South Coast Extreme Heat Watch

As you are well aware while reading this, it is hot. The National Weather Service declared an Extreme Heat Watch for the South Coast. Along with much of the eastern half of the nation, over 250 million Americans will be under the oppressive heat of a “heat dome,” not unlike what Europe has endured the […] Read more »

55th Annual Mattapoisett Road Race

The Mattapoisett Road Race will again take place on this Saturday, the 4th of July.             The first race was held in 1971 with a mere 15 runners and was organized by Bob and Doris Gardner. Now, the race boasts an enormous 1000 competitors of all age brackets, from all over. Crowds line up along […] Read more »

Independence Day

On Friday, July 3, the Marion Concert Band will open its 2026 concert season with a program of patriotic music in celebration of America’s 250th birthday. The program is as follows:             National Emblem March – E. E. Bagley             Esprit de Corps – R. Jager             American Pageant – T. Knox             God Bless […] Read more »

Programs at the Marion Natural History Museum

Marion Natural History Museum present Secret World of Fireflies with Entomologist Blake Dinius, Wednesday July 15 from 10:30 am to 11:30 am. Fireflies evoke a feeling of magic and wonder; Elegant blobs of light dancing and blinking in the summer night. Everything about fireflies hearkens back to a time long past. Imagine living on Earth […] Read more »

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, next to the Town Beach in Mattapoisett, will have The Rev. Mark Eames, Rector St. John/s Church, Vernon, CT. conducting services at 8:00 am and 10:00 am on Sunday, July 5. All are welcome. Read more »