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Marion Natural History Museum51 viewsOn Wednesday, March 25, the Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group investigated some of the inhabitants of the vernal pools of Marion. The students heard about the nature of these pools and why these amphibians need this temporary habitat to survive. We took a close-up look at wood-frog egg masses, green-frog tadpoles and Water Boatmen, a fun insect that has legs like oars and can move swiftly across the pool. To view all of our upcoming programs, please visit marionmuseum.org. Photos courtesy El
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Tri-Town Against Racism50 viewsThe Tri-Town Against Racism held their annual Black History Month Creative Expressions Contest on February 7 in the Mattapoisett Library. The event is in its sixth year, with the 2026 event seeing around 30 grade school students from the area submit their artwork. The winners are Noah Santos, Kenna Thompson, Jacoby Santos, Alex Amaral, and honorable mention, Mathew Crain. The exhibition is open throughout Black History Month in the library. Photo by Marilou Newell
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Marion DPW50 viewsMarion celebrated the grand opening, ribbon cutting, and open house of the Department of Public Works Operation Building on Friday, February 13. A crowd composed of about 85 town officials, municipal employees and community members gathered at Marion Department of Public Works, 60 Benson Brook Road on Saturday, to celebrate the completion of the 14,400-square-foot facility Photo courtesy of Lauren Roberts, Town of Marion. February 19, 2026 edition
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Mattapoisett50 viewsPhoto by Jennifer Shepley
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Snowman49 viewsPhoto by Jennifer Shepley
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Harbor Ice49 viewsPhoto by Jennifer Shepley
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Ice on Mattapoisett Harbor48 viewsPhoto by Jennifer Shepley
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Marion Natural History Museum47 viewsWednesday afternoon, the Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group had a chance to learn about the diet of barn owls. Given they are birds of prey, there's mainly rodents and small birds on their menu. The owl must regurgitate the indigestible bones, fur, feathers, etc. by forming a pellet before eating another meal. We had a chance to explore sterilized owl pellets and identify the bones of the prey animals. It was not unusual to find more than one skull per pellet. The kids did a great job using t
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Mattapoisett Village 45 viewsRuth Griffin Shared this photo she took in the Mattapoisett Village after the Blizzard of 2026
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Mattapoisett45 viewsSailing club is out and about on a Monday in March. Photo by Jennifer Shepley
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Mattapoisett Free Public Library45 viewsMid-deliberation! Last weekend at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, art created by students of Ms. Greta Anderson’s art class at Old Hammondtown School was on display. But not just any art, this was for the Annual Arbor Day Poster Contest sponsored by the state and the Mattapoisett Tree Committee. This year, the theme was “If Trees Could Talk.” 34 students submitted art to be voted upon. The winner will go to the state competition in Boston. Photo by Sam Bishop
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Marion Special Town Meeting45 viewsThe Marion Special Town Meeting was on Monday night in Sippican School. It was to discuss and vote on 2 articles. However, there wasn’t much discussion to be had. The meeting started promptly at 6:45 pm and just 8 minutes later, both articles had been passed with unanimous votes of approval and residents were on their way home. Photo by Sam Bishop. March 26, 2026 edition
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