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If you’re looking for a coastal destination, but don’t want to sweat in Cape-bound traffic, then why not spend a day in Onset? There you’ll find delicious food, sandy beaches, and music and festivals throughout the season. Turn to Donna Marshall’s article on page 6 to see everything the little village has to offer.

For most families, summer means trips to the beach. And the South Coast wouldn’t be the South Coast without Horseneck Beach in Westport. It’s a defining feature of the place we call home, and has a deep history, going back hundreds of years. To see another side of the sands, check out Joyce Rowley’s article on page 8.

Whether you’re staying in the South Coast this summer or vacationing a little farther away, it’s worth thinking about how you’ll be traveling. On page 12, Steve Smith explores the future of travel.

It’s not hover-cars and jetpacks, but there are still big changes on the horizon.

From the sea, the sky, or the land, anyone can see that the South Coast is bursting with opportunity in the summer. Get together with those closest to you and go exploring!

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by Donna M arshall

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etween Buzzards Bay and East Wareham lies the quaint village of Onset. Initially established at the turn of the 20th century as a hotspot for Boston area spiritualists, Onset was a destination for people seeking answers from beyond.

Séances were performed on the beach, the local firehouse, and within Victorian homes which still line what is known as Onset Avenue today. In the 1930s, Onset was in the clutches of its exciting heyday.

Locals and tourists alike would flock to the Onset Casino and dance the night away to legendary musicians like Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald.

Today, the village greets about 20,000 visitors each summer and has undergone yet another rebirth after decades of rekindling its identity. A coincidence considering rebirth is at the root of the spiritualism that once defined this oceanfront resort destination in Wareham.

“We have 30 events scheduled this summer,” said Onset Bay Association president Kay Jones, “last year we had a very large turnout and we anticipate the numbers will grow this summer as well.”

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These events take place on Onset Beach as well as the beloved Onset Band Shell, the event epicenter of the village.

Thankfully every summer, Onset Bay Association puts together free and affordable events the whole family can enjoy.

And this is just a short walk away from the beach!

S winging summer On any given day in the summer, children and adults can be seen walking along busy Onset Avenue. Anyone traveling to Onset can enjoy a slice of pizza and ice cream, take a cruise and golf in one day – all within walking distance of a picturesque shoreline.

On Wednesdays at the Band Shell the 10th annual Onset Summer of Love concerts will return June 28-August 30, offering residents a wide array of familyfriendly musical acts from the area. These

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acts range from R&B to Swing to Classic Rock. If the weather outside is less than ideal, they will be held just a mile down the road to the Onset VFW Post Pavilion at 4 Gibbs Park Road.

“It can’t be overstated that providing affordable family friendly events for the area is extremely important,” said Onset Bay Association president Kat Jones.

Providing the area with a wide array of entertainment is important given the wide demographic of people in the area.

For movie fans, look no further than Thursdays from June 29 through August 17, the Onset Film Fest will take place.

Concessions are a dollar at these events and there will be face painting for the kids. Children who pick up the area after the night is over will be rewarded with free popcorn the next Thursday.

Every Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday from July 9 to August 1, families can come and enjoy Midsummer Shakespeare.

Sit outside, enjoy the summer breeze and classics from the Bard himself – for free!

This summer’s production of The Tempest will be especially exciting for those looking to bring some good old fashioned culture into their lives.

“Having low-cost or even free programming for families is a big deal” said Jones. For those looking for a place to go outside, just a walk away from food and the beach, the Onset Band Shell is the place to be.

The popularity of free events in Onset have grown within the last few years.

Throughout the boom of summer events, Onset has seen visitors come from around Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and even Cape Cod. Families from any economic background can come to this village and enjoy their summers on a budget.

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Stage lights, sky brights Two of the most picturesque events take place on the beaches of Onset. Illumination Night, taking place on July 29th this year, is an event where thousands of flares light up the beaches of Onset. A beautiful event, and a favorite of many, visitors and residents alike flock to the shores and rekindle their love for the area.

But the biggest event on Onset’s summer calendar is the Onset Fireworks, set for July 1 (rain date July 8). The return of this event following its cancellation last year is all thanks to the money raised by the community of Wareham.

“Residents were misinformed in thinking the event was run by the town of Wareham,” said Jones. When this was realized, the townspeople worked with the Onset Bay Association to raise $40,000 and bring the tradition back. What can be better than fireworks on the beach?

This is one of the more picturesque events Onset has to offer.

“Residents really came to understand how much an event like this costs,” Jones said, “the involvement from the community to bring the fireworks back was incredible” said Jones.

Those looking to beat the Cape Cod traffic this summer can take comfort knowing an area like Onset exists. Onset Avenue is as bustling as a Cape Cod main street and can be reached without the agonizing hours of traffic. Now that the summer has finally arrived, why not stop by and see what this reborn village has to offer? Anyone looking to have family fun on a budget can look no further than Onset: the hidden gem of the South Coast.

D onna M arshall is a writer residing on Cape Cod who enjoys seeing what life on the mainland has to offer.

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hhh, the salt air mixing with the smell of coffee and fries wafting from the concession stand, the ever-present soothing sound of waves crashing on the sandy shore and receding. Memorial Day weekend is over, but school doesn't get out for three more weeks. You have the beach to yourself – sort of. Others may already know about this special time, when adults rule the shore.

It's time to hit the beach, and Horseneck Beach State Reservation in Westport is the place to go. At 816 acres, you can easily find a spot to just chill, stare out across Rhode Island Sound, and recuperate from the crazy stop-and-go winter we just had.

If the water is still too cold for your liking, walk along the water's edge on two miles of shoreline. Collect shells, beach glass, seaweed, and bits of driftwood for a craft project or for beachy shelf decor.

Bring your rod and reel and go surfcasting for dinner. Remember to check out the 2017 Massachusetts Saltwater Fishing Regulations as the rules may have changed since you last went fishing.

If you want to stay for more than just a couple hours, there's a 100-site campground nestled behind the dunes at the eastern end of the reservation. Call and reserve a site well in advance to secure

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it, as this inexpensive way to enjoy the waterfront goes fast.

And if you boat, Horseneck has a boat launch for all sizes from kayaks and canoes to motor boats. No fee, free to the public. Explore the marshland with binoculars to spot the diverse birds nesting and feeding or with a clamrake at the sandbars at low tide for quahogs.

Horseneck Beach State Reservation is the largest barrier beaches on the South Coast and one of the biggest tourist attractions, too. Once the summer heats up and school gets out, Horseneck will see 5,0006,000 visitors per day.

Pigs on the beach Horseneck wasn't always the recreational hotspot it is today. One hundred years ago you'd have to fight the pigs that roamed the beach for a place to put your blanket,

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The land was held in common by the Town of Westport as agricultural land used for grazing livestock, says Jenny O'Neill, Westport Historical Society's executive director. And the pigs were found more in the dunes than on the beach.

But by 1910, user conflicts arose from the burgeoning summer community on nearby East Beach and at Westport Point and harbor.

As far back as 1834, the beach's seaweed was a source of agricultural fertilizer and for insulation around building foundations, occasionally leading to disputes over harvesting rights, O'Neill said.

Cranberry bogs dotted the back marshes behind the dunes, with cottages for bog workers and their families. And at low tide, livestock was led to Gooseberry Island off the end of Horseneck peninsula and to the islands in the harbor.

"Things began to change in the late 19th century," O'Neill said. "Westport Point and harbor became a summer community and a destination for visitors."

There were a number of hotels and small inns that also served duck hunters and

fishermen in the fall. By 1895, East Beach and Horseneck Beach was lined with many summer homes.

"It was quite a busy summer community," O'Neill said.

Hence the Town order to remove the pigs, decaying swill, and piles of manure from the beach in 1910.

The 1938 hurricane destroyed almost all of the summer homes along both beaches, and flattened the dunes and bogs. Hurricane Carol in 1954 polished off the remaining structures on Gooseberry Island.

As much as the hurricanes caused devastation, they also opened up the opportunity for returning the area to its natural state in perpetuity.

In 1939, the Massachusetts Senate's Special Commission on Conservation identified Horseneck and Gooseberry Neck in Westport for their recreational development potential, according to State archives provided by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

In the same year Carol hit, Horseneck was on the top-ten list in the state's Ocean Beaches: A Massachusetts Master Plan Report. Two years later in 1956, the State purchased the property, opening it to the public in 1960.

Those concrete things at Gooseberry Neck You can't visit Horseneck without a walk or drive out on the causeway to Gooseberry Neck, formerly an island. And you can't walk the Neck without coming across the concrete bunkers.

Accounts vary but most agree that the U.S. Department of Defence took the property and built the three observation towers to guard the shore. Disguised as a lighthouse with farmhouses nearby, writer/photographer Greg Stone of Westport describes them hiding a gun battery to protect the surrounding area during WWII. Stone will be presenting his research, titled, "Gooseberry Island: The Mystery, the Military, the Magic" at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 22 at the Westport Free Public Library, 408 Old County Road, Westport.

For more information on Horseneck Beach, including awesome digitized photos and videos, visit wpthistory.org.

J oyce Rowley is a freelance writer living in historic New Bedford on the South Coast.

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This summer, avoid the beach crowds and retreat to a local museum. The South Coast is blessed with many historic sites and most are inexpensive or free – especially if you’re a senior. When the sun is blazing, the coolness of a museum may be just the place to spend a summer day.

Town treasures Acushnet’s Long Plain Museum was originally an 1875 four-room school house at 1203 Main Street. It closed in 1972 and reopened as a museum in 1975.

It’s open from 1-3 p.m. on Sundays. While in Acushnet, relax in the Head of the River Historic District, which was also the site of Revolutionary War skirmish.

The Long Plain Friends Quaker Meetinghouse, also on Main Street, dates back to 1759 and has been restored. It may be rented for small weddings, receptions or parties. For more information about the Acushnet historic sites, visit longplainmuseum.org.

The Lakeville Historical Society Museum at 442 Bedford Street (Route 18) consists of several buildings, including the former Grove Chapel Congregational Church, carriage houses and a restored outhouse. There are two fire trucks, farm

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implements, Native American artifacts, and memorabilia about famous area residents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thumb.

The Society has a Facebook page but no website. They are open from 10 to noon on Saturday and 2-4 on Sunday.

Their number is (508) 946-0001. The good news is that the museum is air conditioned – and free. (Donations are accepted.)

The Freetown Historical Society was only founded in 1969 but they have done an amazing job of preserving that town’s heritage. The Freetown History Museum at 1 Slab Bridge Road is open on Mondays from 9-3 and on Sundays in July and August from 1-4. Admission is free, but donations are accepted.

In addition to the main building, they have other structures, several of which are replicas. They include Sharrock’s General Store, Mason’s Corner School, the Advent Chapel, Wilson Resendes Sawmill, Sellars/Demoranville Blacksmith Shop, a carriage shed, and a gazebo.

According their website, freetownhistory. org, the Jenkins House and East Freetown Garage are “coming soon.” For more information, call 508-644-5310 or email freetownmuseum@gmail.org.

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local historical sites. Visit the Martin House on Route 6. A National Society of the Colonial Dames of America property, this 1730 farm house is open on Sunday afternoons from 1-4 from July through September. The Luther Store at the intersection of Old Warren Road, Pearse Road and Maple Avenue is the home of the Swansea Historical Society. It is also open on Sundays in July and August or by appointment.

The Somerset Historical Society has an excellent museum in the former Village School at 274 High Street. Featured are the Hathaway room, which is a 1930’s parlor, dining room and kitchen, a tool room, a military room, and a room full of Native American artifacts.

Although the website is under construction (somersethistoricalsociety.org), the group has a Facebook page and can be reached at (508) 675-9010. The museum is open on Saturdays from 9-12 and on Thursday evening from 6-8. The site suggests calling first.

Other interesting small museums include the Sippican Museum in Marion (sippicanhistoricalsociety.org) and the Mattapoisett Museum and Carriage House (mattapoisetthisoricalsociety. org). Visit the websites of other town and historical societies for other great spots.

City collections It should be no surprise that the South Coast’s major cities, Fall River and New Bedford, both offer great museums and exhibits.

Battleship Cove is admittedly Fall River’s “big gun.” If you’ve been there before, you can still tour Big Mamie and the other Naval ships, but the display now offers much more.

A million-dollar re-interpretation project called “A Sailor’s Life: The Story Behind the Steel,” brings the USS Massachusetts to life. It was funded by the Manton Family Foundation.

Thanks to video-recorded interviews with individuals who served on the ship, you can hear the personal stories about the experience. There are also four different tours, an orientation movie, new exhibits, and refurbished areas.

The once-struggling Fall River Marine Museum has been re-christened the Maritime Museum and is now part of the Battleship family, as is the nearby Carousel from Lincoln Park. The main Maritime collection is titled, “Sails, Paddles & Screws: The History of Maritime Travel and Culture.”

The collection includes 150 scale models, 30,000 photographs, videos, uniforms, and a research library, visitors can learn about the Age of Exploration, the Fall River Line, and ocean liners including a large-scale model of the Titanic. New in 2017 is an exhibit called “Closing the Gap: The Role of the Azores during World War II.” Named by USA Today as one of the 10 best museum ships of 2016, the Battleship Cove and Maritime Museum exhibits is open seven days a week from 9-5. Admission to the Battleship also includes the Maritime Museum. Visit battleshipcove.org for details.

The Fall River Historical Society on Rock Street is not only a great place to learn about Lizzie Borden, but is also a restored Victorian Mansion that contains excellent period exhibits.

If you can’t take a boat ride down the river, you can learn more about the Fall River Line steamships that once cruised in elegance from the city to New York.

The museum is open from 9-4:30 Tuesday through Friday and from 1-5 on weekends. Tours are offered on the hour. Visit lizzieborden.org for more information.

In addition to hosting an incredible array of musical performers, the Narrows Center for the Arts also is home to an art gallery. Its location in an old textile mill – not far from the city’s waterfront – also makes it a good spot to stop.

Currently on display (until July 15)

is the third Fall River Portraits exhibit, titled “Making Things.” This collaboration between UMass Dartmouth and Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School students features photos of production areas and workers in locallyowned businesses.

Also on exhibit is work by the winners of a contest called “Nature in the City.”

It showcases Fall River’s “incredible but often unseen resources.” From July 22 to September 1, the Narrows gallery will host “Rock ’n’ Through Our Lenses,” featuring photos by Deborah Feingold and May Pang of popular musicians, including rare photos of John Lennon.

Other Spindle City attractions include the Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River (cmgfr.org) and the LafayetteDurfee House (lafayettedurfeehouse. org). For more information about Fall River happenings, visit ahafallriver.com.

Perhaps the most celebrated South Coast museum is the New Bedford Whaling Museum, located at 18 Johnny Cake Hill. Most of us remember climbing on the whaling ship and exploring the treasures of that era, but it also contains much more. Visit whalingmuseum.org for details.

While in the Whaling City, you can explore a variety of art galleries, walk the Black Heritage Trail, and view historic mansions including the William J. Rotch House, considered to be the city’s best example of a Federalist mansion.

Don’t miss the restored Seamen’s Bethel of Moby Dick fame or the Museum of Madeiran Heritage, which will get you in the mood for the annual Feast of the Blessed Sacrament (August 3-6). Catch a sea breeze at Fort Taber and visit the Fort Rodman Military Museum.

To learn more about other walking tours, historic sites, and things to do in New Bedford, there are several websites available: downtownnb.org, newbedfordguide.com, destinationnewbedford.org, ahanewbedford.org, and portuguesefeast. com.

Sometimes, the best way to enjoy the present is to reflect on the past. South Coast museums are a great way to do just that.

MICHAEL VIEIRA , Ph.D. retired from full-time administration at BCC. He has written for several newspapers and magazines including ‘The South Coast Insider’ and ‘South Coast Prime Times.’

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The future of travel

By Steve Smith

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recent headline caught my attention: “Futuristic Travel Could Be Coming to the South Coast.” The accompanying article went on to describe a “hyperloop” with levitating pods using magnets and electricity transporting us between Providence and Boston (inexplicably through Somerset) in a matter of minutes.

Why not here? After all, we’ve been pioneers before.

Our region is reportedly the birthplace of the nation’s first divided highway, Savery Avenue in Carver, in 1860.

Nevertheless, color me skeptical. I’d love to see something like this happen, but the headline conjures up too many feelings of dejà vu.

This same headline could have been written every year for the past fifty years and even earlier (except our area would have been mistakenly referred

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to as the South Shore).

I can recall the promise of maglev trains like those used in Japan. And monorails, like we’ve all ridden in Disney World. “Automobiles of the future” were to be guided by copper strips embedded in the road as we sat back, drank coffee, and read the morning paper on our daily commutes.

There were also predictions that we would barely need transportation in the future because we’d all be working from home. Though no one se-

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riously predicted it, we secretly wished for flying cars used on the Jetsons TV show.

The cold hard reality is a lot less glamorous. We’re having enough trouble maintaining what we have. And when you consider the saga of South Coast Rail, the notion of a Hyperloop or other futuristic transportation solution seems very distant, indeed.

This is not to say that we don’t have plans and that things won’t change. We will see significant physical and operational changes to our transportation system over the next twenty years. We just have to ratchet down our expectations to realistic levels.

People are demanding better performance of the existing system, not radical change.

Sea, air, and land Paul Mission is the Transportation Planning Manager for the Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Devel-

opment District (SRPEDD), the agency responsible for the long-range transportation vision for our region. He just oversaw the completion of the latest regional transportation plan. This document lays out the region’s transportation vision.

“Given the financial and political constraints we will be dealing with, we have had to be realistic about what we expect our future transportation system will look like,” said Mission.

An excerpt for the plan’s mission statement sums up our transportation future pretty succinctly: “The ultimate goal is to establish the means to affordably maintain our transportation system, promote and increase the use of alternative forms of transportation, reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, and reduce a dependence on the automobile all while preserving our

surrounding environment.”

So what is actually found in the plan that we’ll see in the years to come?

The Plan lays out a future that brings our existing system up to par by solving outstanding problems. Long-delayed projects such as resolving the uber-congested Middleborough Rotary or the route 140/24 interchange must be fixed.

than commuting to an office will finally materialize in greater numbers. We should also expect to see a measurable reduction in shopping trips as more of us shop online for our goods and services.

Will those shopping trips be replaced with delivery trucks and pilotless drones?

“Intelligent transportation” systems will continue to expand in the form of real time

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South Coast R ail? It’s been in the pipeline so long that it’s hard to consider it as a futuristic project The visionary (in 1956) interstate highway system is now over 50 years old in places, so its maintenance will be an ongoing need. This applies especially to the bridges on the interstate system.

Climate change and sea level rise will undoubtedly impact our existing transportation network and cannot be ignored. Low-lying roadways and vulnerable bridges will be most immediately impacted.

Mission says, “It would be irresponsible to ignore these inevitable changes, and the Transportation Plan addresses this issue, which we’ve never had to deal with before.”

Uber, drones,

and dollars Alternatives to the singleoccupancy automobile will be more prominent in the future.

Strong transit systems, SRTA and GATRA, will be crucial in our future as automobile ownership continues to decline.

Bicycle routes and improved pedestrian amenities, while not exactly “futuristic,” will play a larger role in our transportation future.

Ridesharing systems such as Uber and Lyft will continue to grow, and self-driving automobiles will likely be a major factor twenty years from now.

Maybe the earlier predictions of more and more people working from home rather

roadside signs and Waze-like apps.

South Coast Rail? It’s embarrassing to still be writing about this project in 2017 as a future MBTA commuter rail route, so who knows where it will be in 2037? It’s been in the pipeline so long that it’s hard to consider it as a futuristic project.

As in the past, the biggest question in all of this is the financial one. The cost of our wish list is far greater than the likelihood of the funding being available. Talk in Washington of a trillion-dollar infrastructure program is still just talk. Cost will undoubtedly be the biggest restraining factor to our futuristic travel vision. And we must include the cost of repair and maintenance, which is the less-glamorous aspect of our system and unfortunately frequently overlooked.

The final words on this subject go to the great philosopher Yogi Berra: “It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” Truer words were never said.

STEPHEN C. SMITH has been Executive Director of SRPEDD since 1983. He lives with his wife Maria in Assonet village. When he’s not on boats, they enjoy traveling, cooking and gardening together.

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A recent Dementia-Friendly Fall River presentation

Creating a dementiafriendly Fall River

by J ane E. S ullivan, esq.

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magine going to the corner store as you have every morning for the last ten years to buy your newspaper and being unable to count out the correct change for the cashier.

Imagine being in your favorite diner and being unable to respond when the server asks if you want “the usual” because you cannot remember what “the usual” is.

Imagine being in line at your local credit union on a busy Friday afternoon, intending to make a withdrawal from your savings account, but being unable to fill out the withdrawal slip.

These are the kinds of daily experiences that someone with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia struggle with on a daily basis as they strive to remain independent and living in the community.

Spearheaded through grant funding secured by Bristol Elder Services, a coalition of volunteers is reaching out into the Fall River community to train area businesses on how they can help those individuals and their care partners accomplish these daily tasks and continue to live as independently as possible.

Points to remember The statistics are staggering: according to the 2017 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures, as published by the Alzheimer’s Association (go to alz.org/facts), since 2000, deaths from heart disease have decreased by 14%, while deaths from Alzheimer’s disease have increased by 89%. Alzheimer’s disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States. Every 66 seconds, someone in the United States develops the disease, and one in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or dementia.

A dementia-friendly community shows a high level of public awareness and understanding, enables those with dementia to

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live as independently as possible and remain part of the community, and gives support where necessary. It enables those with dementia to find their way around and be safe, maintain their social networks and stay engaged, and continue to frequent local businesses that they are used to, where they will be treated with empathy, dignity and respect.

A dementia-friendly business has learned to recognize the signs of dementia, has learned to use dementia-friendly communication skills and give dementia-friendly service, is aware of local resources to assist those with dementia and their care partners, and shares this valuable information by spreading dementiafriendly practices throughout the community.

Using dementia-friendly practices is simply good business, as it will maintain existing clients and customers and attract new ones.

2017 Alzheimer’s A ssociation Disease Facts and Figures • Since 2000, deaths from heart disease have decreased by 14% • Since 2000, deaths from Alzheimer’s disease have increased by 89% • Alzheimer’s Disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States • Every 66 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s Disease • 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or other form of dementia

New England Center for Psychiatric and Addiction Disorders has opened a new office in Fall River Fall River Dementia Statistics (from the Alzheimer’s A ssociation) • 1,500 people in Fall River have dementia • 25% live alone • 1 in 8 in individuals 65 and over has Alzheimer’s Disease or a related dementia • The onset of Alzheimer’s Disease can occur in the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s; it is not just a disease of the elderly

We specialize in general psychiatric treatment and offer Suboxone maintenance treatment in a safe outpatient setting.

Forget-us-not Bristol Elder Services chose Fall River to be its first dementiafriendly community because it is its largest service area. Fall River also has a high rate of dementia risk factors, like heart disease and diabetes.

The collaborative effort began with a summit of area stakeholders in the fall of 2016. The training program was developed, and now volunteers are presenting the training at area businesses, which includes community banks and credit unions, pharmacies, grocery stores, restaurants, city offices and agencies, first responders, and even local health care facilities and offices.

After receiving the training program, employees receive a packet of information for further review, and the business receives a decal to be displayed so that existing clients and customers and potential new ones will know that they will receive dementiafriendly service at the establishment.

Once trained, employees will also receive a “forget-me-not” lapel pin to wear as coalition members do, in an effort to start a conversation about the campaign, and to encourage more businesses to participate.

To become a dementia-friendly business, or for more information about the Dementia Friendly Fall River campaign, contact Bristol Elder Services at 508-675-2101.

To learn how you can start a Dementia Friendly campaign in your community, go to dfamerica.org. For more information about Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, go to alz.org or call the Alzheimer’s Association’s 24-hour helpline at 800-2723900.

J ane E. S ullivan, E sq. is a member of the Dementia Friendly Fall River Coalition.

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CareOne’s big family

We all want the people we love to be cared for in a way that feels like they’re being helped by a member of the family. That’s exactly what CareOne at New Bedford has had in mind all along.

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With a mission to treat residents, their families, and each other with respect, dignity, and compassion, CareOne strives to lead the industry by delivering exceptional care in an exceptional setting.

A family-owned company with over forty centers throughout the northeast, CareOne serves thousands of individuals every day, and more than 20,000 patients each year. The company has grown to keep up with the demand for high-quality care, expanding services to include assisted living, memory care, respite care, and more.

CareOne’s range of services include a comprehensive variety of programs designed to create a personalized health care plan for you or your loved one. These programs include sub-acute rehabilitation, medical specializations, long-term care, Alzheimer’s/dementia care, respite care, and hospice and palliative care.

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Unlike most providers, CareOne offers dedicated units for patients in need of short-term (“sub-acute”) rehabilitation.

Patients receive as much rehabilitation as they need to maximize their recovery potential.

'Our main focus is to care for our patients like they are our own family members and to get them home'

The programs are backed by the highest clinical standards and solid operating procedures, so patients are assured of receiving the most progressive care.

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The team The medical and physical rehabilitation team includes on-site internal medicine physicians, nurses, physical, occupational, and speech therapists, RN case managers, social workers, nutritionists, nurses, and dedicated nursing assistants.

“We have a staff with a combined experience of more than sixty years. We employ three full-time speech therapists – something that is rare in this industry,” said Cassandra Benoit, CareOne’s Director of Rehab.

“We utilize specialized modalities, focusing on pain management and utilizing range of motion, working with the patient to get them to safely continue their therapy at home upon discharge.”

Under CareOne’s rehabilitation program, comprehensive therapy services include customized therapy seven days a week. The therapy is provided by CareOne’s own rehab team, not relying on outside contracted agencies.

Those therapy services include physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, cognitive therapy, restorative therapy for long-term and respite residents, an Alzheimer’s/dementia special care unit, post-surgical rehabilitation, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, and

specialty rehabilitation services.

“It’s intense rehab – up to seven days a week – working to get the patients back to a certain point of functionality so they can continue their rehab at home where they are most comfortable,” said Novyl Igo, CareOne’s Administrator. “Our main focus is to care for our patients like they are our own family members and to get them home.”

Director of Nursing Nancy Barron lives by that belief.

“My dad is a resident here and the staff treat him like they do everyone else: with care and respect,” said Barron.

The programs Another rarity, CareOne offers Next Step Home, its exclusive home preparation program. With assistance, education, and support that begins on the day of admission and continues well after discharge, patients and their families are well-equipped to handle their care and ongoing recovery.

The Next Step Home program services include physical, occupational, and speech therapy up to seven days a week, care planning meetings, life skills and home simulation training, therapeutic recreational activities, home evaluations, patient and family education, and community resource education.

Kathleen MacDougall, CareOne’s Community Liaison, said that whether it’s short-term or long-term care, “we know it’s not an easy decision to make for anyone. For some it’s a difficult subject, but we try to make it comfortable. We come up with a whole plan for them to help them know where they are, where they want to be, and how to get there.”

Long-Term Care: With the understanding that admitting a loved one into long-term care can be a difficult and challenging decision for family members, CareOne’s long-term care specialists provide assistance to navigate long-term care options.

Short-Term Rehabilitation: CareOne offers programs to help patients recover from a multitude of illnesses, injuries, and other conditions after their hospital stay. CareOne’s unique, physician-led programs are designed to address the individual needs of each patient, ensuring optimal health and recovery.

CareOne’s post-hospital, sub-acute specialty programs include neurorehabilitation, orthopedic rehabilitation,

cardiac management, wound care, diabetes management, postsurgical recovery, oncology, pain management, and hospice and palliative care.

Respite Care: CareOne offers respite care or short-term stays for individuals in need of 24-hour care and supportive services for their daily activities. Residents in this program receive supervision and security, medication management, assistance with personal care, nutritious meals, as well as activities and outings where suitable.

Respite care is typically beneficial to caregivers who are taking a vacation, business trip, or who simply need some personal time.

It can also be a great alternative to allow potential residents to sample long-term care prior to making any full commitment.

Hospice and Palliative Care: For many seriously ill patients, Charlie A lmeida is a physical therapy assishospice and palliative care tant who has worked in CareOne’s rehab team offers a dignified and comfortfor almost 20 years. able environment, tailored to the wishes of patients and their families. CareOne’s interdisciplinhours or more waiting for care. That’s very ary clinical teams work with physicians, hard on them physically and mentally. nurses, counselors, therapists, and clergy We try to do what we can to keep the resito manage a patient’s pain and symptoms dent here, which is better for everyone.” while providing emotional and spiritual CareOne is a supportive caring envisupport to patients and their families. ronment for individuals looking to have “We have two end-of-life suites that are loved ones reach their maximum level of more spacious so patients can be in a priindependence. Families can be assured vate room with family members,” said that their loved ones are treated like Barron. “These are just the little things family from the many dedicated staff that set us apart and show our caring members. nature.”

“It’s a collaborative approach with everything we do – working to help individuals The future become as independent as possible to The physician complex assessment room enable them to return home. We work is an on-site controlled environment for collaboratively with the care team at the patient assessment and evaluation. By center, the patient, their family, physiassessing high-risk patients as they come cians, and homecare agencies to create in from the hospital, CareOne can better a return-to-home plan that includes supknow what kinds of care they need so port services to meet all of their needs,” that they don’t have to go back to the said Administrator Novyl Igo. “We are all hospital or emergency room. very involved.”

“Most other long term care providers Indeed, this family-owned Center puts don’t have a place like this for continuous family first. assessment of vital signs and monitoring using EKG, ultrasound, and other J ay Pateakos has been a freelance writer technology,” said Nancy Barron, Director for more than 10 years including daily and of Nursing. weekly newspapers and monthly magazines.

“The goal is to keep patients away from A native of New Bedford, he currently lives in the ER where they could spend nine Marion and has three children.

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Kiss your stress and anxiety goodbye!

B y Dan B rule

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f you are among the more than 40 million Americans who suffer from an anxiety disorder, or if you are one of the 75 million who have high blood pressure, I have good news for you. You can make stress, anxiety, and even high blood pressure things of the past! How? Through conscious breathing, also called breathwork.

Ancient monks, masters, mystics, and yogis have long used breathwork to overcome stress and anxiety. Today, corporate executives, professional athletes, Navy SEALs, and peak performers in every field use conscious breathing to manage and control their physiological, psychological, and emotional states.

The fact is anyone who is willing and able to learn and practice breathwork can significantly alleviate their stress, reduce their anxiety, and lower their blood pressure to some degree. You can actually reduce your cortisol levels – that’s the stress hormone – by as much as 20% in as little as five minutes!

Having trained over 100,000 people from every walk of life in more than 50 countries over the last 40 years, I simply don’t have the luxury of doubt. The secret is to combine conscious awareness, deliberate relaxation, and paced breathing.

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you develop a regular daily practice. Here’s what you need to do: Practice Breath Awareness.

Tune into your breathing. This is called mindfulness training.

Is your breathing fast or slow?

Deep or shallow? Smooth or irregular? Focus your attention on the feelings and sensations of the breath as it comes and goes. Where do you feel those sensations? What moves when you breathe? What muscles do you use? Begin to observe your breathing from time to time though the day, especially when you feel anxious or stressed.

Practice breathing low and slow. Learn diaphragmatic breathing and get comfortable with a rate of four to eight breaths per minute. This is called the “therapeutic zone.”

You may want to aim for six breaths a minute to start, and then adjust your pace as needed or able. Breathe in through your nose and out through pursed lips, or make a

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“shushing” sound.

Lean into your exhale and turn the pause after the exhale into a comfort zone.

This means lengthening or extending your exhale. Slow the exhale down, and don’t rush into the next inhale. Breathe in gently, breathe out slowly, and then linger for a time in a state of quiet stillness before breathing in again. Practice this three times a day for at least five minutes.

Yawn and sigh! If you feel anxious or stressed, shake your body while you yawn and give yourself big sighs of relief for a minute or two. Loosen your muscles and wiggle your joints to release physical tension and blocked energy as you breathe in and out. Make pleasurable sounds.

Forget about how you look or what other people might think. With practice, you can learn to get more from a few minutes of breathwork than most people get from a weekend in the Bahamas!

Dan Brulé is the author of Just Breathe: Master Breathwork for Success in Life, Love, Business and Beyond. He is a pioneer in the field of Breathwork, and the worldrenowned leader of the Spiritual Breathing movement. Dan is native of New Bedford and lives in Mattapoisett. He is a former US Navy Deep Sea Diver, he is one of the originators of Breath Therapy, a Master of Prana Yoga (The Hindu Science of Breath), and an expert in Chi Kung (Chinese Medical Breathing Exercises).

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Eliz abeth Morse Read

Hepatitis C: the Boomer’s boomerang

You’ve seen all those TV commercials lately about Hepatitis C infection, and you’re nervously wondering if you should be worried.

For anyone born between 1945 and 1965, the answer is, unfortunately, yes.

A funny thing happened on the

way to woodstock Back in the Age of Aquarius and “Peace, Love, and Tye-Dye,” everything was groovy and all the Establishment boundaries were discarded (clothing optional). People shared everything – forks, toothbrushes, rides, unsterilized needles, boyfriends – and lived in hairy harmony.

The mantra was, “If it feels good – do it!”

So do it we did, with a casual disregard for things like basic hygiene, street-smarts, or the long-term consequences of experimenting with drugs, “free love,” or riding cross-country in a Day-Glo-painted VW bus with some very strange people and no cash. We were warned not to trust anyone over 30 years old, and didn’t expect to live that long ourselves.

But most of us flower-children did survive the 60’s and 70’s, and twenty-five years later, one in thirty of us started getting very sick, infected back in the day with the lethal Hepatitis C virus (HCV).

Sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll!

Between 1990 and 2015, deaths from liver cancer in the US suddenly spiked by 60%, while deaths from all other cancers were decreasing. If you do the math and go back 20-30 years, there’s a direct tie to the youthful indiscretions of the 1960’s and 1970’s. Boomers are five times more likely to be infected with Hep C than any other age group – 75% of people diagnosed with HCV infection now were born between 1945 and 1965.

The Hepatitis C virus wasn’t even identified until 1989, around the time of the odd uptick in liver disease. There are other demographic groups that have a high risk of contracting HCV, like prison populations, homeless people, IV drug users and people in high-risk jobs, but the trajectory between the Boomer generation’s casual lifestyle and decades-later liver disease is indisputable. Like a demographic boomerang.

HCV: Who’s at Risk?

– People who shared needles or paraphernalia related to intravenous drug use, or who shared straws when snorting cocaine – Anyone pierced with unsterilized needles – tattoos, body-piercings, even acupuncture – People who received a blood transfusion or an organ transplant before 1992, when a blood-donor screen for HCV was finally developed – Long-term kidney dialysis patients, infants born to infected mothers – People who shared razors, toothbrushes, body-pierced jewelry, or nail clippers with an infected person – People who has unprotected sex with multiple partners or with an infected partner – Anyone who was accidentally jabbed with an infected needle or had infected blood splashed in their eyes – medical workers, emergency responders, military personnel, contact-sport athletes

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A Looming HCV Epidemic?

Hepatitis C is one of those “time-bomb” viral infections, like shingles (herpes zoster), which only affects people who caught chicken pox (varicella zoster) as a child. But the varicella virus never leaves the body – it lies dormant for decades, with no outward symptoms, until – BOOM! But just as it took several decades for the spike in HCV infections to show up in the Boomer generation, think of the implications that has vis-à-vis the current heroin epidemic ravaging our country right now. The primary cause of hepatitis C infection is intravenous drug use/accidental needle-sticks – will we see another generational spike in HCV cases twenty or thirty years from now?

A n invisible epidemic Hepatitis C is the most common bloodborne infection in the US. Almost four times as many people in America are infected with the Hepatitis C virus than with the HIV/AIDS virus! HCV infection ranks just below alcoholism as the leading cause of cirrhosis of the liver, liver cancer, and it’s the primary cause of liver failure and subsequent liver transplants.

Hepatitis C is a contagious, potentially fatal blood-borne virus that relentlessly damages your liver. It is virtually symptomless after the initial infection, but the virus stays in the blood, silently attacking the liver over decades and decades of otherwise “clean livin’.” Some people recover from the initial HCV infection, but about 80% of people infected will go on to develop chronic hepatitis, and most people infected with HCV remain carriers throughout their lifetime.

Hepatitis C causes 10-20,000 deaths each year in the US alone, and that number is expected to triple over the next two decades, as the Boomer generation ages.

In 2007, untreated HCV patients died 20 years younger (57) than the average lifespan of 77+ years old. Of the 4,000,000 Americans thought to be infected with HCV right now, almost half are projected to develop cirrhosis by 2030. Early detection – a simple blood test! – is critical.

The Hepatitis C virus can’t be transmitted through casual contact like kissing, sneezing or hugging – it is strictly a blood-to-blood infection, even from just the tiniest drop on a borrowed pierced earring or a one-time-only interaction with someone with HCV-infected blood.

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About a third of people who test positive for HCV never figure out how or when they contracted it, especially if they were never involved in high-risk jobs or risky behaviors.

'Prior bad behavior' If it makes you feel any better, one’s sexual shenanigans at Woodstock or that convention in Las Vegas is relatively low on the risk-scale of the current Boomer HCV infection rate, unless there was bleeding involved.

Unlike other blood-borne viruses, HCV can only be passed along by direct contact with someone else’s infected blood, not usually through other bodily fluids like sneezes, semen, sweat, or saliva. You’re more likely to have caught it by sharing a razor or toothbrush back in college, or getting a DIY tattoo.

There is no vaccine yet for HCV, but new treatments are now available, and a complete cure is possible, especially if diagnosed early. A simple blood test can determine if you’re infected with the Hepatitis C virus. But it’s not normally a part of routine blood tests, so it’s important that you ask your doctor to specifically test your blood for HCV, especially if you were born between 1945 and 1965.

The ABCs of Hepatitis There are five types of known Hepatitis viruses – A, B, C, D and E. Types D and E

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are extremely rare in the western world, unlike types A, B and C. Fortunately, there are vaccines that can protect us from contracting hepatitis A (HAV) and hepatitis B (HBV), but there is no vaccine yet for hepatitis C (HCV), the most complex and lethal virus of them all.

Even though outward symptoms don’t usually appear after the initial infection, the Hepatitis C virus causes the liver to become inflamed and swollen. Over time, this leads to progressive fibrosis (scarring), eventually blocking blood flow – i.e., cirrhosis of the liver.

By the time outward symptoms appear, the liver damage is already severe.

Alcohol use, age, weight, and infection with HIV/AIDs further compounds the progressive damage of an HCV infection.

About 80% of all HCV infections develop into chronic, progressive infections if not diagnosed and treated in time.

But new treatments for HCV are simpler, more effective, with fewer side effects than previous treatments, with a cure rate of over 90%. All it takes is a simple blood test. If you were born between 1945 and 1965, even if you were a wallflower at the revolution, get tested.

For more information, talk to your doctor, or go to hepchope.com, cdc.gov/ knowmorehepatitis.

Elizabeth Morse Read is an award-winning writer, editor and artist who grew up on the South Coast. After 20 years of working in New York City and traveling the world, she came back home with her children and lives in Fairhaven.

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One fear many parents have is what if something happens to your child while they are away and they require medical attention?

Not only is this scary to consider but it may be more complicated than you would think. What if they need medical attention and you cannot get any information from the medical staff caring for them?

Once a person reaches age 18, they are considered a legal adult. As an adult, no one else is entitled to make medical or financial decisions for them unless they have authorized someone to do so. Federal HIPAA law says it is against the law to disclose our private medical information to anyone.

Here’s an example of what could happen: Mom and Dad drove more than two hours to drop their son, John, at his college in Worcester. They waved goodbye, and John adapted well to his new life. But one Thursday evening they received a call from Frank, John’s roommate. Frank explained that he and John had been in a bad car accident and they were at the emergency room. Frank was okay but John didn’t seem to be doing well. The hospital wouldn’t tell Frank anything and he thought they should come to the hospital right away.

Dad called the hospital to find out what was happening, but they would not tell him any information because John had not given them permission to discuss his medical care with anyone.

What happened next? Go to our website at MyFamilyEstatePlanning.com/blog/ to find out. ©Surprenant & Beneski, P.C. This article is for illustration purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.

There is no attorney/client relationship created by this article. DO NOT make decisions based upon information in this article. Legal advice can only be given after an individual consultation with an attorney. Any decisions made without proper legal advice may cause significant legal and financial problems.

M ichelle D. B eneski is an Attorney at Surprenant & Beneski, P.C. For specific questions email mdb@nbelderlaw.com or call 508-9945200.

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In brief…

Eliz abeth Morse Read

“It’s summertime, summertime, sum-sum-summertime” on the South Coast.

We’ve got the best water events, world-class music festivals, ethnic feasts, country fairs, do-able day-trips, plus a lot of free concerts and outdoor family entertainment. Not to mention the spectacular food and the best beaches anywhere… so, get off the couch already and enjoy your summer!

Something’s Happenin’ Here According to a recent national poll, Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts is the most popular governor in America.

(The least popular governor in the US is Chris Christie of New Jersey.)

UMass Dartmouth’s Assistant Professor of Bioengineering Lamya Karim has received a $616,000 research grant

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from the National Institute of Health to study Type 2 diabetes-related bone fractures. It is the largest NIH grant ever awarded to UMass Dartmouth.

Students from Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech High School, along with the architectural firm Studio2Sustain, will be designing the new welcome center at the Lloyd Center for the Environment in

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Dartmouth. The building will be designed to meet the rigorous “Living Building Challenge” (LBC) certification of the International Living Future Institute.

Upon completion, it will join the eleven other LBC-certified buildings in the entire world – two of which are also in Massachusetts.

Steward Health Care and IASIS Healthcare LLC will soon merge to create the largest for-profit health care operator in the US. Steward currently operates St. Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, Morton Hospital in Taunton, and Hawthorn Medical Associates in Dartmouth.

Aquabotix, the underwater drone company in Fall River, sold out its initial public offering (IPO) stocks on the first day of trading on the Australian Securities Exchange, raising $5.5 million for the company’s expansion.

On the road again

Take a drive along the South Coast Artists’ Open Studio Tours on July 15-16 and August 19-20, highlighting the craftsmen and artists of Dartmouth, Westport, Tiverton and Little Compton.

For more info, go to southcoastartists.org.

If you’re 50 or older, check out the day trips sponsored by the New Bedford Senior Travel Program. There’s Boston Harbor Tour/Quincy Market June 19, Cape Cod Luncheon Train June 28, Northshore Music Theatre/Beauty & the Beast July 19, Lobster Roll Cruise in Dennis July 26, a two-day trip to Tanglewood and the Berkshire Botanical Gardens August 1-2, Provincetown Carnival Parade August 17, and more! For details, call 508-991-6171.

Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer

Head for Fairhaven’s Homecoming Day Fair on June 24 (fairhaventours.com), or take the family to the Westport Fair July 12-16! (westportfair.com). If you can’t make it there, then plan ahead for the 18th Annual Rochester Country Fair August 18-20! (rochesterma.com).

Stroll through the Cultural Survival Summer Bazaar, a festival of native arts and cultures, at Tiverton Four Corners on July 29-30! For more info, call 401624-2600 or go to bazaar.cs.org or fourcornerarts.org.

On July 29, don’t miss the Swan Festival in Wareham Center and the Annual Illumination Night on Onset Beach!

For details, go to warehamvillage.org or onsetbay.org.

Don’t miss the Super Duper Summer Fair at the First Congregational Church of Marion on July 29! Silent auction,

games, crafts, dunk tanks, lobster rolls!

Head for the Band Shell in Onset!

Mark your calendars for the Onset Cape Verdean Festival on August 12, Sandcastle Day on Onset Beach August 19 and Street Painting Festival on August 27! For more info, go to onsetbay.org.

If you’re waiting for the traditional Portuguese feasts, get ready for the 103rd Feast of the Blessed Sacrament in New Bedford on August 3-6, the largest Portuguese festa in the world! For complete details, go to portuguesefeast.com.

Mark your calendars for The Great Feast of the Holy Ghost August 23-27 at Kennedy Park in Fall River! For more info, go to grandesfestas.com. And plan ahead for Fairhaven’s Our Lady of the Angels Feast on Labor Day weekend (fairhaventours.com).

Those days of pretzels and soda and beer

Check out the “Tastes of Summer” Harbor Days at Shipyard Park in Mattapoisett July 14-16! For more info, visit mattapoisettlionsclub.org.

Save the date! BYOB to “The Picnic at Haskell Gardens,” a fundraiser sponsored by AHA! and The Trustees of Reservations, on August 17! Live music, lawn games, tours. For tickets and more info, call 508-996-8253 ext. 205 or go to ahanewbedford.org.

Don’t miss the Wine, Cheese and Chocolate Festival on June 17 at the Westport Fairgrounds! To learn more, go to coastalwinetrail.com/events.

Attend the Fiesta Verde Fair, a fundraiser for the Aquidneck Island Land Trust, at the Paddock in Portsmouth on July 22! Music by Roomful of Blues. For details, go to ailt.org.

Don’t miss “Food Truck Fridays” near the carousel at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence through September 22! For more info, call 401-941-4998 or go to rwpzoo.org.

Head for the New Bedford Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival on July 15 at Fort Taber! To learn more, go to foodtruckfestivalsofamerica.com.

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Continued from previous page Bristol! Free admission, DJ, pony rides – a fundraiser for the March of Dimes. For more info, visit dewolftavern.com.

Show up hungry for the RI Local Food Fest on August 15 at Castle Hill Inn in Newport! Live music, sunset views. For tickets and info, call 401-312-4250 or go to farmfreshri.org.

Take a two-hour ramble to discover the “Wild Foods of Westport” at the Town Farm on July 11! For more info, visit westportlandtrust.org or call 508636-9228

Hot fun in the summertime

Head for the Onset Film Festival Thursday evenings at the Onset Band Shell in Wareham June 29-August 17!

“Midsummer Shakespeare” will be performed Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings July 9 to August 1. For details, go to onsetbay.org.

Don’t miss the Family Movie Night at Livesey Park in Fairhaven on July 22.

For details, call 508-979-4085 or go to fairhaventours.com.

Don’t miss the free outdoor movies at Shipyard Park in Mattapoisett during Harbor Days July 15-16! For more info, visit mattapoisettlionsclub.org.

complete info, call 401-847-3777 or go to greenvale.com.

Enjoy music by the ocean and watch a classic car cruise at Mattapoisett’s Shipyard Park on July 7 and 21, August 4 and 18!

Bring a chair and a picnic basket to the Westport Town Farm Summer Concert with Cheryl Wheeler on August 5! For more info, call 508-636-9228 or visit westportlandtrust.org.

Head for the “Feast in the Wild” on August 10 at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford! Selections from local restaurants, craft beers and wines, live music and dancing. For details, call 508991-6178 or go to bpzoo.org.

Check out the free lawn concerts at Newport’s Ballard Park on Wednesdays in July! For more info, call 401-619-3377 or go to ballardpark.org.

Sitting on the dock in the bay

Head for Fort Taber in New Bedford to watch the 505 North American Championship June 14-18, then the Buzzards Bay 420 Championship August 4-6! For details, visit destinationnewbedford.org.

Check out the free “Movies on the Rocks” on Wednesdays in August at Ballard Park in Newport! For more info, call 401-619-3377 or go to ballardpark.org.

The Block Island Ferry is back! Travel to Newport and Block Island from the State Pier in Fall River from June 24 through September 4. For details, go to blockislandferry.com.

If the weather doesn’t cooperate, the Fall River Public Library hosts free Wednesday afternoon movies (with popcorn!), in addition to showings on Monday nights. For more information, visit the library’s Facebook page or fallriverlibrary.org.

Plan ahead to watch the 45th Annual Buzzards Bay Regatta August 4-6 at the New Bedford Yacht Club in South Dartmouth! New this year will be kiteboard events launching out of West Island in Fairhaven!! For more info, visit buzzardsbayregatta.com.

Summertime, and the livin’ is easy

Watch the Clagett Memorial Clinic and Regatta in Newport June 21-25!

For details, call 401-846-4470 or visit clagettregatta.org.

Relax and listen to “Music at Sunset,” the Summer Concert Series July 12-August 23 at Blithewold Mansion and Gardens in Bristol! For info, call 401-2532707 or visit blithewold.org.

Check out the Sunset Music Series at Westport Rivers Winery! Pack a picnic and a corkscrew – $10/carload when tickets are purchased in advance. For more info, visit westportrivers.com or call 508-636-3423. Or enjoy live music at the Greenvale Vineyards in Portsmouth! For

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Go on a guided tour of Narragansett Bay past lighthouses, mansions and Newport Harbor! Free dockside parking.

For info, visit rhodeislandbaycruises.com or call 401-295-4040.

Take a leisurely boat ride through the waterways of Providence! For details, go to providenceriverboat.com or call 401-580-2628.

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Take a boat tour of historic New Bedford Harbor or a sunset cruise aboard Whaling City Expeditions! For info, go to whalingcityexpeditions.com or call 508207-6994.

Go on a romantic Venetian gondola ride through the heart of Providence!

Celebrate a special event or get up close to WaterFire! For reservations, call 401-4218877 or visit gondolari.com.

If you’re a boat lover, visit the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, home of the America’s Cup Hall of Fame! For info, go to herreshoff.org or call 401-2535000.

School’s out for summer!

Find out what’s going on at your local YMCA! For summer activities and camp schedules at all locations, go to ymcasouthcoast.org.

Register kids 6-18 for summer art classes at the New Bedford Art Museum/ Artworks! July 17-August 18. For info, go to newbedfordart.org/kid-classes or call 508-961-3072.

Sign up to use the Easton town pool or register for full-day summer programs offered by the Easton Recreation Department! For details, call 508-238-3084.

Send your K-6 child to Camp Invention! Creative, hands-on learning at Westport Elementary School (July 24-28), Dartmouth High School (June 26-30) or Gardner Elementary School in Swansea (June 26-30). For more info and registration, go to campinvention.org or call 1-800-968-4332.

Check out the children’s summer programs at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford! For info, call 508-991-6178 or visit bpzoo.org.

Children 6-11 will love Summer Art Camp in Westport, sponsored by the Westport Art Group! Session 1 July 10-14; Session 2 August 14-18. For info and registration, go to westportartgroup.com.

Enroll the kids in summer programs at the Lloyd Center for the Environment in Dartmouth! For details, call 508-9900505 or visit lloydcenter.org.

Sign the kids up for Camp Sequoia at Blithewold in Bristol! For info, call 401253-2707 or go to blithewold.org.

Friends Academy in Dartmouth will offer a full range of weekly summer enrichment and outdoor programs for children Pre-K–Grade 9, June 12 to August 4.

For details, visit friendsacademy1810.org.

Check out the summer programs at the Marion Natural History Museum!

Visit marionmuseum.org or call 508-7589089.

Sign the kids up for summer camp at the Tiverton Four Corners Arts Center! For details, call 401-624-2600 or visit fourcornersarts.org.

Camp Angel Wings, a two-day bereavement camp for children 6-12 sponsored by the Southcoast Visiting Nurses Association, will be held July 15-16 at Camp Welch in Assonet. Call 508-973-3426 or go to southcoast.org/campangelwings.

Sign the kids up for Summer Zoocademy at the Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro!

Go to capronparkzoo.com or call 774203-1840.

Check out the Children’s Aquarium and Exploration Center of Greater Fall River! Learn more at aquariumgfr.com or call 508-801-4743.

Find out what’s going on at the Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River.

Reduced admission on the first Friday each month. For info, go to cmgfr.org or call 508-672-0033.

Born In The USA!

Celebrate Independence Day with a cannon salute at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven, followed by the car cruise parade!

For details, call 508-979-4085 or go to fairhaventours.com.

Watch the Fireworks Spectacular over New Bedford’s harbor on the Fourth of July! For more info, go to destinationnewbedford.org.

Make your plans to attend the 4th of July celebration in Bristol, home of the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration in America! For more info, visit July4thbristolri.com.

Listen to the Plymouth Philharmonic’s “Independence Day Celebration” on the waterfront July 4! For info, call 508-746-8008 or go to plymouthphil.org.

Spend July 1 at Onset Pier and Beach for the Blessing of the Fleet, children’s

The Tenth Annual Diocesan Health Facilities Golf Classic will be held on August 21 at LeBaron Hills Country Club in Lakeville. The proceeds benefit the five skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers and the two community-based programs in the system that are sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River. More information and registration at DHFGolfClassic.eventbrite.com

activities and fireworks! For details, go to onsetbay.org.

Watch the annual horse show in Marion on the Fourth of July! For details, go to marionhorseshow.com. Then watch the fireworks from Silvershell Beach!

I can see for miles

Be amazed by WaterFire in downtown Providence on June 24, July 8, 20, 22 and August 5! For complete details, go to waterfire.org.

Check out the “Arts in the Park” art festival at the Marion Art Center on July 8! For info, go to marionartcenter.org.

The Vietnam Memorial “Moving Wall” will be on display in Wareham August 1721. For details, go to warehamvillage.org.

A blast from the past – check out the photo exhibit “Al Kaplan’s Provincetown” (1960s B&W photography) at the New Bedford Free Public Library through September 17. For more info, call 508979-1787.

Head for downtown Wareham on July 29 for the 21st Annual Swan Festival 10-4, then stroll through the Annual Illumination Night Festival in Onset 7-9 pm!

Go to warehamvillage.org, onsetbay.org or call 508-295-7072.

Check out the Saturday “Summer

Crafts Series” at the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park – demonstrations of historical crafts like scrimshaw, caning, blacksmithing – from July 15 to August 26. For details, call 508-996-4095 or visit nps.gov/nebe.

Plan ahead for the Antiques Festival July 4 and the Arts & Artisans Summer Festival July 18 at Tiverton Four Corners!

For info, go to tivertonfourcorners.com.

Check out “Fall River Portraits – Making Things” at the Narrows Center for the Arts through July 15, a collaborative exhibit of photos taken by students from Diman Vocational High School and UMass Dartmouth. For info, call 401-5757339 or go to narrowscenter.com.

Make your reservations now to attend the Dell Technologies Hall of Fame Open July 16-23 at Newport’s International Hall of Fame! For details, call 401849-6053 or visit halloffameopen.com or tennisfame.com.

Don’t miss the annual Newport Antiques Show July 28-30 at St. George’s School in Middletown! For complete details, visit newportantiquesshow.com.

Tiptoe through the tulips

Take a tour of six private gardens in Dartmouth and the west end of New Bedford on July 15, sponsored by St.

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Continued from previous page Julie’s Ladies Guild. For info and tickets, call 508-993-0975 or 508-994-2080.

While you’re in Bristol, visit the mansion and gardens at Blithewold!

For info, call 401-253-2707 or go to blithewold.org.

Explore the Secret Garden Tours of Newport’s historic properties June 16-18!

For more info, call 401-439-7253 or go to secretgardentours.org.

Wander through the whaling-era mansion and gardens at the Rotch-JonesDuff House in New Bedford. (Check out their schedule of summer concerts, special exhibits and lectures, too). For more info, call 508-997-1401 or go to rjdmuseum.org.

Visit the whimsical Green Animals Topiary Gardens in Portsmouth! For more info, go to newportmansions.org or call 401-683-1267.

Don’t miss the Newport Flower Show at Rosecliff June 23-25! For tickets and info, go to newportmansions.org or newportflowershow.org.

We are family

Oooh! Aaah! Take the kids to see the “Science on a Sphere” at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford! Check out the children’s summer programs, too.

For info, visit bpzoo.org or call 508-9916178.

Give my regards to Broadway

Head for the free “Midsummer Shakespeare” performances of “The Tempest” on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings July 9-August 1 at the Onset Band Shell in Wareham! For details, go to onsetbay.org.

Don’t miss the New Bedford Festival Theatre’s production of “My Fair Lady” July 21-23, 27-30 at the Z in New Bedford. For info, call 508-994-2900 or go to zeiterion.org.

Find out what’s playing at the Little Theatre in Fall River! “The Boys Next Door” will be performed on June 15-18 and 22-25. “Social Security” will be performed July 20-23, 27-30. For info, call 508-675-1852 or visit littletheatre.net.

Don’t miss the performances of “The Dinner Party” August 11-12, 17-19 at the Marion Art Center! For info, go to marionartcenter.org.

Check out “Fringe PVD” July 24-29 at various venues throughout Providence. A variety of works by contemporary artists and performers, sponsored by The Wilbury Theatre Group. For details, go to fringepvd.org.

Enjoy a dinner-theatre night out at the Newport Playhouse. “Lunch with Mrs. Baskin” will be performed through June 29. “Baggage” will be performed July 6 to September 2. For more info, call 401-848-7529 or go to newportplayhouse.com.

Find out what’s playing at the Spire Center for the Performing Arts of Greater Plymouth! “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” will be performed through June 18. For tickets and info, call 508-746-4488 or visit spirecenter.org.

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Head for the free, family-friendly music festival on June 17 at the UMass Dartmouth Center overlooking Watuppa Pond in Fall River! For details, call 508294-5344 or go to ahafallriver.com.

Mark your calendars for Sandcastle Day and the Street Painting Festival on August 19 in Onset! And make a note about the Onset Beach Kite Festival on September 2! For complete info, call 508295-7072 or visit onsetbay.org.

Head for the Big Top! Take the kids to the New Bedford Family Fun Festival at Buttonwood Park July 7-9! For info and tickets, go to newbedfordpoliceunion.org.

Take the kids to Monday Morning Fun Days at the Fairhaven Visitors Center on the first and third Mondays of July and August! For details, call 508-979-4085 or go to fairhaventours.com.

Don’t miss the free and family-friendly “Reggae on West Beach” Summer Series in New Bedford, on the last Sunday of the month through September! For details, go to destinationnewbedford.org.

Make a splash at Water Wizz in Wareham! For more info, call 508-295-3255 or go to waterwizz.com.

Check out the daily Family Fun activities throughout July and August at the Whaling Museum in New Bedford!

For details, call 508-997-0046 or visit whalingmuseum.org.

Explore Thomas the Tank Engine Land and Dino Land at Edaville Railroad in Carver! For more info, visit edaville.com or call 508-866-8190.

Enjoy free family fun and entertainment on AHA! Nights in New Bedford.

The July 13 theme is “Kids Rule!” The August 10 theme is “Jammin’ in the Streets.”

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

Take the kids to the Coggeshall Farm Museum in Bristol for 18th-century “Home and Hearth” workshops! For the little ones, there’s Farmhouse Storytime every Wednesday. For details, visit coggeshallfarm.org or call 401-253-9062.

The way we were

Plan a day-trip and visit historical farms and homesteads, like the Soule Homestead in Middleboro (soulehomestead.org) , or the Coggeshall Farm in Bristol (coggeshallfarm.org), or Plimouth Plantation in Plymouth (plimouth.org) , the Carpenter Museum in Rehoboth (carpentermuseum.org) or the Handy House in Westport (wpthistory.org). Learn how your ancestors spent their summers on the South Coast!

Bring a lawn chair for “Lectures on the Lawn,” at the Old Stone Schoolhouse in Fairhaven on the first and third Saturdays in July and August. For details, go to fairhaventours.com or call 508-979-4085.

Relive local American military history at the Fort Taber-Fort Rodman Museum in New Bedford! For info, call 508-9943938 or visit forttaber.org.

Wander through Linden Place in Bristol, the elegant mansion used as the setting for the movie The Great Gatsby!

For info, call 401-253-0390 or visit lindenplace.org.

Journey through time and discover a sailor’s life at Battleship Cove, America’s Fleet Museum (508-678-1100 or battleshipcove.org) and the Maritime Museum at Battleship Cove (508-674-3533 or battleshipcove.org/maritime-museum) in Fall River. All-new tours, interactives and exhibits – visit two museums for the price of one!

details, go to destinationnewbedford.org.

Bring a chair and a picnic to listen to international musician Hiroya Tsukimoto on August 6 at the Tiverton Four Corners Arts Center! For more info, call 401-624-2600 or go to fourcornerarts.org.

Head into downtown Taunton for outdoor concerts and food trucks on July 14 (Blues Night), July 28 (Journey cover band) and August 11 (Beatles Night)! For more info, go to downtowntaunton.org.

If you’re interested in the history of Japan-America ties, visit the WhitfieldManjiro Friendship House in Fairhaven, where it all began. Call 508-995-1219 or go to wmfriendshiphouse.org for details.

Check out the summer concert schedule, starting July 15, at the Soule Homestead in Middleboro! For details, call 508947-6744 or go to soulehomestead.org.

Spend a day in the cobble-stoned historic district of New Bedford! Visit the world-class Whaling Museum and Seamen’s Bethel (508-997-0046 or go to whalingmuseum.org), then explore the surrounding New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. For more info, go to nps.gov/nebe.

Call your town or city’s Parks & Recreation Department to learn about free outdoor summer programs, like swimming lessons, tai chi, or walking tours.

Summer in the city

Find out who’s performing at the 103rd Feast of the Blessed Sacrament in New Bedford on August 3-6, the largest Portuguese festa in the world! For complete details, go to portuguesefeast.com.

Head for the free 15th Annual BlockA-Palooza in downtown Fall River, featuring NRBQ and Girls, Guns & Glory, on July 13! For info, call 508-324-1926 or visit narrowscenter.com.

Don’t miss the free Onset Blues Festival on August 5! For details, visit onsetbluesfestival.com.

The free “Summer Concert Series” in the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park is back! Head downtown every Thursday evening July 6 – August 31. For more info, call 508-996-4095 or go to nps.gov/nebe.

Groovy! Chill out at the free “Summer of Love” Concert Series, Wednesday nights at the Onset Band Shell in Wareham, June 28-August 30! For details, go to onsetbay.org.

What could be better than free music at the beach?? Don’t miss the “Reggae on West Beach” Summer Series in New Bedford on the last Sunday of the month through September, starting June 25! For

These boots were made for walkin’

Bring your kayak to the Westport Town Landing on August 16! For more info, go to savebuzzardsbay.org or call 508-999-6363.

Free “Fitness in Cushman Park” in Fairhaven is back! Yoga on Tuesdays (10 weeks) starts June 20 – bring a mat.

Summer Bootcamp (10 Thursdays) starts June 22 – bring a mat plus a set of light weights. For more info, call 508-2872482.

Splash and Dash! Sign up for 2017 Whaling City Triathlon and Duathlon, the most beginner-friendly multisport event in New England, on July 30 at Fort Taber in New Bedford! For info and registration, go to sunmultisportevents.com.

Southcoast Health and the Buzzards Bay Coalition have joined together to create “Discover Buzzards Bay,” an initiative to promote active outdoor recreation.

A series of guided monthly outdoor walks, called “Sunday Strolls,” and an online portal with information about more than 100 public places to walk, cycle, fish and paddle, can be found at savebuzzardsbay.org/discover.

Sign up for the 24th Annual Buzzards Bay Swim on June 25! For info, go to savebuzzardsbay.org/swim.

Meditate and explore on West Island town beach in Fairhaven 7-8 pm on June 29, sponsored by the Buzzards Bay

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The summertime blues

Mark your calendar for the New Bedford Folk Festival July 8-9! The Boston Globe voted it “one of New England’s greatest celebrations!” For complete details, visit newbedfordfolkfestival.com.

Don’t miss the lineup at the Newport Folk Festival July 28-30 (newportfolk.org) or the Newport Jazz festival August 2-6 (newportjazzfest.org), both at Fort Adams. And in between the Folk and Jazz Festivals, there’s the Newport BridgeFest July 31 to August 3 (newportbridgefest.com)!

Classical music lovers can listen to 60 concerts performed by international artists at the 49th Newport Music Festival July 7-23 at various venues in the Newport area! For info, call 401-849-0700 or go to newportmusic.org.

Plan ahead for Dar Williams & Chris Smither performing on July 15 at the Westport Rivers Winery, sponsored by the Westport River Watershed Alliance and the Narrows Center for the Arts! For details, visit narrowscenter.com.

The Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River has a fabulous line-up – there’s Ronnie Baker Brooks June 22, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band June 30, The Steel Wheels on July 6, Walter Trout July 8, the free downtown Block-a-Palooza July 13, Dar Williams & Chris Smither on July 15 at Westport Rivers Vineyard, Sonny Landreth July 28, Rickie Lee Jones August 4, Ronnie Earl August 19 – and more! For a complete schedule, call 508-324-1926 or visit narrowscenter.com.

“My Fair Lady” July 21-23, 27-30, Amos Lee August 1, Magpie Salute August 8 – and more. For info, call 508-994-2900 or go to zeiterion.org.

Find out what’s on stage at the Providence Performing Arts Center! Don’t miss Diana Krall June 18, Bob Dylan June 21, Wheels of Soul July 7, Elvis Costello July 25! For details, call 401-421-2787 or go to ppacri.org.

If you’re a fan of Americana and roots music, check out “Music in the Gallery” at the Wamsutta Club in New Bedford.

Ellis Paul will perform on June 16. For tickets or info, go to brownpapertickets. com/events or contact korolenko8523@ charter.net.

Find out who’s on stage at the Spire Center for the Performing Arts of Greater Plymouth! There’s Roomful of Blues June 24, Memphis Music with Amy Black July 28, Albert Castiglia August 4, Bruce Springsteen Tribute August 12 – and more! For tickets and info, call 508746-4488 or visit spirecenter.org.

Check out the monthly Paskamansett Concert Series at the Dartmouth Grange Hall. Lenny Solomon will perform on July 8, Chuck Williams & Davey O. August 12.

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

Mark your calendars now for The Beach Boys August 9, the Reggae Festival August 12, and the “Blues & BBQ Festival” on August 26 at Bold Point Park in East Providence! For details, go to riwaterfrontevents.com.

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Stroll through Mass Audubon’s Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary and Nature Center in Attleboro! For more info, call 508-223-3060 or visit massaudubon.org.

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Fake (breaking) news If you’re of a certain age, you’ll likely remember the chilling TV phrase, “We now interrupt this broadcast…” which was reserved for breaking news of Paul K andarian extreme urgency. When we heard it back in the day, especially as kids, we froze in time, knowing forever where we were when we heard it, what we were doing, how we felt.

This was big stuff. Big enough for a guy named Joe Garner to write a book by that title in 1998, with a foreword by Walter Cronkite, known as “The most trusted man in America,” a newsman of impeccable credibility. Think of someone else these days currently working in the news industry we could say that about. Right, I can’t either. Comedians doing news have more cred, and rightfully so – they’re funny and effective and accurate.

These interruptions were historic events, from announcing the attack on Pearl Harbor to Sputnik circling the Earth to the JFK assassination (I distinctly recall as a 10-year-old being afraid of a Russian attack that day) to the moon landing to Princess Diana’s death to the terrorist attacks of September 11 and many more. All of them fraught with meaning and power and worthy of the term “breaking news.”

You know what passes for “breaking news” today? Everything. Which effectively waters down the term to nothing more than a thin, tasteless, meaningless, cold broth of useless “information.”

I was reading USA Today online recently and there in the top margin was this, in a font meant to be exciting and breathless and rife with importance: “Breaking news: Vice President Mike Pence Delivers Commencement Address at the U. S. Naval Academy!”

OK, breaking news? Really? Did Pence just jump out of bed and say, “You know what? I’m showing up unannounced at the Naval Academy and giving the commencement speech, that’s what I’m doing today!” and then go over to do just that?

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So his planned speech was “breaking news?” Not by a long shot. News period?

Nope. Have you actually ever listened to commencement speeches? This is why texting was invented, to give you something to do at excruciatingly dull events to prevent you from slicing your wrists with the program.

And considering that Pence is no Frederick Douglass (you know, the longdead orator lauded for doing “an amazing job”), and as a public speaker has been known to make Ambien sleepy, the only thing in his speech that would be breaking news would be announcing he’s actually an atheist and gayer than Pride Day in P-Town. Now, that would be yuuuuuge.

The news industry has fallen all over itself to be relevant and market itself in a way that focuses mainly on making money I am technically a member of the media, doing journalism in one form or another for 35 years. It’s changed to the point of almost making the business unrecognizable. The news industry has fallen all over itself to be relevant and market itself in a way that focuses mainly on making money, and because of that, now pretty much sucks at its job.

During the election, at any point the media could have seized on just about anything Trump said or did (making fun of a disabled reporter, bragging about sexual assault, being associated with a child rapist) and picked it apart, done investigative journalism, but instead treated him like a curiosity that would fall by the wayside as they went all Deep Throat on Clinton’s emails.

People on both sides of the political divide don’t trust the media. Hell, I AM the media and I don’t trust it.

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Who do you believe, what do you believe, how can you believe? Earlier this year, in a head-scratching bit of journalistic juxtapositioning, a Washington station ran a piece called “Poll: Mainstream media continues to lose the public’s trust.”

A couple months later, NewsFeed ran this: “The reason why no one trusts polls anymore.”

Which makes me scream at my laptop, “Are you F&*NG serious?” Will you aholes make up your mind what you are and what you’re doing? Remember the cop movies where the bad guys huddle together and come up with one story that everyone has to stick to so they don’t get caught? Right, so media, for the love of God and all things meaningful and helpful, can you please do that? You know the key “W? questions of journalism that include “Who, what, and why?” Apply those to your freaking identity and purpose.

I’m aware times have changed. We’re not a society with a lot of patience anymore. We’re click-bait fed, wanting news in the shortest form possible – in tweets, in crawl screens, in screaming, beaming, scheming flashes of white teeth and spinning graphics on TV. Make it loud, make it proud. Just don’t make it too “newsy.”

You’ll bore us.

I want to trust the media, but then on Facebook the other day, NBC ran a live feed with “reporter” Hallie Jackson doing a gushing selfie broadcast from the G-7 conference in Italy talking a bit about the event, but a lot about how beautiful it was and pointing out the digs where the media was staying and how lucky they were to be there. You know, doing their job. Breaking news it was not.

We interrupt this broadcast for no apparent reason other than we can. Keep your eyes glued 24/7 365, up-to-the-second and empty of purpose. Nothing to see here, folks, move along. If something important happens, we’ll decide if you should know about it. If we can figure out what it is and who we are.

Paul K andarian is a lifelong area resident and has been a professional writer since 1982, as columnist, contributor in national magazines, websites and other publications.

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