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EAST FALMOUTH At Christmas, Trish and Charlie Wright gave their neighbor, Samuel Johnson, then 99, a book called The Century, co-authored by Peter Jennings.
About a month ago, Trish Wright said, he gave it back with notes of all the factual errors inside. Johnson lived much of that history. He met Norman Rockwell, saw Babe Ruth play baseball and watched 17 different presidents at the helm, she said.
“He is fantastic to chat with and he just knows so much stuff,” Wright said. “He’s a fantastic historian.”
The neighborhood came together Saturday to celebrate Johnson s birthday. Johnson, who turned 100 on Tuesday, Feb. 9, watched as his neighbors in Fishermans Cove drove by and congratulated him. East Falmouth Elementary School students made large cardboard cutouts of “100” that Johnson put in the front of his yard for the parade.
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Feb. 11, 2021
The Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission has new leadership for 2021. Dr. Kate Epperly, who was the immediate past Vice Chair to the Board, was voted in as Chair. Advisory member, Patricia Oshman, was elected to Vice-Chair.
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Rev. Dr. Kate Epperly A lifelong community organizer and human rights advocate, Rev. Dr. Kate Epperly is an ordained pastor who has served congregations in California, Arizona, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. She retired in January after serving 7 years as Minister for Advocacy and Justice for Families and Children of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) denomination.
Rev. Dr. Epperly served 3 years as Minister of Christian Union Church in North Truro, served as Coordinator of the Cape Cod Fellowship of Reconciliation, and was active in the Nauset Interfaith Association and its Refugee Support Team. Rev. Dr. Epperly currently serves on the Steering Committee of Barnstable No Place for Hate,
NEW BEDFORD Many things define New Bedford’s history. Moviemaking may not be the first thing that comes to mind, but it has been thriving here for nearly 100 years. Hollywood has made the SouthCoast a prime location since 1922. Seeing notable landmarks or familiar scenery on the big screen excites locals, but film companies also can boost tourism and local businesses.
“We hope to have an influx of visitors to the city that are movie buffs that want to visit the place that they saw in one of the films,” said former Director of Tourism, in New Bedford, Dagny Ashley.
“Movies attract tourists,” added Ashley, who recently left the position to head the tourism office in Quincy. “It provides a destination image and it also increases branding and helps with marketing a destination. It gives an overall economic impact for all the cities and towns and the state as a whole.”