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Halloween Parade354 viewsThrongs of costumed children hit the streets in Marion for the town’s annual Halloween parade on October 31, 2010. Photos by Joan Hartnett-Barry.
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Police Station Ground Breaking353 viewsConstruction on the new Marion Police Station officially began on September 8, 2009 with a groundbreaking ceremony. Among those present were Police Chief Lincoln Miller, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen Stephen Cushing, Selectmen Roger Blanchette and Jonathan Henry, Project Manager Rick Pomeroy, Architect Brian Humes, Building Committee Chairman Dale Jones, and Jonathan Scully of B.C. Construction. Photo by Anne O'Brien-Kakley
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Police Station Ground Breaking353 viewsConstruction on the new Marion Police Station officially began on September 8, 2009 with a groundbreaking ceremony. Among those present were Police Chief Lincoln Miller, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen Stephen Cushing, Selectmen Roger Blanchette and Jonathan Henry, Project Manager Rick Pomeroy, Architect Brian Humes, Building Committee Chairman Dale Jones, and Jonathan Scully of B.C. Construction. Photo by Anne O'Brien-Kakley
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Police Station Ground Breaking353 viewsConstruction on the new Marion Police Station officially began on September 8, 2009 with a groundbreaking ceremony. Among those present were Police Chief Lincoln Miller, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen Stephen Cushing, Selectmen Roger Blanchette and Jonathan Henry, Project Manager Rick Pomeroy, Architect Brian Humes, Building Committee Chairman Dale Jones, and Jonathan Scully of B.C. Construction. Photo by Anne O'Brien-Kakley
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Halloween Happenings353 viewsEveryone was dressed up for the occasion at the Marion Halloween Parade on October 31, 2009, even the dogs! Photo by Paul Lopes
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Marion Natural History Museum353 viewsOn March 4 the Marion Natural History Museum hosted “Wildflowers of Southeastern Massachusetts” with Martha “Mike” Schroeder. Attendees learned about which plants are native and which plants have been introduced to the state. Many thanks to Mike for the program and lovely photos, many of which were taken in her yard in Lakeville. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Holiday Cookies352 viewsMarion Girl Scout Troop 99 sold cookies outside in the bitter cold on December 12, 2009 on Front Street. The Sippican Woman’s Club held a house tour that included all the landmarks stops in the Village, including the Marion Art Center and the Sippican Historical Society. The girl scouts took advantage of a bustling village to raise some money, with occasional breaks for cocoa. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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Historic Fire352 viewsBenjamin Dexter, grandfather to Thomas Dexter, was born and raised in the 1690 house at 370 Delano Road. A framed photo of Benjamin Dexter, a World War I veteran who walked in the Marion Parade until he was in his 90s, is featured in his grandson’s home.
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The Big Bake352 viewsMichael Lamoureux of the American Legion Florence Eastman Post 220 called the August 8, 2010 clambake a “gigantic success”. Close to 240 people came to enjoy an old-fashioned clambake with the Lions’ Club, the Mattapoisett Boy Scout Troop 53, Mattapoisett firefighters, and the Firefighters Auxiliary Club all pitching in to help. Photos by Lynn Short.
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Little Shop352 viewsSophie Marshall and Jacob Swift pose as their characters Seymour and Audrey in the upcoming Tabor Academy fall musical, "The Little Shop of Horrors." Photo by Felix Perez.
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Marion Natural History Museum 352 viewsOn August 8, the Marion Natural History Museum hosted Amy Kukulya, a research engineer with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and one of the lead authorities on the SharkCam research vehicle. Kukulya spoke about the science of tagging great white sharks and shared video footage as a SharkCam was repeatedly attacked by a shark; yet, with only a dent, survived to continue following and monitoring these incredible animals.
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Marion Natural History Museum352 viewsOne hull or two? On March 11, the Marion Natural History Museum afterschool group explored the physics behind sailboat design. Mark Whalen, engineer with Massachusetts Maritime Academy, introduced several alternative design ideas for constructing our own sailboats. The students explored a variety of hull designs, mast locations and different sizes and shapes of sails. Then they raced the vessels in rain gutters to see which design moved fastest.
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