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Volunteers93 viewsPenny Pinchers Exchange, located in the Elizabeth Taber Chapel on Main Street in Marion, spent a very busy April 24 morning working with six, amazingly capable students as they sorted, rearranged, organized, tagged and cleared out all the winter stock and readied the incoming summer inventory. PPX, an all-volunteer group of women, is so very grateful for their help. What these young people did in two hours would have taken two weeks of Wednesdays and Saturdays. We love our Tabor Academy volunteers and look May 01, 2024
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Full Moon17 viewsJen Shepley shared this image of the full moon over Marion Harbor.May 01, 2024
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Sippican Woman's Club16 viewsOutgoing President of the Sippican Woman's Club, Kathy Tibbetts displaying a framed picture of the Club's clubhouse a/k/a "Handy's Tavern", 152 Front Street, Marion. The picture is a gift of appreciation from the membership for Kathy's guidance and support in serving as the club's President for the past two terms. Priscilla Bradley was elected President at the Club's Annual Meeting held on April 26, 2024 at The Bay Club. Photo courtesy Deborah BushMay 01, 2024
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Marion Natural History Museum10 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum’s Community group had a terrific morning doing some bird watching with Justin Barrett last week. Justin is the president of the Nasketucket Bird Club and longtime member of the museum’s Board of Directors. We saw 28 different species including a yellow rumpled warbler, a pine warbler, an eastern towhee, Downey woodpeckers, northern flickers and many chipping sparrows. The museum wishes to thank Justin for sharing his expertise with the group. Upcoming museum programs are avApr 24, 2024
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Marion Natural History Museum9 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum’s Community group had a terrific morning doing some bird watching with Justin Barrett last week. Justin is the president of the Nasketucket Bird Club and longtime member of the museum’s Board of Directors. We saw 28 different species including a yellow rumpled warbler, a pine warbler, an eastern towhee, Downey woodpeckers, northern flickers and many chipping sparrows. The museum wishes to thank Justin for sharing his expertise with the group. Upcoming museum programs are avApr 24, 2024
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Fiber Art 32 viewsFiber Art is a form of art that resembles craft but goes further. The exhibit is now on display at the Cushing Community Center on Route 6 in Marion through mid-May. Photos by Marilou NewellApr 17, 2024
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Fiber Art 29 viewsFiber Art is a form of art that resembles craft but goes further. The exhibit is now on display at the Cushing Community Center on Route 6 in Marion through mid-May. Photos by Marilou NewellApr 17, 2024
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Fiber Art 28 viewsFiber Art is a form of art that resembles craft but goes further. The exhibit is now on display at the Cushing Community Center on Route 6 in Marion through mid-May. Photos by Marilou NewellApr 17, 2024
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Marion Natural History Museum159 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's after school group had another wonderful trip to Bird Island, thanks to Isaac Perry and the Marion Harbormaster's group. Another group of students had a chance to see the newly-restored nesting habitat of the Roseate tern along with other sea birds. Many thanks to Isaac and his crew. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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House Tour214 viewsThe Sippican Woman's Club will present its 25th annual Holiday House Tour and Tea on Saturday, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The tour begins at the club's Handy's Tavern, 152 Front Street in Marion. The theme this year is "Tropical Christmas". Tickets are $18 in advance, available in Marion at Serendipity, The Bookstall, and The Marion General Store, and at Isabelle's in The Ropewalk shops on Route 6. Photo courtesy of Susan Mattson.
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Marion 4th of July Parade86 viewsMarion Town Administrator Jay McGrail and Select Board members Norm Hills, John Waterman, and Randy Parker walked the Independence Day parade route on Monday morning along with veterans, marching bands, Boy and Girl Scout troops, youth baseball teams, decorated floats, fire engines, and a convoy of antique cars. Beginning at the Town House, the parade route went up Spring Street, then east on Route 6 before going right onto Front Street all the way down to Main Street and back up to Spring. Photos by Ryan F
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Marion’s new Fire Chief 198 viewsMarion’s new Fire Chief Brian Jackvony was sworn in on June 30 during a ceremony at the Marion Music Hall with the Board of Selectmen. Jackvony comes to Marion from the Town of Cumberland, Rhode Island where he was the assistant fire chief for eight years, after 24 years with the Providence Fire Department. Photo by Jean Perry
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