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Marion Fire Department Open House308 viewsThe Marion Fire Department hosted its annual Open House on October 12 during National Fire Safety Week. There was fun, food, fire demos, and a whole lot more that brought scores of families out Friday night. Photos by Glenn C. Silva
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Marion Natural History Museum308 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum afterschool group had a wonderful time learning about “Amazing Arthropods” with entomologist Blake Dinius of Plymouth County Extension Service. Members of the group were able to handle a couple of beautiful Io moths, which as caterpillars feed on maple leaves. The adult moths emerge with no mouths and only live in this stage for one to two weeks. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Memorial Day308 viewsGirl Scouts, Brownies, and Cub Scouts assisted with planting flowers at veterans’ gravesites for Memorial Day. Photo by Robert Pina
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Blast Off!307 viewsBuilding Rockets at the Marion Natural History Museum’s after-school education program on Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Photo by Eric Trippoli
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MNHM Summer Program307 viewsHaving had many laughs and enjoying spectacular weather the July session of the Marion Natural History Museum's summer program ended last Friday. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Marion Natural History Museum307 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum’s after-school group enjoyed a beautiful end-of-summer day Wednesday September 19 at the Marion Harbormaster’s beach. One of the highlights was they we were able to take a close look at the largest Pipefish we’d ever seen. The museum’s next after-school program is a rocket program given by board member Mike Cronin on October 10th. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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SLT Arbor Day307 viewsChildren and parents came together Saturday, April 27th to help the Sippican Lands Trust (SLT) and The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR) plant Atlantic White Cedar saplings in an initiative to re-introduce this rare, native species back onto SLT and Town properties.
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Christmas in May in Marion307 viewsMarion residents welcomed the town’s new Christmas tree planted in Bicentennial Park last week, a Concolor fir from upstate New York that replaces the Colorado Blue Spruce formerly holding the title. Photo by Joan Hartnett-Barry.
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‘The Secret’307 viewsThe Marion Art Center wrapped up the first session of Artstart with a production of ‘The Secret’ this Friday. The two-week program for children ages four to nine focuses on arts, crafts, music, theater and stories. Program director Nancy Sparklin said the children had great fun and all got along wonderfully. Session two starts on July 9 and session three on July 25. More information about the program can be found on their website at www.marionartcenter.org/ArtStart, Photo by Paul Lopes
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Marion Town Employees Appreciation cookout307 viewsMarion town employees at the appreciation cookout held on Friday afternoon at Bicentennial Park. (left) Ian Pratt, Scott Shippy, Tyler Pratt, Donna Hemphill, Paul Dawson, and John Cook (above)Board members Jeff Oakes and Norm Hills enjoy an appreciation supper on Thursday night. Photos by Joan Hartnett-Barry
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Boats from Recycled Materials307 viewsYoungsters gather last Thursday for the Mattapoisett Historical Society’s event making boats out of recycled materials. Rainy conditions only added to the fun, as the kids were able to test the seaworthiness of their crafts in a small pool outside of the museum. Photos by Shawn Badgley.
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Life Along the Shore 307 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum’s Life Along the Shore program enjoyed learning a little something about the crabs that inhabit the Marion shoreline during the July 2013 session. Photos courtesy of Elizabeth Leidhold
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