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(Photo By Jim Mahoney) SCITUATE, MA - January 29: Houses get pummeled by waves along Lighthouse Road during blizzard conditions on January 29, 2022 in Scituate, Massachusetts. (Staff Photo By Matt ...
In 1810, the U.S. Congress allocated $4,000 to build Scituate Light, which was activated the following year, making it now 212 years old. It was the fifth lighthouse built in New England.
A gunfire salute and then, with the flick of a switch, Scituate Light is back on. Taken down two years ago after corrosion threatened to topple it, this historic beacon was completely renovated.
Scituate’s Town Meeting will decide whether to spend $2 million in Community Preservation Act money to restore the lantern room at the top of the iconic Scituate Lighthouse. “For over two ...
In the spring of 1810, the town of Scituate received $4,000 for the construction of a lighthouse at the mouth ... “Someone has that picture in their attic or basement!” Gallagher said with ...
Construction crews removed the 92-year-old lantern room from the top of historic Scituate Lighthouse Thursday morning due to concerns that it could fall off the structure during a storm ...
Scituate residents rejected a request that would have required the town to set aside $7 million to fast-track the reconstruction of a deteriorating sea wall on Lighthouse Road. The town's elected ...
People from all over are invited to a sunrise service outside the Scituate Lighthouse to commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31. The nonsectarian service will last from 5:45 ...
Work on Scituate Light continues this week as crews remove layers of brick and concrete. The lantern room of the 211-year-old lighthouse is being rebuilt through a $2 million project paid for by ...
A Scituate landmark is on its way to illuminating the South Shore again. The Scituate Lighthouse has overlooked the entrance to the town harbor for over 200 years, withstanding decades of wind and ...
Her piece, “Late Afternoon, Scituate Light” is an oil painting. “I was taking a walk around Lighthouse point in the late afternoon last summer when I found this scene. I loved the long view ...
According to the Scituate Historical Society, the last major work done on the lighthouse and the Lantern Room was in the 1930s. The $2 million project will include a complete rebuild of the ...