I don't know about local tournaments in that area (form the east coast) but look into NASKA, NBL, and WSKF. They all have websites with tournament listings. Also like previously stated maslinc.com is a great source for info.
well i am going to bed but before i do i am going to give u a tip i would do state searchs for ma tourament on yahoo.com also if u want to go big there is at least 1 big natioanl tourament a month it just add's up $$$