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Tabor Academy Polar Plunge245 viewsTabor Academy hosted its second annual Polar Plunge on Sunday, January 21 at Silvershell Beach to raise money for the school’s Special Olympics Young Athletes Program. Students from ‘fundraising rival’ Sandwich High also showed up, with scores of students and staff making a dash in and quickly out of the chilly waters. The plunge raised about $8,000. Photos by Deina Zartman
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Marion Natural History Museum245 viewsOn Valentines Day, the Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group had a chance to learn about humpback and right whales. Dr. Moore of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution showed the students how a drone may be used to observe a whale's spout to determine its health. We also had a chance to view bubble-netting practices of humpbacks, see how baleen plates fit in a whale's mouth, and discussed the hazards the whales face due to entanglements in fishing gear. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Silvershell Encampment245 viewsHistory was once again alive on Sunday, August 12, for the 2018 Silvershell Encampment in Marion. Participants setting up camp represented Fairhaven and its surrounding towns, as well as Wareham, Rehoboth, Yarmouth, and Rhode Island. Photos by Jean Perry
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Marion Art Center245 viewsYasmina Reza’s “ART” will open at the Marion Art Center at Friday, November 9, with subsequent performances on Saturday, November 10; Sunday, November 11; Friday, November 16; and Saturday, November 17. All performances will begin at 7:30 pm, except the Sunday, November 11 performance, which begins at 2:00 pm. The cast includes Scott Fishman as Marc, Tony Oliva as Serge, and Lee Bonia as Yvan. Photo courtesy The Marion Art Center
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Marion Recreation Department’s annual Turkey Trot 245 viewsThe Marion Recreation Department’s annual Turkey Trot 5k brought scores of runners out to the Marion village streets on November 18. Although there were no actual turkeys trotting, thoughts of Thanksgiving dinner are trotting through many of our thoughts as we approach Thanksgiving. Photos by Glenn C. Silva
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Marion Fire Department 245 viewsSunday was a solemn day for the Tri-Town and its first responders as many gathered to honor Thomas Nye, 72, a 45-year veteran of the Marion Fire Department who died February 27 in the line of duty. Over 100 firefighters, police officers, and EMS personnel from the Tri-Town and beyond marched together down Route 6 in Mattapoisett on March 3 to pay their respects to their fallen comrade who suffered a cardiac arrest at home after assisting in a fire call the night before. Photos by Jean Perry
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Marion Fire Department 245 viewsSunday was a solemn day for the Tri-Town and its first responders as many gathered to honor Thomas Nye, 72, a 45-year veteran of the Marion Fire Department who died February 27 in the line of duty. Over 100 firefighters, police officers, and EMS personnel from the Tri-Town and beyond marched together down Route 6 in Mattapoisett on March 3 to pay their respects to their fallen comrade who suffered a cardiac arrest at home after assisting in a fire call the night before. Photos by Jean Perry
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Rockets244 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's after-school program featured "Rockets" with Dr. Dills of the UMass Dartmouth Chemistry Department on March 2, 2011. The participants had fun constructing the nose-cones and adding weight, attaching fins, and decorating their rockets for launch. Many flew 100 feet or more! Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Leidhold.
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Veteran's Day244 viewsThe Town of Marion held its Veteran's Day exercises on Front Street on November 11, 2011. Col. Timothy White, United States Air Force, gave the main address. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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Sippican House Tour244 viewsThe Sippican Women's Club hosted their 25th Holiday House Tour on Saturday, December 10, 2011. The theme this year – "A Tropical Christmas" – brought a splash of color to the annual event, along with sand, Tiki bars, and flamingo motifs. Even though it was a chilly December day, attendees enjoyed the warmth of the tropics on the tour. Next year, Handy's Tavern will be decorated to look like 1812. Photo by Laura Fedak Pedulli.
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Angel Ice Art244 viewsMarion resident Tim Wade carved this angel art sculpture in front of the Marion Art Center on Saturday, December 8. The sculpture was one of the highlights on the Sippican Women’s Club’s Holiday House Tour. Photo by Katy Fitzpatrick.
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How Bread is Made244 viewsSixth-graders Nathaniel King (left) and Julia Winters (right) pose at the work table before lending a hand to a special assembly organized by King Arthur Flour that teaches students the scientific nitty-gritty of how bread is made. Winters had visited the flour company’s headquarters in Vermont last year and thought this program would benefit her fellow students. She and her mother helped bring the program to the Tri-Town. Photo by Eric Tripoli.
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