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Salty 100 Regatta398 viewsSalty 100 regatta, raced August 27-28 from Marion harbor beyond Point Judith, Rhode Island, and back.
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Touch-A-Truck398 viewsSaturday’s Touch-A-Truck event sponsored by the Marion Fire Department at Silvershell Beach. Photos by Jared Melanson
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Sippican Schooner 5k and Mini Fun Run 397 views Sunday, May 4 was a perfect day for a fun run through Marion, and about 200 people turned out to participate in VASE’s second annual Sippican Schooner 5k and Mini Fun Run to raise money for educational programs at Sippican Elementary School. VASE member Diana Martin organized the event, with the support of about 12 volunteers who assisted that morning in making sure the two races went off without a hitch. Photo by Felix Perez
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Marion Fire Department Open House397 viewsThe Marion Fire Department Open House on October 5 made fire prevention and fire safety fire truckloads of fun with Sparky the Fire Dog, bucket rides in the ladder truck, and family-oriented activities. Fire Prevention Week this year is from October 5-11. Photos by Felix Perez
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Arts In The Park397 views“Arts In The Park” festival hosted by the Marion Art Center. Photo by Ryan Feeney
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Valentine’s Day Drive-thru397 viewsVolunteers distributed over 100 dinners during the Marion Council on Aging’s Valentine’s Day drive-thru event on February 13 at the Cushing Community Center. The dinners donated by Mike Crosby helped make up for the fact the town’s seniors were not able to enjoy Valentine’s Day quite like they did last year inside the building with music and dancing. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Marion CARES397 viewsPlymouth County Commissioner Greg Hanley speaks about CARES Act funding to a gathering including fellow Commissioner Jared Valanzola, County Treasurer Tom O’Brien, County Register of Deeds John Buckley Jr., Esq., Marion Town Administrator Jay McGrail, Marion Finance Director Judy Mooney, and Selectmen Randy Parker, Norm Hills, and John Waterman. The group assembled on April 2 at the Elizabeth Taber statue in Bicentennial Park for the delivery of a $150,000 COVID-related reimbursement check. Photos by Mick C
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397 viewsForty students from preschool to high school shared their version of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and “The Nativity Story” to a packed church on December 17 at the St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church 2nd Annual Christmas Pageant. They shared the true meaning of Christmas with music, joy and fun for everyone present! An offering was collected to raise money for the Youth Group Mission Trip to the Navajo Nation, New Mexico, planned for June 2024. Photo courtesy Tanya Ambrosi
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Marion Natural History Museum397 viewsOn February 28, the Marion Natural History Museum's after school group enjoyed hearing about the efforts being made to protect the endangered Diamondback terrapin. Debra Ewing showed photos of the "Terrapin Garden" she helped to create in her neighborhood in Marion. The students had many interesting questions about this species, which were answered by Debra and two volunteers from New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance (NECWA). The students then broke into groups, exploring the artifacts they had brought in
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Children's Chorus396 viewsDaphne Poirier auditions for the SouthCoast Children's Chorus on September 25, 2011. The SouthCoast Childrens Chorus auditions were held at St. Gabriels Church in Marion. The Childrens Chorus makes appearances with the Sippican Choral Society and the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra for holiday concerts. Photo by Felix Perez.
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Second Annual Kid’s Equipment Day396 viewsLittle kids and big, big machines on a warm spring Marion morning made for tons of fun at the Marion Recreation’s Second Annual Kid’s Equipment Day on May 10. A row of different Town-owned vehicles including a police cruiser, ambulance, earth diggers, a fire engine, and fire trucks lined the Town House field. There were plenty of Department of Public Works, police, and fire personnel on hand to demonstrate how the vehicles work, to turn on lights and alarms, and answer questions. Photo by Jean Perry
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Chief Garcia Retires396 viewsAt 2:06 pm on Friday, December 11, Marion Chief of Police John Garcia signed off to radio dispatch, ending his shift and a law enforcement career that spanned three and a half decades. The Town of Marion recognized his retirement with a drive-thru sendoff outside the Cushman Community Center. School children created a banner for the occasion that included greetings from the Board of Selectmen, Fire Department, town and school district officials, police cruisers from several towns across southeastern Mass
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