When I was teaching 5th grade, it always bothered me when the request to take out history books brought more groans than grins. By the time I was teaching 3rd grade, and the history of Massachusetts was part of that grade’s curriculum, I came up with a solution to end the groans. I didn’t teach […] Read more »
Book Donation Days at the Elizabeth Taber Library will be held on June 8 and June 22 from 10 am to 1 pm, 8 Spring St, Marion. “Make way for new books by donating your used ones for others to enjoy,” is the urgent plea from the Friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library, as […] Read more »
The summer is almost here. Celebrate at The Elizabeth Taber Library’s summer kickoff block party on Saturday June 15 from 11-2. Enjoy a 60-foot inflatable obstacle course, free ice cream, lawn games and face painting and crafts from the Marion Natural History Museum. Sign up for our kid’s summer reading program and check out events […] Read more »
The Marion Democratic Town Committee will be holding a food drive to benefit Damien’s Food Pantry on June 8 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am in the Marion General Store parking lot. Please bring donations of nonperishable foods to help support the hungry in our community. Read more »
Growing up in either Weymouth or western Mass., I always knew where I would be with my family on Memorial Day weekend. We would make the trek to Rochester to spend the weekend at my grandparents and attend the Rochester Memorial Day boat race. My grandfather, Jim Hartley, started the race in 1934 so […] Read more »
Painters Robert Abele & Mary Moquin will be exhibiting their work at the Marion Art Center, kicking off with an opening reception on Friday, May 24 from 5:00-7:00 pm at 80 Pleasant Street, Marion. The show runs from May 24 through June 28 and will encompass the annual Art in Bloom festival at the MAC, […] Read more »
This June we won’t be having our regular 3rd Wednesday of the month meeting. Instead, we will be opening our new exhibit: Past Pastimes-How We’ve Entertained Ourselves for the Last 337 Years. This exhibit is supported by the Rochester Cultural Council, a local agency, supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. This exhibit […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center announces the MAC Theater presentation of The Minotaur, written by Anna Ziegler and directed by Kate Sorensen. A present-day version of a classic Greek myth, The Minotaur is a contemporary take on love, honor and human connection. With refreshing originality and wit, it explores how we break out of history in […] Read more »
I was planning to write about bridges this week, but the news of Robert Sherman’s passing changed that. I have to say that I’ve always called him Bob or Bobby, probably because that’s what my mother always called him. When my husband and I were considering buying a house at Center Village, the news that […] Read more »
America’s failing healthcare system: how we got here and where do we go? Presented by Dr. Edward Hoffer. Join Dr. Edward Hoffer at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Tuesday, May 28 from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm as he discusses America’s failing healthcare system: how we got here and where do we go? Dr. […] Read more »