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Marion Natural History Museum46 viewsOn Saturday, October 18, the Museum Community Program participants enjoyed a beautiful fall day walking Rochester's Shoolman Preserve looking for mushrooms. Mushroom enthusiast Adam Korejwa led our walk through the Oak and Pine upland forest looking for these fascinating specimens. We heard about how the mushroom is merely the fruiting body of the wide network of mycelium which connects all plant and fungal species in order to exchange nutrients and warns of adverse conditions. We saw how some Boletes mush
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Soap Box Derby46 viewsMarion Scout Pack 32 (back) and the Rochester Cub Scouts (front) at the annual soap box derby Held on Holmes Street on November 9. Photos by Sam Bishop
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Community Service-Learning Day46 viewsA volunteer campus beautification group gathers around the Old Rochester Regional High School mascot, a bulldog, during district's inaugural Community Service-Learning Day held on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. Photo courtesy Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55.
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Community Service-Learning Day46 viewsA volunteer campus beautification group gathers around the Old Rochester Regional High School mascot, a bulldog, during district's inaugural Community Service-Learning Day held on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. Photo courtesy Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55.
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2024 Marion Christmas Stroll46 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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Tinkhamtown Chapel Christmas Choir Sing-Along46 viewsThe 70th annual Tinkhamtown Chapel Christmas Choir Sing-Along. Smiles and merriment abound in this small but cozy and inviting environment. Not a free pew was seen and all smiled. The chapel was built in 1889 and has been maintained by locals who care deeply for its continued standing and operation. Though I had never been, I felt embraced, comfortable, and at home. Photos by Sam Bishop.
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Polar Plunge46 viewsOn New Years Day, hundreds were arrayed at Mattapoisett Town Beach for this year’s Mattapoisett Polar Plunge. Since 2013, the beach has seen residents and visitors run into the freezing Atlantic to kick off the new year. The event is held by Keep On Plungin’ who, through the selling of baked goods, coffee, and hot chocolate, donate all proceeds of the fridged plunge to local families grappling with the costs of cancer treatment. Photo by Sam Bishop.
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Mattapoisett46 viewsPhoto by Jennifer Shepley
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Frosty Runner Road Race46 viewsThe Frosty Runner Road Race was held in Rochester on January 25. Photo by Robert Pina.
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Marion Art Center46 viewsThe Marion Art Center's new exhibit brings together five friends whose artistic endeavors meld into one glorious fusion of color, texture, and themes. Fiber Fusion is the name of the show as well as the name of the five artists whose imaginations are on full display. Christine Anderson, Carol Flax, Lorraine Gentil Hayes, Lisa Horton, and Toni Newhall are Fiber Fusion. Their works bridge the worlds of nature and art in new ways.
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Tessa the Happy Dog46 viewsFive-year-old Tessa the happy dog after being reunited with her family following a five-day search across Mattapoisett. The search involved locals, the police, and a thermal-vision drone. Photo courtesy of Kera Burba. March 6, 2025 edition
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Centenarians46 viewsCentenarians Ann and Roy “Will” Wingate, a married couple, both turn 100 years old in 2025, so the Friends of the Marion Council on Aging held a celebration honoring the Wingates for their achievement on April 10 at the Cushing Community Center. Photos by Mick Colageo
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