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Marion Natural History Museum705 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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Marion Cleanup704 viewsThe Marion Tree Committee, the Sippican Lands Trust, the Sippican Historical and Preservation Society, the Marion Garden Discussion Group, the Marion Natural History Museum and the Town of Marion Department of Public Works (DPW) sponsored an "Arbor Day - Spring Clean Up" on Saturday, May 10 with residents pitching in to help dispose of all their winter trash. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Marion July 4 Parade704 viewsMarion's Annual Fourth of July Parade was held on Friday morning, July 4 2008 in the Marion village. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Marion 5K704 viewsThe Thirteenth Annual Marion Village 5k Run took place on Saturday, June 27 with over 400 people participating in the race. The proceeds from the event support the Marion Recreation Committee's many youth programs. Photo by Robert Chiarito
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Celebrating the 4th704 viewsMarion's annual fireworks display attracted several thousand people to the town's Silvershell Beach Park on Friday evening July, 3. The Marion town band entertained the crowd until dusk when the night's big show lit up the sky's above Sippican Harbor. The Marion Fireworks Committee raised all of the funds for the event through private donations, collected up through the night of the show. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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Police Station Ground Breaking704 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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Marion Veterans Day 2008703 viewsA Marine Corps vet stands at attention during �The Star Spangled Banner� in Marion during the Veterans' Day celebration. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Talking Turtle703 viewsPictures of Marion Natural History Museum's Sea Turtle program with Karen Dourdeville.� During the program we talked about the life history of sea turtles and saw slides of the turtles that can be found in Buzzards Bay, and learned what we can do to help protect them. � We also examined the museum's preserved Hawksbill turtle, and the kids got their very own life sized turtle "egg" made of dough to make into their own baby turtle. (Photos courtesy of the Marion Natural History Museum.)
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Celebrating the 4th703 viewsMarion's annual fireworks display attracted several thousand people to the town's Silvershell Beach Park on Friday evening July, 3. The Marion town band entertained the crowd until dusk when the night's big show lit up the sky's above Sippican Harbor. The Marion Fireworks Committee raised all of the funds for the event through private donations, collected up through the night of the show. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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Marion Natural History Museum703 viewsOn Friday, September 20, Plymouth County State Entomologist Blake Dinius gave a presentation on ways to protect yourself and your loved ones from ticks and mosquitoes, the "vectors" for several different nasty diseases. We heard about what type of spray works best and the most effective areas to spray your yard prior to hosting a picnic or event. The Marion Natural History Museum wishes to thank Blake for his interesting and valuable presentation. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Pizza with Santa703 viewsThe Marion Police Brotherhood held its annual Pizza with Santa at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center on Sunday, December 8. ‘Chief’ Santa and Mrs. Claus entertained the little ones before enjoying a pizza lunch. The Police Department’s “Fill a Cruiser” toy drive was in full gear as well, with several guests bringing toy donations to benefit children in foster care. Photos by Jean Perry
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Fireworks Fusion702 viewsThe New York-based Fireworks Ensemble recently brought their unique fusion of musical genres to Tabor Academy�s Hoyt Performing Arts Center on Friday evening, February 8, for an extraordinary performance which included everything from Strauss, Haydn and Lully to New Wave, Punk and Disco. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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