Category: History

By Jim Glinski, Scituate Author’s Note: Although the focus of this article is on the marshes of the North and South Rivers, the information and issues generally apply to the […]

By Jim Glinski, Scituate Author’s Note: Although the focus of this article is on the marshes of the North and South Rivers, the information and issues generally apply to the […]

This submission is an excerpt from the introduction of a book Paul F. McCarthy is writing about uncovering the past in the North River valley, a journey of discovery. Living […]

People Protect What They Love and Know By Jim Glinski, Scituate Since its founding in 1970, educating and engaging the public to restore and protect our local waters has been […]

THE FOLLOWING IS THE 8TH INSTALLMENT OF A 10-PART SERIES ON THE HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION. Restoring Flows and Habitats By Jim Glinski, Scituate The NSRWA’s 2005 strategic plan announced […]

Into the 21st Century The following is the 7th installment of a twelve-part series on the history of the organization. By Jim Glinski, Scituate As the NSRWA moves through the […]

Effective Campaigns and Growing Partnerships By Jim Glinski, Scituate In November 1998, Steve Ivas was succeeded as executive director of the NSRWA by Bill Stanton, who was the first executive […]

Raising the Bar The following is the fifth installment of a twelve-part series on the history of the organization. You can read the other installments here. By Jim Glinski, Scituate […]

Early Activism Leads to Cleaner Rivers By Jim Glinski, Scituate The Scituate Wastewater Treatment Plant was built in the 1960s to treat town sewage and to discharge wastewater into the […]

The following story was unearthed recently. It tells the tale of the Brig Polly, a 131 ton ship constructed in Pembroke in 1791.  She was probably built by shipbuilders Alden […]