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Hannah Strom Homecoming 422 viewsHundreds of supporters lined the sidewalks along Front Street in Marion village on June 3 to welcome home Hannah Strom. After spending several months in hospitals in Florida and Boston, the Tabor Academy graduate and member of the Holy Cross women's rowing team returned to her Pitcher Street residence to continue her recovery from severe injuries sustained in a January 15 collision with a pickup truck in Vero Beach that took the life of her teammate Grace Rett and injured her coach and several other teammat
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Historic Fire421 viewsLittle pieces of burned Oriental rug were scattered like confetti in front of the house after the December 4 fire.
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Little Neck Village421 viewsA groundbreaking for Little Neck Village, Marion’s new affordable senior housing village, took place on June 9, 2010. Speakers included Marion Selectman Jonathan Henry, Marion Affordable Housing Trust Chairperson Ora Mae Torres and State Senator Marc Pacheco. Photo by Laura Pedulli.
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Horse Show421 viewsThe annual Marion Horse Show was held on the morning of July 4, 2010. Riders of various ages performed at different levels, including lead line, walk trot and junior exhibition in the serene, wooded backdrop of Washburn Park. Photo by Laura Pedulli.
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Rockets421 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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Fire Department Open House421 viewsScores of people attended the Marion Fire Department's annual open house, held to kick-off national Fire Prevention Awareness week on Sunday, October 7, 2012. Photo by Eric Tripoli.
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Sippican Choral Society421 viewsOn Sunday, December 2, the Sippican Choral Society held its annual Christmas concert at Wickenden Chapel at Tabor Academy. The Sippican Chamber Choir and South Coast Children’s Chorus performed a mix of sacred and secular music in front of a packed house. Photo by Eric Tripoli.
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Natural History Museum’s Coastal Explorations II Program421 viewsNatural History Museum’s Coastal Explorations II Program
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Tabor Academy’s Oyster Farm421 viewsTabor Academy’s oyster farm is like a marine biology lab by the sea, providing students with hands-on learning experience. The school hosts a summer camp where campers can explore oyster farming firsthand, compiling “oyster reefs,” large piles of oysters, and depositing them into salt water. Here, David Bill of the Nautical Science Department at Tabor inspects an oyster bag from his skiff Ting. Photo courtesy Tabor Academy
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Shelter Drill421 viewsMarion held a mock emergency shelter presentation at Sippican School on Thursday, January 28 to test its preparedness for an emergency and introduce the public to its coordinated efforts and logistics of the emergency shelter. Photo by Jean Perry
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Library Henna421 viewsThe Elizabeth Taber Library hosted a henna tattoo program for teens, with each guest receiving their own henna creation by professional henna artist Heather Cault-Nulton. The art of henna dates back thousands of years and has recently grown in popularity. As part of a new initiative to draw teens into the library, the afternoon henna event was held on March 1 and attracted 13 area teens to experience the beauty of henna. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Turtle Care421 viewsSome of the residents of Jenney Lane at The Cove in Marion have found a new passion in rescuing diamond-backed terrapin eggs and safely releasing the hatchlings into the wild. A private neighborhood group, along with “Turtle Guy” Don Lewis and wife Sue Weiber Nourse, created a terrapin habitat restoration project knows as the turtle garden at The Cove. The project has seen success this year with an increase in new terrapin nests over last year. Photos by Jean Perry
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