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348 viewsA procession on Front Street that began at the Music Hall culminated with Marion’s Memorial Day Remembrance ceremony at Old Landing. From left, Marion Select Board members Norm Hills, Toby Burr and Randy Parker, Town Administrator Jay McGrail, keynote speaker former U.S. Marines Corporal Jack McLean and master of ceremonies Air Force Major Andrew Bonney. Contributing to the observances were Father Eric Fialho of St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts and Brownies, the Sippican E
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Marion 4th of July Parade348 viewsMarion held its Independence Day Parade on Monday morning. Photos by Shawn Sweet
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Kayak Clinic348 viewsAugust 9 and 10, the Mattapoisett Land Trust in partnership with the Mattapoisett Recreation Department held two kayak clinics for children ages 8 to 12. MLT volunteers provided safety instructions, a major focus of the program. Kayak introductory instruction has been provided by the two organizations for six years. This year local photographer and author Donna Lee Tufts greeted the children at the end of the program, sharing her thoughts of the joy of kayaking and presenting each child with a copy of her b
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Rochester Memorial School348 viewsPrincipal Derek Medeiros, Grade 3 teacher Nikita Higgins and School Adjustment Counselor Sharon Cruz welcome students on the opening day Tuesday morning at Rochester Memorial School. Inside, students are greeted by, from left, new Instrumental Music Teacher Kaitlyn Laprise, Physical Education teacher Kevin Woodward and Choral Music teacher Sue Audette. RMS Parent Teacher Organization president Kirsten Jimenez with her daughter Ana Grace. Photos courtesy of Erin Bednarczyk
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Sippican Elementary School 348 viewsSaturday's car wash held at Sippican Elementary School to raise money for Grade 6 extracurricular activities. Photos by Mick Colageo
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ORR Spirit Week348 viewsThe culmination of Old Rochester Regional High School’s Spirit Week was a pep rally held after October 7 classes in the gymnasium. ORR sophomores performed a Wizard of Oz skit, and the ORR Bulldog joined Dorothy and company. The seniors displayed a "Back in Time/Back to the Future" theme, featuring a cleverly constructed “Delorean,” a colorful aerobics class, lots of action and energetic music with Marty McFly and Doc Brown characters joined by the heroic Bulldog.
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Marion Natural History Museum348 viewsOn October 12, the Marion Natural History Museum hosted Chris Reddy, senior scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, who specializes in marine pollution and petroleum geochemistry. Reddy became interested in plastics in 2008 when he worked with Dr. Kara Lavender Law at Sea Education Association to study the distribution and chemical composition of plastic in the North Atlantic Ocean. This presentation will be available soon on Vimeo through ORCTV and the museum's website. Among many other topics,
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Glass Blowing Demonstration348 viewsOn October 22, Kim Savoie presented a glass-blowing demonstration, hosted by the Elizabeth Taber Library in Marion. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Halloween Parade348 viewsThe streets of Marion were flooded with Halloween Parade participants and attendees, as members of the Sippican Elementary School Band helped the “witches” of the Marion Art Center lead a procession that began at the Music Hall and went down Front Street, up Main Street past the Elizabeth Taber statue and onto Spring Street, where children were met at Town House by staff members handing out candy for the kids. Photos by Mick Colageo
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348 viewsSaturday’s Pumpkin Palooza hosted by the Marion Council of Aging and the Recreation Department at the Cushing Community Center. Families decorated pumpkins, and children enjoyed face painting, a hula-hoop contest, dancing, a visit from Pine Meadow Farm animals and refreshments supported by Tabor Academy volunteers. Pumpkins were later illuminated, giving the pavilion an eerie weekend presence. Sixty-five families preregistered to participate in the event inspired by Marion citizen Dianne Cosman
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Old Rochester Regional Unified Basketball348 viewsThe Old Rochester Regional Unified Basketball team capped off its 2022-23 season with a 72-51 victory over Tri-Town Police officers at the high school. Try as they might, the local officers were unable to contain ORR’s Unified team, made up of special-needs athletes and partners who together played a fall schedule of games against other schools.
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348 viewsORR Alumni Soccer held on Friday. Photo courtesy Principal Mike Devoll.
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