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 »
The moment when the roses are at their best is quite unlike any other. Mattapoisett’s village is full of them right now, cascading over walls, arbors, and fences and adorning gates and gazebos in one climactic summer gush. There must be more roses here per square foot than anywhere, I think, making my way […] Read more »
NolanFest 2025 was held Saturday, June 28 at Silvershell Beach in Marion. The event commemorates the nearly five years since the passing of Nolan Gibbons on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, just after his 15th birthday. Nolan attended Old Rochester Regional High School and had been an at the time. He had, the year before, been […] Read more »
Oh, for the love of flowers and human imagination! The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club bi-annual garden tour titled “June in Bloom” was a master class in just what can be done when Mother Nature and her human counterparts collaborate. Assuredly, the June 28 event presented gardens that have been heavily curated and lovingly nurtured over […] Read more »
On July 4, 1776, the United States Declaration of Independence, formally The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, was signed. A note, most signatories wouldn’t sign until August 2, but I digress. This paper would officially declare, in writing, the United States strove to become a sovereign nation, distinctly not under the […] Read more »