“Holiday By The Sea” House Tour

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The Sippican Woman’s Club invites the community to celebrate the magic of the season at the 35th Annual Holiday By The Sea House Tour on Saturday, December 13, a beloved tradition that transforms Marion into a festive wonderland.

This year’s Holiday Spectacular showcases five beautifully decorated homes throughout our historic seaside village and community, each offering its own charm, story, and seasonal inspiration. As part of the Tour, guests will enjoy two cherished signature experiences:

            -The Enchanting Sugarplum Fairy Tea at Tabor Academy – a delightful stop filled with sweets, sparkle, and holiday whimsy.

            -Warm After-Hours Gathering at the Beverly Yacht Club – a cozy celebration overlooking the waterfront, brimming with holiday cheer.

            The Tour begins at Handy’s Tavern, 152 Front Street at 10:00 am, where ticketholders will receive their programs and maps for the day.

            A treasured community fundraiser, the Holiday By The Sea House Tour proudly supports the Sippican Woman’s Club Scholarship Program, which has awarded over $500,000 to local students. Proceeds also benefit many nonprofit organizations and community initiatives throughout Marion and our local region. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door.

            As the festivities continue, the community is warmly invited to visit Handy’s Tavern during the Marion Holiday Stroll on Sunday, where the Sippican Woman’s Club will be offering warm Wassail and welcoming neighbors into the historic tavern.

            For more information, updates, or advanced ticket links, please visit the Sippican Woman’s Club website www.SippicanWomansClub.org or follow us on social media.

ORRHS Students Record Memoirs of Sippican Healthcare Residents

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            For the past 11 years, groups of students from Old Rochester Regional High School have volunteered to sit down and listen to the residents of Sippican Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, recording their memories and the details of their lives.

            The students then get to work, producing polished biographies, eventually presenting physical copies to the nursing home residents for them to keep and pass on to their families, preserving their stories for generations to come.

            A group of six students recently completed biographies for several residents of Sippican Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center. The group included four seniors who were drawn from the high school’s chapter of the National Honor Society – Linden White, Grace Rousseau, Aiden Cabral and Austin Scully. The group also included Olivia Thompson and Tessa Ripley, two juniors who are working on the nursing home biography project for the second year in a row.

            “Watching the students give the residents their reminiscences in a typed booklet form, which the students prepared, was a very emotional moment for both the residents and the students,” said Al Caron, a retired English teacher, who helped establish the initiative and continues to facilitate it each year. “I would like to commend these outstanding students who wrote the resident biographies.”

            The nursing home biography project stems from a request from a man in his 90s at Sippican Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center who wanted to publish a book. The man was then connected with Caron, who was teaching a memoir course at Elizabeth Taber Library in Marion. Caron took notes from the man and made him a memoir.

            “The guy loved it, and it all developed from there,” Caron said. “Many other residents had stories of their own. But they didn’t have a way of typing them.”

            Caron then contacted the vice principal at Old Rochester Regional High School at the time. Then, a group of student volunteers were sent to collect stories at the nursing home and become amateur biographers.

            Now, each year, Caron collaborates with the high school and its chapter of the National Honor Society to provide a group of volunteer students who meet with residents once a week for about a month. During that time, the students get to know the resident, working in pairs as they ask a variety of interview questions to compile their information.

            Based on these interviews, students write biographies for the residents and their families, doing so under the guidance of English teachers Randy Allain and Kathleen Brunelle, who are National Honors Society advisors.

            At the end, the students and project facilitators hold a celebration at Sippican Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center where students deliver the polished, complete biographies to the residents there and their families.

            “It’s a wonderful program, and we look forward to being a part of it each year,” Brunelle said.

            Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Principal Michael Devoll commended the students for their work on the project, noting how well they represent Old Rochester Regional High School and how much of an impact they’re making with an often-overlooked segment of the community.

            “We can see how much this means to the Sippican Healthcare residents and their families from all the stories we’ve heard about our students and their experience with this project,” said Principal Devoll. “Thank you to our Old Rochester Regional High School students who volunteer their time to help make a difference in such a special way in the lives of our senior citizens. It’s acts of charity like this that make us so proud to be from the Tri-Town community and to be a Bulldog.”

            “A simple act of listening to someone and hearing their story can mean a lot to someone. I can imagine how much more special it was to be one of those residents whose story was not only heard but reproduced in such a thoughtful way,” said Superintendent Nelson. “Thank you to Mr. Allain and Ms. Brunelle, our National Honors Society advisors, and everyone who helped make this possible, including Mr. Caron and Sippican Healthcare. We look forward to our students continuing to impress us with their volunteerism, putting their academic and creative skills to use in such an inspiring way.”

The Pilgrimage

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Author’s Note: I’m sharing this byline with my daughter who is home for the holiday. She offers a fresh view on Thanksgiving.

            I’ve spent the past four Thanksgivings abroad – having moved to London four years ago and Paris two years later. Outside the US, it feels like the harvest season is swiftly fast-tracked to winter wonderland ideations shortly after October. No, not a horn of plenty in sight. Instead, my previous Novembers have launched straight into the respective Anglo/Franco visions of the holiday season, from mince pies and Victorian carolers to vin chaud and Alsace.

            Abroad, Europeans can be chiding about Thanksgiving, seeing it as Americans having “another excuse to eat.” Or sometimes they will confuse it with the Super Bowl. I’ve been proposed makeshift Thanksgiving celebrations abroad by my various friends and family-in-law, though the plans gradually dissipate as logistics play in: Why would we organize a big dinner with Christmas just around the corner? Could we just do a chicken instead of a turkey? What the hell is stuffing?

            As an expat, I’ve realized that Thanksgiving is the one holiday I really have missed profoundly. It’s the essence of togetherness, whether that be family or friends, and refreshingly free of the commercial trappings and empty wallets bemoaning Christmas day. But aside from the sentimentality that you’d find in a John Candy monologue, Thanksgiving allows the harvest season to persevere just a little longer – a time that feels like it comes all but too quickly. After an inevitable Indian summer ripples into September, apple-picking to trick-or-treating elapses in a fortnight, and what lies beyond for most is the endless grip of the bare-treed and charcoal-skied winter.

            I arrived back home to Massachusetts yesterday – admiring  the enduring foliage and even smiling at the goofy inflatable lawn turkeys on my bleary-eyed jetlagged voyage from Logan airport to home. My mom had gracefully rotated the sinking jack-o-lanterned faces of pumpkins framing the front door to their last patch of robust orange real estate. Her window boxes flashing comforting shades of marigold and amber. Warty, warped gourds adorning tables inside. Autumn is indeed on its last legs, but what a delight to feel it still.

            Let me be transparent, Thanksgiving in our household is a far cry from stepping into a Norman Rockwell painting; the inevitable hosting stressors of cooking, cleaning, and universally pleasing a large gathering of individuals with varying tastes, mealtime preferences (and, as the wine flows, politics trickling into the table conversation), it’s not without its tensions. But as someone that’s missed out on this holiday for several years, I now cherish this last moment of the harvest season, autumnal warmth, and admiration of fall’s brief yet profound beauty. And I hope this serves as a reminder for you all to cherish it too.

            – Contributed by Olivia McLean

            Who doesn’t agree with that assessment of our great American holiday? Thanksgiving is about pulling out all the stops – we want to immerse ourselves in gastronomic pleasure, and the big meal hits all the zones of discovery – taste, touch, hearing, smelling and seeing.

            To this end we will fuss a bit more over the menu, the table and the other indulgences that conjure the big feast. It’s excessive I admit, but so is the mirth created in having everyone together. Imagine everyone across our nation enjoying their turkey and feeling the thanks in their hearts pretty much in unison. Yes, Thanksgiving is a delicious big deal steeped in tradition and memories in the making.

            For us, the beauty of Thanksgiving is having everyone together, and with the expansion of our family it’s a little daunting having to prepare two 25-pound birds – yet the tasks do get done! The beauty of it is beyond the preparation and the responsibilities… it is seeing everyone together having a good time, the newest of the guests being my daughter’s new husband who hails from France. In addition, we will have representatives not only from his native France, but also Poland, Nepal, Italy, and Americans including the American South… a veritable Thanksgiving League of Nations.

            We are fortunate here in Massachusetts to think back to those at the first feast of 1621. This too was no small event but lasted three days with 51 pilgrims and 90 Wampanoag Indians.

As with many of our guests, the Wampanoags contributed, bringing deer, goose, duck, turkey and assorted vegetables and wild fruit – only a slight contrast from our modern menu according to Edward Winslow’s letter found in “Mourt’s Relations: A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth.”

            After harvesting and hunting – akin to our foraging at local supermarkets – they gathered together “…many of the Indians coming amongst us, and among the rest their greatest king Massasoit, with some ninety men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted, and they went out and killed five deer, which they brought to the plantation and bestowed on our governor, and upon the captain and others…”

            Today’s Thanksgiving is a mix of many things – the all-important trussed up bird and its complementary dishes; the tossing of the pigskin – whether hometown or NFL; the extravagances of the Macy’s Day parade; whatever happens to be your tradition… and the single most important feature: celebrating the true bounty of life and giving thanks.

            “Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer.” – Maya Angelou

The Seaside Gardener

By Olivia and Laura McLean

Point Road Residents Weary of Rodents

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            To demolish a home in Marion, one might soon have to get a rodent report before moving forward.

            The Marion Board of Health on November 20 met with Zoning Commissioner Robert Grillo after a home was scheduled for demolition on Point Road. According to Point Road residents who appeared at the November 6 meeting, many Point Road homes were infested with rodents after the last home was demolished.

            The Board of Health asked Grillo about whether the board could require residents to garner a rodent inspection before a house is razed. He said, per state law, homes need a lead and inspection report before demolished or before a home is occupied. Grillo said the state does not have a regulation about mandatory rodent inspections, but certain communities require one per local board regulations.

            “I feel like whatever the board decides, it’s good to have it as part of the regulations rather than the policy because then you have teeth,” said Grillo, adding that he would be able to withhold a permit until an inspection is conducted.

            Grillo and Board of Health members said that some residents are not even aware that their homes are infested with rodents. The board asked Public Health Director Lori Desmarais to look through the regulation so the board could add it to the sanitary code. Grillo also said local boards could also require an asbestos inspection prior to demolition, but Board of Health Chair Albin Johnson said it might be unnecessary given that the state requires it.

            In other health board news, the board mentioned that the “Be Safe – Be Seen” program is going well.

            The board purchased 400 reflective vests for walkers and joggers who walk or jog at night. Board member Dr. Edward Hoffer mentioned he nearly struck a pedestrian one night and said people should be walking with reflective gear.

            Just two weeks later, health officials said only 75 vests were available, with only 25 adult-sized vests available. The board said they will wait and see before buying more.

            The next meeting of the Marion Board of Health is scheduled for Thursday, December 4.

Marion Board of Health

By Jeffrey D. Wagner

ORRHS First Term Honor Roll

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            The following students have achieved honors for the first term at Old Rochester Regional High School:

            Highest Honors: Seraphina Arruda, Phoebe Cowles, Grace Custadio, Alexander Dai, John Ferreira, Ava Figueiredo, Giada Gandolfi, Lucas Hadley, Isabella Hollis, Neva Matos, Faelyn McCarthy, Tiera McCarthy, Miah Motta, Jiya Patel, Isabella Perez-Dormitzer, Luke Pierre, Nina Pierre, Hannah Thorell, Amanda Tomasso, Nathaniel Tse, and Molly Wronski

                  Honors: Caroline Achilles, Elizabeth Achilles, Jayden Aguiar, Chase Almeida, Logan Amaral, Lily Ambrosi, Katie Anderson, Sophia Anesti, Penelope Angeley, Gianna Annunziato, Chloe Bairos, Mia Balestracci, Abigail Balsis, Isaac Barrett, Benjamin Bartholomew, Riley Barton, Claire Bates, Malcolm Bean, Kensi Bearce, Gavin Bellanger, Henry Berry, Adam Berube, Allison Bodeau, John Bongiorno, Charles Bonney, Cadel Bosma, Sydney Bosma, Jonathan Botelho, Rose Bouley, Sophie Bozzo, Makayla Brissette, Laila Brown, Samuel Brown, Nathanael Bushnell, Aiden Cabral, Brianna Cabral, Ethan Cabral, Lucas Cabral, Bobby Calder, Sophia Campione, Keira Canto, Cassidy Carroll, Sibley Casi, Liam Cassidy, Russell Chace, Wyatt Churchill, Grace Clark, Rosemary Clark, Gavin Coffey, Sophia Cole, Aiden Comorosky, Belle Comorosky, Abigail Conley, Morgan Conner, Ashton Cook, Charlotte Cook, Taylor Cook, Tucker Cook, Owen Cooney, Elizabeth Correia, Kendall Correia, Bridget Coryer, Emma Costa, Madeline Costa, Matthew Costa, Nina Costa, Cadogan Crete, Olivia Crowley, Rylee Cusick, Charlotte Dargelis, Matthew DaRosa, Mariana De Melo, Emma Debonise, Quin DeMello, Averee Depina, Jax Deskin, Chloe Desrosiers, James Devoll, Mara Donnelly, Sara Duane, Rafael Duarte, Abbigail Dupont, Rachel Durocher, Ava Dzerkacz, Sage Elia, Mason Fagan, Riley Ferreira, Alexandra Fiano, Connor Foley, William Fortier, Bryce Fortin, Brendan Foster, Katherine Foster, Phoenix Froh, Brendan Fuller, John Galavotti, Caroline Gallagher, Connor Gauthier, Jacob Gear, Lillian Gendreau, Madeleine Gendreau, Daniel Giandomenico, Caden Gonsalves, Clara Gouveia-Silva, Harrison Govoni, Isabel Govoni, Zadie Goyette, Aubrey Griffith, Katherine Guevara, Madison Hardy, Sadie Hartley-Matteson, Madalyn Haverty, Laney Hayes, Genevieve Hebert, Grace Hebert, Ava Henriquez, Meredith Higgins, Brody Hiles, Olivia Hills-Medeiros, Caroline Hilton, Estella Holbrook, Hunter Horsey, Grace Horta, Caroline Houdelette, Olive Huggins, Emma Iappini, Jacob Iappini, Taryn Jackson, Emma Johnson, Frances Kakley, Chase Karo, Lanie Kazen, Jazmin Kearns, Genevieve Kelly, Hazel Kelly, Bentley Killion, Elizabeth Kilpatrick, Leighton King, Olivia Kinney, Chase Kuppens, Hadley Kuppens, Violet LaFountain, Tenley Lane, Austin Lassiter, Alexandra LeColst, Michael LeColst, Bree LeFavor, Griffin Leverone, Trystan Lienkamp, Lucy Lombard, Samuel Long, William Lucy, Caitlyn Lund, Aiden MacLeod, Addison Mahar, Paige Mailloux, Abigail Mansfield, Joshua Marcolini, Matthew Marrano, Isabel Marujo, Kenley Masse, Iain McManus, Benjamin Meighan, Carly Mello, Charlotte Mello, Annalise Milhench, Elise Modracek, Xavier Monteiro, Maya Morrison, Avery Muirhead, Grady Muldoon, Caillaigh Mullen, Desmond Murphy, Ava Murray, Connor Nelson, Piper Newell, Ella Normandin, Max Ohrenberger, Grady Oliveira, Isabelle Ortega, Mollie Osetkowski, Morgan Paiva, Zoe Papadakis, Subhav Parajuli, Elijah Patnaude, Morgan Patraiko, Reilly Patraiko, Avery Paulo, Fiona Payne, Owen Pelland, Eamon Perez, Marley Perry, Quinn Perry, Nicholas Peter, Benino Petrone, Eva Pinhancos, Juliana Pinhancos, Logen Pinto, Tyler Porto, Delilah Post, Elsa Pothier, Jasmyn Pumphery, Dimitri Raposo, John Redler, Zackaria Rezendes, Tessa Ripley, Thatcher Ripley, Noah Robert-Howley, Noah Robitaille, Sebastian Romig, Erin Root, Grace Rousseau, Fiona Roveda, Addison Roy, Emerson Roy, Julian Sanchez, Noah Santos, Rebecca Schaefer, Austin Scully, Ian Shultz, Benjamin Silva, Ella Silva, Chase Silvia, Eve Skomal, Mila Soares, Chelsey Soltau, Boden Soucy, Molly Souza, Stefan St. Louis, Claudia Surace, Heather Surace, Catherine Sylvia-Everett, Gus Tallman, Blair Thomas, Jack Thompson, Katherine Thomsen, Noah Thorell, Piper Tobia, Nathan Tobin, Bella Tourinho, Owen Travers, Morgan Tripp, Rachel Tse, Claire Vergoni, Nicholas Victorino, Connor Villafranca, Montana Virgadamo, Burkley Vlaco, Nathaniel Wadsworth, Phoebe Wainio, Oliver Ward, Benjamin Welter, Benjamin Wesoly, Avery White, Linden White, Liam Whittaker, Tanner Wright-Texeira, Katherine Young, Jocelyn Yurof, Westgate Zell, and Kennedy Zussy

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

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It’s always hard to write a Thanksgiving themed historical article. First, Thanksgiving didn’t become a national holiday until 1863 when Abraham Lincoln made it one and second, days of thanksgiving in the early colonies were most often spent in church, praying and asking God for something, like the end of a drought or thanking him for rain or some other positive event.

            The Pilgrims’ feast that is the inspiration for our Thanksgiving was a celebration of finally having a good harvest in their new world. Harvest celebrations were common and most often happened at the end of the growing season in early fall. When they did this, they may not have known that it had long been a yearly ritual for the area Native Americans.

            Prior to the arrival of the Europeans, the Wampanoags who inhabited our area were farmers, hunters and gatherers. In the spring, they would move to fields near the coast that they cultivated, growing maize, beans, squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, Jerusalem artichokes and tobacco. Planting them all together in one field had the effect of improving the soil. The corn and beans were planted in the same mounds. This created high yields of crops with harvests of 25-60 bushels on only one or two acres.

            Their proximity near the ocean meant they had a plentiful supply of fish and shellfish. In the last days of summer at the end of the growing season, they would have a celebration with food and games, before preparing to move inland for the winter months. Inland areas were more protected from the weather, closer to prey and near their storage pits.

            Their last act before moving on was to set fire to their fields and living areas. There were several reasons for this from assuring open fields for farming to keeping pathways from being overgrown. A side effect of the burn was the positive effect that the fire residue had on the soil, enriching it for the next growing cycle.

            Unfortunately, the arrival of settlers to Plymouth and surrounding towns disrupted the centuries old way of life of the Native Americans. Unlike the Wampanoags, the English newcomers believed in owning the land and setting up boundary lines and fences which left the original inhabitants who had roamed freely, little to be thankful for.

            An FYI to anyone interested in our search for Rochester’s Revolutionary veterans is that our how-to packet for the research is now available on the town’s website under the Rochester Historical Commission section. There are also packets at the Plumb Library and the COA.

            As an aside, reading over the report of my talk in Mattapoisett on Veteran’s Day, it highlighted some of the difficulties in doing the research. Over generations, families reused names and often used what I think of as variations of the same name for multiple children. IN Rochester there was a Nathaniel Haskell, a Nathan Haskell and an Elnathan Haskell and two of them were brothers. It was actually Elnathan who was an aide to Washington and in the painting in the Capitol. Also, Rochester’s first birthday celebration was the 200th. Everyone was too busy with the Revolution to celebrate 100 yrs.

            Happy Thanksgiving.

By Connie Eshbach

Scholarship Wreath Sale

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The ladies of the Rochester Women’s Club will be having their annual Scholarship Holiday wreath sale on Saturday, December 6 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. The club house is located at 37 Marion Road, Route 105 in Rochester. Our beautifully hand-crafted wreaths are only $25.00. Your donation goes directly to the Women’s Club Scholarship Fund. Each year the club gives three $1,000.00 scholarships to graduating high school seniors who reside in the town of Rochester.

            This year the wreaths will be decorated not only with great love but within the themes of re-purpose, vintage and nature. Keeping in mind less waste and the natural things you might find in your back yard or at the seashore.

            The Rochester Women’s Club would like to publicly thank Polly and Max Lawrence and Sunny-nook Farm for their constant support of the club and our scholarship fundraising.

            The club meets the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm from September thru May.

            Marsha Hartley 508-322-0998 for club information.

Improving Fire Communication System

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The Marion Fire Department has trouble contacting personnel around the Front Street area near Route 195 and close to the Rochester town line via County Road. The department requested $25,309 from the town’s Reserve Fund to pay for a communication upgrade. The Marion Finance Committee at its November 19 meeting at the Town Hall Annex requested more information before approving the transfer.

            The committee, in fact, spent a good portion of the meeting asking questions about this potential transfer, which would reduce the total amount of Reserve Fund money from $65,000 to just under $40,000.

            Finance authorities mentioned that this represents almost one-third of what is in the Reserve Fund. They asked questions such as whether or not the repair, which is asking for a transmit combiner, would represent a “Band-Aid” approach to the problem. They also asked how long the department has been using the system and if the capital-improvement account was initially sought out.

            Committee members also questioned how long the repair would take.

            “It sounds like it does need to get done and does need to get approved, but from a process standpoint we need a real-life example (of what specifically will get fixed and when),” said Finance Committee Chair Sean Healy.

            Fire Chief Brian Jackvony filled out a form and described that it was a safety concern, especially considering the department loses contact with personnel in that area.

            Healy and fellow Finance Committee members expressed no opposition as long as details are provided. He noted that it speaks to a larger issue, noting that Finance Committee members need more details before approving a funding transfer request in the middle of a fiscal year.

            The Finance Committee also completed their liaison assignments, making each member a financial liaison to a department in town.

            The committee expressed approval of the first November 24 Town Meeting article, which seeks to update the town’s stormwater-management bylaw in line with newer state and federal guidelines.

            The committee made no recommendation on the second article, a Citizens’ Petition which asks for a policy that allows homeowners, at their own request, to install a secondary water-metering system for “water usage, such as lawn irrigation, gardening, feeding of livestock, swimming pools, or other non-sewer activities.”

            Committee members noted that this policy has no financial implications on the town or Finance Committee-related business.

Marion Finance Committee

By Jeffrey D. Wagner

William L. Long

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William L. Long, 85, passed away at his home in Marion, Massachusetts on November 24, 2025. Bill was formerly of Marlborough, Pembroke and Jamaica Plain.

            Bill grew up in Jamaica Plain, and attended Wentworth, and Northeastern University, majoring in electrical engineering. His career evolved from hardware to software engineering, and he worked with McDonnell Douglas, Raytheon, Stratus, and Cisco Systems, from which he retired.

            Bill is predeceased by his wife, Sheila, after 49 years of marriage. He is also predeceased by his brothers Tom, John, and Bob and his parents William and Margaret ‘Peg’.

            He is survived by his brother James (Kathy), his daughters Heather and Lisa, his grandchildren Sara and Dan Cashman, his sister-in-law Sandy, and nieces & nephews, Laura, James, Joe, William ‘BB’ and Robert, as well as a myriad of wonderful Canadian and American cousins.

            Bill was an avid Boston Bruins & Patriots fan, enjoyed exploring his Irish-Scottish heritage, and listening to Celtic music as well as the Pogues, U2 and AC/DC. Bill was known in Marion for his love of fishing, his dry sense of humor and his regular walks along Delano Road with his beloved terrier, Darby. His interests included traveling with his wife, driving to the beach, boating and fishing.

            A visitation will be held at Chapman Funerals and Cremations – Wareham, 2599 Cranberry Hwy. (Rt. 28), Wareham on Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 10 am – 11 am with a celebration of life, prayers and remembrances beginning at 11 am. A luncheon will follow.

            In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Marion Council on Aging, 465 Mill St., Marion, MA 02738 or your local council, as they support aging in place in our communities.

            For directions or to leave a message of condolence visit: www.chapmanfuneral.com

Friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library

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Until December 3, during library hours, the Friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library are accepting “gift worthy” donations of books/puzzles/games/DVDs (no textbooks, please).

            Gift Basket Raffles are currently on display and tickets are available for purchase.

            On the afternoon of December 4, our Holiday Book Sale begins. Enjoy light refreshments during our Preview Day while purchasing sale items. Hours are as follows: December 4 from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm, December 5 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and December 6 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

            The Elizabeth Taber Library is located at 8 Spring Street, Marion. If you have any questions, please call the library at 508-748-1252. Library hours are M/W/F: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, T/Th: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm, Saturday: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, Sunday: Closed. All proceeds benefit the library.