To the Editor,             Thank You for Sadie’s Safe Return. Mike and I are still overwhelmed with the response we received from our community. We wish to thank everyone who volunteered hours to search the woods and surrounding areas, reporting sightings on your home security cameras, printing up flyers and passing them out around the […] Read more »

To the Editor;             January 21, 2022 marks 12 years since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. FEC decision gave constitutional rights to artificial entities, such as corporations.             Citizens United, the PAC, was founded in 1988 by Floyd Brown, a longtime Washington political consultant, with major funding from longtime industrialists the Koch brothers. The […] Read more »

To the Editor;             Kudos to the first responders!             I owe my survival to the Mattapoisett Police Emergency Medical Service, staffed by paramedics and police officers trained to assist. After I suffered a near fatal aortic tear, they arrived on the scene in minutes, provided Advanced Life Support and rushed me to St. Luke’s […] Read more »

To the Editor;             I think I have a lot of company when I admit that 2021 has been the pits!! I’m a firm believer that we all hit tough times in our lives, but 2021 really takes the cake. After all, none of us can escape the ongoing threat of Covid and the nightly […] Read more »

To the Editor;             The family of Wesley Bowman would like to thank everyone who reached out to us during this very difficult time. It has been comforting to know that our dad was loved by so many. The show of support at his service, including the Highway Department trucks he loved so much, was […] Read more »

To the Editor;             I and also current, former and retired members of the Southcoast medical community, are writing to implore the Southcoast Board of Trustees to remove Keith Hovan from the role of CEO and President of Southcoast Hospitals. Hovan’s actions at his residence on November 6, 2021 demonstrate that he is unfit to […] Read more »

To The Editor,             If the planet is to be saved, action must begin at home, and with that in mind, I have submitted the following letter to Marion’s Select Board.              Dear Chairman Norman Hills and Board Members,             Our angry climate is screaming for an end to our combustion of fossil fuels. This […] Read more »

Dear Editor,             We at the Elizabeth Taber Library would like to express heartfelt gratitude and thanks for the Sippican Historical Society’s  willingness to pay for the repair of our beautiful antique grandfather clock from Elizabeth Taber’s estate.              This lovely clock graces the library’s main room and stands next to the portrait of our […] Read more »

Dear Respected Editor,             Climate change is real. The discussion of whether this is a natural or anthropogenic event is no longer pertinent to the discussion about how to combat it. For four years we heard a lot about a specific wall and less about the seawall barriers being constructed to protect coastal cities such […] Read more »

To the Editor:             Although threatened by Hurricane Ida up to an hour before the event, she bypassed us and close to 300 guests were able to enjoy the Second Evening on Sippican Harbor at one of Marion’s beautiful historic waterfront homes. It was an evening of community, to enjoy one another’s company while providing […] Read more »