StoryWalk returns to Sippican Lands Trust’s Peirson Woods this August in Marion. This year’s StoryWalk at Peirson Woods features “Forest Bright, Forest Night” written by Jennifer Ward and illustrated by Jamichael Henterly. StoryWalk is an innovative and delightful way for children — and adults! — to enjoy reading and the outdoors at the same time. […] Read more »
Edward Albee’s “Seascape”, winner of the 1975 Pulitzer Prize, will open at the Marion Art Center on Thursday, August 9with subsequent performances on Friday, August 10, Saturday August 11, ThursdayAugust 16, Friday August 17,and Saturday August 18. All performances will start at 7:30 p.m. This two act drama (dramedy) is about a retired couple enjoying […] Read more »
At the July 31 meeting of the Marion Board of Selectmen, the 7:45 pm appointment with CDM Smith, the engineering group the town has contracted with for decades to assist with the wastewater treatment system, began. By 9:00 pm it was just wrapping up. In between, the board of selectmen and the public heard from […] Read more »
It’s been a challenging time for us. These past fewyears have found us sitting in medical office waiting rooms surrounded by others in our age group waiting for a verdict we can hopefully live with. We hold hands as we count down the moments. What else can we do? The challenges have changed over the […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Historical Society and the Mattapoisett Free Public Library present a lecture series by Seth Mendell. For more information call 508-758-2844. August 14– Seth Mendell’s World War II Campaigns Lecture Series: “Poland; Finland; Dunkirk and the Fall of France” (7:00 p.m. at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library). August 21– Seth Mendell’s World War II […] Read more »
The Marion Concert Band continues its summer concert series with a program of music from the British Isles on Friday, August 3. The program features several classic British Brass Band pieces as well as music of the Yardbirds, the Kinks, Petula Clark, Gerry and the Pacemakers and the Beatles. There may even be an appearance […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Clerk, Victoria JC Asiaf, recently completed her first year of studies at the New England Municipal Clerks’ Institute at Plymouth (NH) State University. This first year is for clerks who have not previously attended an Institute. It offers an introductory course in public administration with interactive classes on communication skills, decision-making, management theory, inter-government […] Read more »
On July 31, 2018 at approximately 6:00 p.m., the Marion Police Department received a cellular call from a resident reporting a body in Evergreen Cemetery. The reporting party had been riding their bicycle in the cemetery when they happened on a deceased male. The deceased was on the ground on the east side of the […] Read more »
In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. The survey was funded one-half by the Sippican Historical Society and one-half by the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Due to the limits of funding, not all of the historic buildings were surveyed, but over 100 were catalogued and photographed. The […] Read more »
The Tabor Gateways Program is underway at Tabor Academy through August 17. Tabor has welcomed 35 students from China and other countries for two three-week sessions of Tabor Gateways. The students, entering 8th to 11th grade, arrived on July 15. The program, in its third year, is a unique language immersion program for Chinese and […] Read more »