Mattapoisett Yacht Club Results

June Series Wrap-up – Tuesday Night Ensign Division             Odyssey ended the monthly series with 2 first place finishes locking up first place for the month. Brou Ha Ha grabbed 2 second place finishes Tuesday and move ahead of Black Ice by 1 point to finish second for the series. Rounding out the field was […] Read more »

Friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library Summer Book Sale

The Friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library will sponsor their Summer Book Sale at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front St, Marion on Friday, July 26 from 9 am-3 pm & Saturday, July 27 from 9 am-3 pm. Thousands of books, all in good condition, as well as puzzles, games, and CD’s, DVD’s will be […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Free Public Library’s Children’s Room

Beat the heat this July in the Mattapoisett Free Public Library’s Children’s Room.             The Mattapoisett Free Public Library’s Children’s 2024 Summer Reading Program has officially kicked off. Kids ages 0-12 are invited to sign up for our self-guided reading adventure and cultivate a love for reading. Visit the library to learn more.             We […] Read more »

Sharing Secret of Musicfest

            Some people pay $100 or more to attend a classical music orchestra, according to Marion resident Ed Hoffer.             Hoffer, an unofficial spokesperson of the Buzzards Bay Musicfest, says people along the South Coast can attend a live orchestra performance for free during one week in July.             “It is one of the better […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Yacht Club Results

June 11 & 12 results             Both nights featured beautiful conditions and tight racing.             Tuesday Ensign series – Odyssey won the night, winning the first race and placing second in the second race. Brou Ha Ha took second place for the night with a 4th and 1st. Black Ice placed third with 2-3rd place […] Read more »

Richard I. and Helen A. Arthur Scholarship

Sippican Lands Trust is pleased to announce the 2024 recipient of the Richard I. and Helen A. Arthur Scholarship. Due to the rising costs of higher education, our scholarship committee has raised this award to $2,000. This award is given to a high school senior or a student in their first or second year of […] Read more »

Lighthouse Could Lose License

            Lighthouse Liquors was considered noncompliant after a deadline passed and no representative from the retailer appeared at the June 20 public meeting of the Marion Board of Health to explain delinquent payments of fines stemming from the illegal sale of a tobacco product to a minor.             Dr. Ed Hoffer, board chairman presiding over […] Read more »

Do You Feel Safe at Home?

Domestic violence has been a plague throughout human history, but only in recent decades has it come to the forefront of medical and legal concerns.             Domestic violence, or “intimate partner violence,” is a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner. Abuse […] Read more »