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4th of July Parade382 viewsThe Sun finally broke through the clouds to help make for a glorious Tri-Town Fourth of July weekend highlighted by Marion's annual Independence Day Parade, hosted by the Benjamin D. Cushing Post 2425 Veterans of Foreign Wars. Parade goers lined the streets of Marion Village as floats, antique vehicles, bands, and emergency vehicles made their way along the parade route this past Saturday morning. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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Photo Exhibit382 viewsAn exhibition of color photographs from Marion resident Anne Converse will be on display at the Maser Gallery, located at the Falmouth Community Television (FCTV) building at 310 Dillingham Avenue in Falmouth until January 28. Ms. Converse’s photographs reflect her deep love of the ocean and offer candid glimpses of life at sea and in Nepal. Photo courtesy of Anne Converse and FCTV.
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Marion Natural History Museum382 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group would like to thank Dawn Gates-Allen of the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association for the enjoyable program involving one of Southeastern Massachusetts’ most important crops. We took a close look at the insides of cranberries to discover what makes them float, counted seeds - which tell us how many times a plant was fertilized by a bee – and had a chance to see how far we could "bounce" a berry. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Liedhold
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Sippican Woman’s Club annual Holiday House Tour 382 viewsThe Sippican Woman’s Club annual Holiday House Tour featured Handy Tavern’s scholarship tree. The ornaments featured portraits and short biographies of the 2019 recipients. More then 20 graduates received scholarships. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Marion Natural History Museum382 viewsOne hull or two? On March 11, the Marion Natural History Museum afterschool group explored the physics behind sailboat design. Mark Whalen, engineer with Massachusetts Maritime Academy, introduced several alternative design ideas for constructing our own sailboats. The students explored a variety of hull designs, mast locations and different sizes and shapes of sails. Then they raced the vessels in rain gutters to see which design moved fastest.
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Antiques Annual381 viewsThe Sippican Historical Society hosted their 17th Annual Marion Antiques Show this past weekend at Tabor Academy’s Fish Athletic Center. The event is the group’s main fundraiser each year, kicking off with a with a gala preview party on Friday, August 14. Antique dealers from throughout New England and the Eastern United States were on hand. Photo by Robert Chiarito
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Police Station Ground Breaking381 viewsConstruction on the new Marion Police Station officially began on September 8, 2009 with a groundbreaking ceremony. Among those present were Police Chief Lincoln Miller, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen Stephen Cushing, Selectmen Roger Blanchette and Jonathan Henry, Project Manager Rick Pomeroy, Architect Brian Humes, Building Committee Chairman Dale Jones, and Jonathan Scully of B.C. Construction. Photo by Anne O'Brien-Kakley
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Police Station Ground Breaking381 viewsConstruction on the new Marion Police Station officially began on September 8, 2009 with a groundbreaking ceremony. Among those present were Police Chief Lincoln Miller, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen Stephen Cushing, Selectmen Roger Blanchette and Jonathan Henry, Project Manager Rick Pomeroy, Architect Brian Humes, Building Committee Chairman Dale Jones, and Jonathan Scully of B.C. Construction. Photo by Anne O'Brien-Kakley
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Virginia Lovejoy Allyn381 viewsThis monotype by Virginia Lovejoy Allyn is just one of the pieces that will be featured in a retrospective exhibition at Marion Art Center from May 7 - June 9. For details, call the Marion Art Center at 508-748-1266. Photo courtesy of Wendy Bistrup.
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Marion Natural History Museum381 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group enjoyed learning about our local birds in anticipation of the upcoming "Great Backyard Bird Count" event on February 14-17. The GBBC is a great citizen-science initiative to gauge how our bird species are doing, and all it takes is 15 minutes to count the number of species and how many of each, and submit your findings to Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) website: birdcount.org. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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4th of July Parade380 viewsThe Sun finally broke through the clouds to help make for a glorious Tri-Town Fourth of July weekend highlighted by Marion's annual Independence Day Parade, hosted by the Benjamin D. Cushing Post 2425 Veterans of Foreign Wars. Parade goers lined the streets of Marion Village as floats, antique vehicles, bands, and emergency vehicles made their way along the parade route this past Saturday morning. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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Fundraising380 viewsThe fundraising progress thermometer is heating up as it nears the Council on Aging’s goal of $75,000! Funds raised will be used to build floor-to-ceiling walls for the COA/Recreation Department office space. Pictured here are Harry Norweb, president of the Marion Council on Aging Board; Karen Greggory, director of the Council on Aging; and Merry Conway, president of the Friends of the Council on Aging. It's not too late to help us reach our goal! Mail contributions to FMCOA, P.O. Box 937, Marion, MA, 02738
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