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The Tiverton Yacht Club was washed away in the hurricane of 1938 and moved its headquarters into the 100-year-old Abner Tallman House at 54 Riverside Drive in 1956.  That building, a 3-story Victorian mansion, burned to the ground in a fire on June 6, 2003.

A new law aimed at preventing kids from drowning is ironically causing Dartmouth Parks and Rec from holding it's summer swim lessons.

Another boat has been illegally dumped in the woods on the SouthCoast, this time on the Middleborough/Wareham town line.

Fairhaven Harbormaster Tim Cox is scratching his head after a sailboat was found washed ashore on West Island. The sailboat was discovered Wednesday by a resident walking on the beach behind the island's state reservation. Cox says the 25-foot boat likely drifted over from Falmouth after breaking loose of it's moorings during one of the recent winter storms...

We are very lucky to live in an area where both rustic chic and coastal themes work in perfect harmony. Thanks to a few venues in Westport, Tiverton, and Little Compton, planning a 'Farmcoast' wedding is an ocean breeze. When thinking of 'Farmcoast,' think of coastal vineyards, backyard clambakes, and seaside meadows...

BOSTON (AP) _ The Suffolk district attorney says a body found fatally stabbed on an East Boston beach on Labor Day was that of a 15-year-old boy. District Attorney Daniel Conley identified the victim on Tuesday as Wilson Martinez of East Boston...

People love seeing sharks these days. They love seeing them in terrible, made-for-SyFy movies, on television during "Shark Week," at aquariums and having them emblazoned on clothing and other paraphernalia. You know where they shouldn't like seeing sharks...

Beach-goers beware. Fairhaven Police say they've received at least one report of a woman trying to scam people out of money by pretending to collect beach fees. Fairhaven Police Sergeant Kevin Kobza says a report filed with police Monday alleges a middle-aged woman attempted to charge beach-goers $45 per car...

WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) _ Cape Cod officials are reminding visitors how to stay safe as great white sharks begin their annual return to the tourist destination. The Cape Cod National Seashore said in an advisory this week that visitors should swim close to shore, where their feet can touch bottom...

Like a scene from the movie ``Jaws,'' swimmers were ordered out of the water at the Duxbury town beach when a large shark was spotted near the shoreline. Officials said the shark, which was tracked by a state police helicopter, was estimated to be about 15 feet in length...