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Flooding133 viewsFlash flooding on Monday in Marion village shut down parts of Front Street and closed Island Wharf and Silvershell Beach, which were under water. Photos courtesy Town of Marion
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Marion Shared Use Path 133 viewsAt one time an open field, this wooded area behind the Benson Brook Landfill in Marion was home to a tower. Its cable anchors are still in place, along with pieces of a very rusty automobile frame. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Annawon Weeden133 viewsActor and activist Annawon Weeden spoke to a full house at the Marion Congregational Church on May 11. Sponsored by the Marion Art Center, Weeden spoke on all matters indigenous from languages to the creation story shared by many nations. Weeden also noted the use of wampum (created from quahog shells) to make jewelry and as a form of monetary exchange. He told a rapt audience that his life’s work was educating young and old alike about indigenous people. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Marion Natural History Museum133 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum’s afterschool group had a terrific time constructing their own rockets for launching. This program was so popular it had to be offered twice! The kids had a hands-on introduction to the engineering principles of propulsion and lift. Every rocket managed a successful launch hundreds of feet in the air, and most were safely carried down by the parachutes. The Museum wishes to thank volunteers Mike Cronin and his son Jake for the great program. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Leidho
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Marion Natural History Museum133 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum wishes to thank Officer David Wilson for the trip to view Bird Island to watch some of the unique birds that need the island for nesting. We saw plenty of terns catching fish and an Osprey hover and dive close to Ram Island. Officer Wilson also spent the time to show our kids how to tie up the boat we used and then helped us explore every inch of the patrol boat. Thank you to the Marion Harbormaster's office for allowing us to view the harbor shoreline and see the Bird and
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Elizabeth Taber Library 133 viewsKids and their grown-up minders were scattered across the lawn in front of the Elizabeth Taber Library on July 11 when Pine Meadows Farms arrived with a variety of small animals delighting all. From pygmy goats to recently shorn alpacas and more, children learned some basic facts about the animals, but better yet for the toddler brigade, was getting up close to the animals. Photos by Marilou Newell
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2024 Marion Christmas Stroll133 viewsThe 2024 Marion Christmas Stroll took place on December 8. Pictured are Carolers outside The Sippican Historical Society (top), Mr. and Mrs. Clause riding their carriage on Front Street (left), and Santa arriving by tugboat (bottom). Photos by Sam Bishop and Mick Colageo.
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Marion’s Memorial Day Remembrances133 viewsYoung and old participated in Marion’s Memorial Day Remembrances held at the Music Hall and Old Landing. Old Rochester junior Emerson Roy of Fairhaven sang “God Bless America,” ORR eighth-grader Sophie Zhou of Marion read The Gettysburg Address, and joining the march were the Sippican School Marching Band and Portuguese American Band, and the Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of Marion, who led the Pledge of Allegiance. Tabor Academy sophomore Gia Boyd of Marion read “In Flanders Fields,” and Air Force
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Salty 100 Regatta132 viewsSalty 100 regatta, raced August 27-28 from Marion harbor beyond Point Judith, Rhode Island, and back.
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Soapbox Derby132 viewsMarion and Rochester Cub Scouts came together on November 6 for a soapbox derby on Holmes Street in Marion. The longtime fundraising event was not held in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic but made a roaring return on Saturday, as children raced their homemade go-carts and collected donations for the Murphy and Others, Living Interdependently for Future Endeavors, Inc. (M.O. L.I.F.E.) non-profit food pantry in Fairhaven. Photos by Mick Colageo and Reade Whinnem
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Marion Veteran's Day132 viewsJames R. Holmes, the J.C. Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, spoke to Marion citizens gathered at Old Landing for Veterans Day observances on November 11. Also speaking were Select Board Chair Norm Hills, Town Administrator Jay McGrail, and the Reverend Eric E. Fialho, rector of St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church. Supporting with their participation were Marion Cub Scouts and the Sippican Elementary School Band under the direction of Hannah Moore.
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Marion Natural History Museum132 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's July Coastal Exploration group had a fun week exploring some of Marion's natural areas. We examined green frog tadpoles and a frog metamorphosis, were invited to explore Ram Island, visited the donkeys and learned about filter feeders, including some of the largest ones like whales. We explored a salt marsh, cleaned up a rocky beach at Planting Island and removed the plastic waste from the wrack line before it entered or reentered the bay. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Leid
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