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Marion Capital Improvements Planning Committee20 viewsThe Marion Capital Improvements Planning Committee conducted a Monday afternoon site visit to the town’s Wastewater Treatment Plant, where they discussed short and long-range goals with plant manager Nathaniel Munafo and Department of Public Works Director Becky Tilden. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Rudd Wyman20 viewsAuthor Sarah Dickson celebrated her father Rudd Wyman’s 96th birthday on Saturday at Sippican Health Care Center by publicly reading a book she had written from her childhood memories of her dad’s old stories transporting her and her brother on imaginary trips to the moon. Photos by Jeff Wagner
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Fire Department Open House20 viewsOn October 10 and 11, Marion and Mattapoisett Fire Departments held open houses featuring plenty of fun for children of all ages. The occasion was the National Fire Prevention Week.
Since 1922, the National Fire Protection Association has been helping local fire departments with educational materials related to fire safety.
Photo by Marilou Newell
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Marion Natural History Museum20 viewsOn Saturday, October 18, the Museum Community Program participants enjoyed a beautiful fall day walking Rochester's Shoolman Preserve looking for mushrooms. Mushroom enthusiast Adam Korejwa led our walk through the Oak and Pine upland forest looking for these fascinating specimens. We heard about how the mushroom is merely the fruiting body of the wide network of mycelium which connects all plant and fungal species in order to exchange nutrients and warns of adverse conditions. We saw how some Boletes mush
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Marion Veterans Day 20 viewsThe Town of Marion held Veterans Day ceremonies at Old Landing, where Marion resident and retired Navy Captain William J. Hollman gave the keynote address. Presiding was the Benjamin D. Cushing VFW Post 2425 Color Guard. The community also heard from Old Rochester Regional High School freshman James Devoll, who read the Governor's Proclamation, along with Town Administrator Geoff Gorman, Select Board Chairman Norm Hills, Reverend Eric W. Osterday, and the Sippican Elementary School band
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Sippican Lands Trust 20 viewsSippican Lands Trust was pleased to officially open the Hoff Property parking lot and connecting trail to White Eagle on Route 6, with the help of Selectman Randy Parker. Mr. Parker cut the ceremonial ribbon, as he was instrumental in securing the land required for the project, by working with MOSAC, BBC, and SLT. Hikers and SLT Board members enjoyed hot coffee and snacks after a morning hike, while hearing speeches from Mr. Parker, President Cathy Stone, Past President Alan Harris, and MOSAC Chair John Roc
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2024 Marion Christmas Stroll20 viewsThe 2024 Marion Christmas Stroll took place on December 8. Pictured are Carolers outside The Sippican Historical Society (top), Mr. and Mrs. Clause riding their carriage on Front Street (left), and Santa arriving by tugboat (bottom). Photos by Sam Bishop and Mick Colageo.
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White Eagle Property20 viewsFollowing the snow on February 2, the cranberry bog on Sippican Land Trust’s White Eagle Property in Marion. Seen on the bottom are the leftovers from last year’s harvest. Photo by Sam Bishop.
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Wildlife Cam20 viewsRobert Pina captured this deer on a wildlife camera in his yard in Marion.
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Kittansett Fireworks19 viewsPat Owen of the Marion Fire Department shared this photo from the Kittansett fireworks on July 9.
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Marion Natural History Museum19 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's July Coastal Exploration group had a fun week exploring some of Marion's natural areas. We examined green frog tadpoles and a frog metamorphosis, were invited to explore Ram Island, visited the donkeys and learned about filter feeders, including some of the largest ones like whales. We explored a salt marsh, cleaned up a rocky beach at Planting Island and removed the plastic waste from the wrack line before it entered or reentered the bay. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Leid
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Marion Natural History Museum19 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's Coastal Exploration group had a wonderful time last week exploring Marion's shoreline, inland wetlands and woodland areas. We collected examples of plankton, caught fish and frogs in our nets, investigated tide pools and took trips to Bird and Ram Island. The museum would like to thank Hannah Moore and David Wilson and Andrew Miller of the Marion Harbormaster Department for their help in making it such a special week. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Leidhold
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