The Marion Art Center has once again brought splendor, wonder, and artistic talent to our doorsteps with the opening of their latest exhibit titled “Duets: Two Artists and Our Blue Planet” featuring the visual expertise of longtime friends Lisa Goren and Heather Stivison. The two artists’ works complement one another in a variety of […] Read more »
This week in Revolutionary War History, let’s discuss what was going on 250 years ago. As we know, this July 4 was the 249th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Though before the actual signing of the Declaration, there were plenty of pivotal events going on in the area at this time, […] Read more »
On Friday, July 11, Marion was full of song. The Marion Town Band played at the amphitheater by the Harbormaster building while the Buzzards Bay Musicfest took place at Tabor’s Fireman Performing Arts Center up the road. Downtown Marion was flooded with concert goers. The Marion Concert Band, playing every Friday throughout their 2025 […] Read more »
On Tuesday, July 15, the big white tent is set up for Harbor Days the coming weekend and food is already filling all available corners for this year’s “Taste the Town” event at Shipyard Park in Mattapoisett. The event, hosted by The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club, saw many local restaurants and food vendors come to one […] Read more »
So far, this tick season has lived up to experts’ predictions regarding severity. The 2025 tick season has already outpaced prior years for tick-bite and tick-borne disease doctor visits. Plymouth County has the second highest level of tick-borne disease visits, at 43 so far this year and behind Dukes/Nantucket with 48 collectively according to the […] Read more »
You may have seen print or television ads promoting the Galleri blood test for “early cancer detection.” Neither this test nor any others are covered by Medicare or commercial insurance, but you can have it if ordered by your doctor and you are willing to pay $949 out of pocket. Assuming you can afford […] Read more »
Bird Island sits roughly half a mile off the coast of Butler Point and Kittansett Golf Club. The island is at the mouth of Sippican Harbor on the approach to Marion. Many stories and local legends persist and are spoken of by locals. So, let’s get to the bottom of the surprising rich and […] Read more »
Mattapoisett’s Independence Day Road Race was held in the morning on Friday, July 4. It was clear and sunny, though there was a cool breeze from the sea undoubtably helping the racers on their way. The night before had seen heavy storms, with major power outages across the South Coast and Southern New England. Due […] Read more »
Though there were no fireworks scheduled, the Marion Independence Day Parade still went on! Following a night of spontaneous wind and rain, many gathered along Main, Spring and Front streets to celebrate the 4th. There were some branches down and large puddles along the parade route, though none were obstructive enough to affect the celebration. […] Read more »
We are officially past the halfway point of 2025. This month’s astronomical events will mostly be highlighted by meteor showers! Perfect for summer camping trips and marshmallows by the fire. Following a long hiatus from the night sky, Saturn is once again visible, breaching the horizon around 10:00 pm this month. Easy to spot […] Read more »