially the great Chardonnay wines have some oak aging. It was also interesting to try to imagine how much smoother the wine might be if given another six to ten months in the oak barrel, but the flavor and aromas might not be much changed. The wine maker has to make some serious decisions based on these samplings directly from the barrel.

Some wineries actually sell “futures” on the wines while they are still in the barrels. Some great wines have all been purchased before they are even bottled, based primarily on the reputation of the wine from previous years, the winery, the winemaker, and the barrel tasting that shows how it appears be maturing.

One wine lover at the Westport barrel tasting said “I guess it’s like shaking a wrapped Christmas present to see if you can guess what’s inside.” Actually that is just about what it is. The wine maker, and top some degree, the wine enthusiast, is trying

to get a feel for how good this ”baby” wine will be when it is finally bottled and allowed to mature.

Predicting the future Its fun to do and if you do it enough times, and if you actually follow up, checking out the resulting wine after it has been bottled and released, you can learn to predict the future. One advantage of this is that the “futures” price is often somewhat lower that the eventual “off the shelf” price will be. In some instances, the entire lot may be purchased prior to the final bottling.

Experts do “barrel tastings” of great Bordeaux wines, not just months before they are bottled, but years before they are truly ready to be consumed.

This helps set the price that they can put on “future” sales. Many wine enthusiasts buy what is call “wine futures.” It helps the winemakers get some early return on their investment. They spend money grooming their vineyard, and harvesting the wine. Then a year or so processing it, aging it in tanks or barrels; then bottling and labeling, and again letting it rest from the processing shock and finally it goes out to distributors and to the shops and restaurants. You can see why the wineries are often pleased to do some ”futures” business.

So the winemakers continually sample their wines in the barrel (oak or stainless steel) to see how their wine is doing. They ask themselves, “Does it need to be a little warmer to help with the fermentation room?” or “Did the yeast stop working and the fermentation stop?” or “should we hold this a little longer in the barrel or bottle it as is?” They can also decide if one wine should be blended with another to make a softer or richer blend, or would it be better, though a little more expensive, to bottle this wine under its own label.

If you ever read or hear about a local winery that is holding a “barrel tasting,” take advantage of the opportunity. It will be a fun experience and you will get a better understanding about what it takes to make a good wine even better.

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BUSINESS BUZZ

Eyewitness to history

by Jay Pateakos

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s a native of New Bedford, I’ll be the first to admit that I haven’t always been a positive spokesman for the city or region. Seeing my fair share of bad news from the city find its way to the cover of national publications, I got caught up in the negativity and couldn’t wait to leave the city behind for good.

After working in Fall River for many years, I find the natives there have same mentality: that the city will never be where it needs to be. But my mother was right many years ago when she said wisdom comes with age, and now I know that I, and many people from this area, need to step back and realize how lucky we truly have it.

Both cities are packed full of history, and whether it’s a drive around East Rodney French Boulevard or viewing the dozens of working fishing boats in New Bedford’s downtown, or touring Heritage State Park and Battleship Cove in Fall River, I often now find myself thinking how beautiful this area is and how fortunate we are to live here. Just a brief trip to a place like Pittsburgh makes you realize that living near the water and being able to see an ocean or bay sunset on a daily basis are just about the coolest things there are.

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Many of the region’s offerings, including Battleship Cove, seemed like worlds away for this New Bedford kid, as the 12 mile trek to Fall River might just as well have been a transcontinental flight to Europe when I was a child.

While many people may have traveled the Charles M. Braga, Jr. Bridge, now seeing itself overhauled from its pale green origins to a royal blue, few know that Braga was a Fall River native who was killed during the Pearl Harbor Attacks.

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I never got to see Battleship Cove as a kid growing up in the 70s and early 80s, something I regret, but also something I have made up for since. My oldest son and I have spent numerous evenings on the USS Massachusetts as an overnight Cub Scout retreat as well as a number of days touring the historic ship and the Cove’s other offerings.

The history behind the vessels at Battleship Cove is inspiring. The sad thing is, even today, there are many people who have never visited Battleship Cove.

Did you know that Battleship Cove is the largest selection of naval battleships in the world? Did you know that the state’s official 9/11 Memorial is not in Boston or in Lowell or Worcester, but right here in Fall River at Battleship Cove?

Battleship Cove is also home to the state’s official Pearl Harbor Memorial.

When Battleship Cove’s new Executive Director Brad King took the helm in 2010, he promised to help pull the Battleship into the forefront of people’s minds not only in the area but in the region and beyond. With the attack on Pearl Harbor’s 70th anniversary this December 7, King commissioned “The Pearl Harbor Experience at Battleship Cove” as a way to commemorate the attack and take people back to that fateful 1941 day on the other side of the world.

Using state-of-the-art technology funded by a number of local organizations, including a jumbo screen that will project actual film footage taken that day, “The Pearl Harbor Experience” allows you to be surrounded by the look, feel, and sounds of 1941 as you sit and hear the planes roar by, machine guns blazing, bombs exploding around you as a torpedo strikes the USS Massachusetts as

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it plays its part as one of those battleships that met its fate that day.

Portions of the USS Joseph P. Kennedy and the USS Massachusetts play parts in the unfolding drama, as do the museum’s waterfront and the buildings that house the PT Boat displays.

“We are connecting the audience with those men and women whose lives were permanently changed by the attack,” said King. “You become an eyewitness to history.”

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“By engaging the audience emotionally in an immersion experience,” King noted, “we hope to inspire them to explore further and visit the museum’s exhibitions and memorials with a new perspective.”

For many, including the youth that are two or three generations removed from the attack on Pearl Harbor, “The Pearl Harbor Experience” will be a way to put down the iPhones and DS players and see how one of the country’s most important historical events unfolded.

I think we all need to be reminded from time to time about our history and how important history is to the present and future.

Battleship Cove isn’t our only vibrant connection to the past in the South Coast. There’s the Lizzie Borden Museum, Fall River Historical Society, and newest the Lafayette-Durfee House and Museum, the Joshua Slocum Memorial in Fairhaven, or the Whaling Museum in New Bedford and many more, to remind us how lucky we are to be growing up in an area rich with history that had—and continues to have—an impact on the world. For more information visit www.battleshipcove.com.

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THINGS TO DO

Helping hips host belly dance benefit This year’s Belly Dance Charity Gala is scheduled for Saturday, October 15, at the Roseland Ballroom, 174 Broadway, in Taunton, with proceeds to benefit The Family Coalition for Medically Involved Children, a Fall River-based, nonprofit organization that provides supports families whose children face serious medical challenges. Tickets are limited and on sale now.

Tickets are $40 in advance or $50 at the door. For more information visit www.thehelpinghips.org, or call 508822-6449 with your credit card. You can also pay with PayPal at www.ancientartstudios.com

The dance troupe Sabaya performed a number entirely without music. It featured intricate rhythms on finger cymbals as the group danced.

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CFSEMA Board Members Linda Bodenmann and Liz Isherwood

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Nearly 400 guests came to Round Hill, South Dartmouth, on a glorious September evening for Summer’s Last Blast VII, an end-of-summer celebration that supports the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts (CFSEMA).

CFSEMA is grateful to the many sponsors and in-kind donors who helped make this year’s event a success.

The Community Foundation works to facilitate, advise, convene and respond to critical community issues, such as education, the arts and the environment. Since 2005, CFSEMA has distributed nearly $10 million in grants and scholarships from 144 funds to support youth programs, expand economic opportunities, increase educational attainment, promote sustainability, invest in the creative economy and, through the Women’s Fund, improve the economic status of women and girls. For more information call 508-996-8253 or visit www.cfsema.org.

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Sample super soup Close the Portuguese feasting season with a traditional kale soup cookoff from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 9th, 2011 at Bristol Community College in Fall River.

The entrants compete for three prizes in two categories: sopa portuguesa and caldo verde. First place winners receive colorful, Portuguese ceramic tureens in addition to bragging rights.

This year’s panel includes two BCC professors of culinary arts: Chef John J. Caressimo and Chef Gloria Cabral. Roberto Medeiros, President of MOSAICO, will lend his Azorean expertise to the mix. There will also be a Peoples’ Choice Awards based on a popular vote.

In addition to unlimited soup sampling, there will be authentic music, a performance by Out of the Gutter, an Azorean petting zoo, and a Luso American marketplace.

Advance tickets cost $10 and are available at LAGOA gallery and participating restaurants. Children 10 and under enter for free.

The fourth annual Kale Fest is sponsored by the Luso American Gallery of Antiquities, Inc. (LAGOA) in partnership with LusoCentro of BCC, Fall River Ford, SATA, and the Mayor’s Office of the City of Fall River.

Proceeds from this event will support a gallery development and scholarship fund for Portuguese American students who demonstrate academic promise and fiscal need. For additional information call 508-673-6624 or visit www.lagoagallery.org

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REGIONAL NEWS

STOP LINE

Traffic safety review Signalized intersections

by Lilia Cabral

Today’s busy lifestyle lends itself to over-scheduling and rushing from one task to the next, and leads to distractions while driving.

Traffic laws are not optional; ignoring them risks the safety of yourself, your passengers and all others using the road.

This is especially true at intersections. An intersection, where two or more roads meet, may be one of the most complex environments a driver will encounter along the roadway.

Intersections create points of conflicts for both drivers and pedestrians, with different entering movements and crossing patterns. Most drivers understand the complex safety issues that surround intersections but few people truly appreciate the dangers, especially at signalized intersections.

The first rule to keep in mind is where to stop at a signalized intersection. This is an all-too-common oversight. A vehicle should stop well before the crosswalk, at the stop line when one is present. (See top left photo) When vehicles stop past this point they may impede and endanger pedestrian traffic, lessen the optimal 40

visibility of the traffic signals and obstruct the proper flow of all traffic through the intersection. All three of these can adversely affect the safety of all users of the intersection.

Everyone knows that a green traffic light indicates “go.” It gets a little more complicated when green arrows are involved.

A green arrow means you can make a “protected” turn in the direction of the arrow. When a green arrow displays for your turn, pedestrians and oncoming vehicles should be stopped for red lights. A left on green arrow only sign means you may only turn if the arrow is lit. A left turn yield on green sign. (See top middle photo) indicates that you may proceed with the turn only when the opposing traffic has cleared.

It should be obvious to any licensed driver that a steady red displayed at a traffic signal means “stop.” So it is surprising that the number of red light running crashes in our region has more than doubled in the last 3 years.

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“stop” if you are at the intersection. In today’s culture, a yellow light has unfortunately and increasingly come to symbolize “hurry up” instead of “slow down.” Shockingly, the leading excuse given for red light running was neither frustration nor inattention; it was simply being “in a hurry.”

You are allowed to make a right turn on a red light only after you come to a complete stop and yield to pedestrians or other vehicles in your path, the same as when you approach a stop sign at an unsignalized intersection.

You may not take a right on red if a no turn on red sign is posted. (See top right photo) As well as the traffic rules just mentioned, all other traffic laws should be followed as well, including obeying the speed limit and never using any mobile electronic device while driving. Safety belts should be worn at all times. The simple fact is that safety belts save lives.

For more information on rules of the road go to this link to see the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Driver’s Manual: www.mass.gov/rmv/ dmanual/driversmanual.pdf

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Q: How do I know whether my cataract is “ripe”?

A: This term is an old-fashioned term that is no longer in favor today. In the past, cataracts were taken out using a large wound when the cataract had “liquefied” or “ripened.” Nowadays, cataracts are dissolved in a no-stitch operation and “ripeness” is no longer applicable.

Q: Then how do I know whether it is the time to have my cataract removed?

A: The right time to have your cataract removed is when it interferes with your activities of daily living. For some people, this takes place when they can no longer read, drive, sew or watch TV with the same level of vision that they would like. For others, this occurs when they are bothered by other cataract symptoms, such as glare, double vision, halos or difficulty functioning in bright lights.

Q: Can I see immediately after surgery?

A: As with any surgical procedure, everyone’s body heals differently. Some patients can see immediately after surgery, while other patients experience “swelling” and thus vision takes longer to “clear up.”

Q: How come some people get patches on their eyes after surgery while others don’t?

A: It depends on how the doctor numbs the eye for surgery. Most patients can be numbed with eye drops, and do not need to be patched after the surgery. Occasionally, others need an injection to numb the eye, and this requires a patch afterwards for protection.

Q: Is laser vision surgery very risky?

A: Only after a complete eye exam can the specialist establish whether or not you are a good candidate for laser vision surgery.

Q: I am older and would like to eliminate glasses entirely. I was told this is impossible and I would always need glasses. Is this true?

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TAROT-SCOPES

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Aries – Show more compassion and understanding when dealing with issues this month. Let people vent and explain before voicing your opinion.

Taurus – Romance and money seem to be coming your way this month. A heartfelt talk will yield the best results and you will fell more motivated.

Gemini – Going against the grain will bring headaches and stress into your personal life. Do your best this month to keep the peace. Easier to swim with the tide.

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Cancer – Try to finish the small projects and pay off those small debts first as the big ones are coming. Clean up the mess before it grows.

Leo – Even if you feel like you’re not getting ahead, your hard work will pay off this month. This is a good omen for love and health concerns.

Virgo – Stop trying to fix everything, its OK to say no. Work on yourself this month, and avoid playing referee at all times.

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Libra – Spending time with loved ones will prove to be rewarding. Plan a dinner or get the family together and play a board game.

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Capricorn – A new road will open up for you; go down it. New Job, New Love or New Hobby will open many doors. Try it, you will like it.

Aquarius – Don’t jump without looking, do your research on that new car, job exit, and be better safe than sorry. Look at the facts only to help you decide.

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Cut an apple in half; place both halves against the lips and say what you want gone. Then put the apple together and place in a shallow hole in the ground and cover it with dirt.

Then say “I don’t need any more, goodbye and good riddance.”

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Make a wish At the stroke of midnight, cut an apple in two-thirds and eat one-third at a time, making a separate wish on each piece that you eat.

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MUSICAL SOUTH COAST

The Zeiterion’s season of music

And a lot more

by David Prentiss

Katherine Knowles brings a lot of music—and dance, theater and comedy—to the South Coast.

As the Executive Director of the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center in New Bedford, Knowles brings the very best performers from around the world to our community for all enjoy. I recently spoke to her about the Zeiterion’s upcoming season: The Insider – The Zeiterion’s season is so massive I really don’t know where to begin. I think I better let you decide.

Knowles – Sure. Let’s start with the music. We want the Z to be a place for everybody. We don’t believe in “high art” or “low art,” we believe in excellent art. So we program all types of music and have many ways for people to experience it—in the theater, on stage, even in the streets.

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What I’m probably most excited about this year in our music programming is Hugh Masekela. He is an international legend in world music and jazz.

His Broadway musical, Sarafina, was a smash hit and he won a Grammy for his song “Grazing in the Grass,” which sold over 4 million copies. He is in such demand that it was a real challenge to get him, but I know it will be worth it.

The Insider – What other music will we be hearing at the Z? Knowles – We have something for everyone, but what I really hope is that people don’t come only for the music they are use to. Try different things. Stretch yourself. You’ll be happy you did, and you have a lot to choose from: the Creole Choir of Cuba, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Bowfire, Drumline, Tao: The Way of the Drum, plus Dennis DeYoung (The Music of Styx) and a lot others.

The Insider – What’s new this year?

Knowles – Even more music. For the first time, we’ve been able to put together a series of musicals: Spamalot, The Wizard of Oz, and My Fair Lady.

What’s gratifying is that the Z is now attracting the attention of national touring companies.

They are approaching us about performing here.

The Insider – I know that dance is a personal passion of yours. What are you doing this Season?

The Insider – Let’s talk a little bit about the collaborative projects happening.

Knowles– We have two major partnerships this year, The Civil War Project, and Moby! The Civil War Project is part of the 150th commemoration of the American Civil War. We are presenting two plays, “Civil War Voices” and “The Rivalry,” and we are partnering with the New Bedford National Historical Park, the New Bedford Whaling Museum, the Fort Taber Military Museum and the Greater New Bedford Civil War Roundtable to create an in-depth, multi-faceted experience of a time that changed our nation.

The other partnership is called Moby!

The New Bedford Whaling Museum and the Z have come together to celebrate the iconic tale of the great whale in art, on screen, in community and on stage. It starts in November and culminates with the Moby Dick Readathon in January.

I’m really excited about these projects because they show what the shared brainpower of this community can do. Each group has a chance to shine, and by working together we create something that is bigger than anything any of us could do individually.

The types of performances we bring in and the caliber of the artists is a reflection of our community.

Knowles – We were able to land the Joffrey Ballet Company! They are one of the “Big Three” American ballet companies and they are coming here!

The Insider – How were you able to do that?

Knowles – Persistence.

The Insider – I know we are only scratching the surface of your season.

In 50 words or less, tell me everything else that is going on.

Knowles – We have plays, holiday shows, block parties, children shows, and a slew of rock, folk and jazz music on tap. We also have Mass Ensemble, with a giant interactive Earth Harp— it’s the largest stringed instrument in the world and everyone is invited to play it. And I haven’t even mentioned Bill Cosby, Joan Rivers, and Weird Al Yankovic.

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The Insider – This is certainly the biggest season ever for the Z. How do you explain it?

Knowles – My philosophy is this: It is the community that decides what a presenting organization like the Z can do. It’s the community that determines what we can mean to the South Coast. My outreach is pretty simple: I just ask people what they want. The types of performances we bring in and the caliber of the artists is a reflection of our community.

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The Society’s premier annual “Summer Soiree” fundraiser last month was an enjoyable, intimate evening with live music, auction, open wine bar, and great hors d’oeuvres by Jim Souza of the New Boston Bakery. (l-r) The all volunteer board of the Preservation Society of Fall River: Jim Soule, pres., Gale Powers treas., Connie Soule, dir., John Silva vp., Jim Souza dir., Carroll Grillo Brown sec., Jack Shipley dir., Charlie Jacobson dir.’

Take a tour with the Preservation Society On October 1, a bicycle tour of historic Steep Brook, co-sponsored by the Preservation Society of Fall River, the Fall River Bicycle Committee, and Green Futures, will examine “Fall River’s Colonial Village,” led by Everett Castro and Alfred Lima. The first part of the tour will cover Steep Brook; the second part will continue to Assonet, to discuss the history of that village, and return via a section of the SE Mass Bioreserve, where the history of that area will also be explored. The tour will begin in front of the former St. Vincent’s Home on North Main Street. More information on this and other tours can be obtained at www. fallriverpreservation.org

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Pumpkin Palooza planned Want to paint a pumpkin, take a picture with Charlie Brown, play in the hay or just take a ride on a big pumpkin coach? Head to Frerichs Farm for “Pumpkin Palooza” every weekend through the end of October.

Located in Warren, RI, visitors can take a ride around the farm in the coach or on Snap the Dragon.

There’s also a Western Town, a chance to make your own scarecrow, and an opportunity to take a photo while riding on a witches broom.

Most events are free, but there is a nominal charge for some. For more information call 401- 245-8245 or visit www.frerichsfarm.com

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New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford. 508997-0046. www.whalingmuseum.org Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset Street, Providence.

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