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Marion 4th of July Parade290 viewsMarion Town Administrator Jay McGrail and Select Board members Norm Hills, John Waterman, and Randy Parker walked the Independence Day parade route on Monday morning along with veterans, marching bands, Boy and Girl Scout troops, youth baseball teams, decorated floats, fire engines, and a convoy of antique cars. Beginning at the Town House, the parade route went up Spring Street, then east on Route 6 before going right onto Front Street all the way down to Main Street and back up to Spring. Photos by Ryan F
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Marion Council of Aging Summer Barbecue290 viewsRobert Pina shared these photos of the Marion Council of Aging Summer Barbecue held on July 22.
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Marion Council on Aging290 viewsMerry Conway, president of the Friends of the Marion Council on Aging, cuts the ribbon officially opening the new Walking Path at the Cushing Community Center on September 24. From left: Town Administrator Jay McGrail, Select Board member Randy Parker, Merry Conway, COA Chair Harry Norweb, Administrative Assistant Donna Hemphill, Select Board Chair Norm Hills, and Community Preservation Committee Chair Jeff Doubrava. Photos by Ryan Feeney
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Soapbox Derby290 viewsMarion and Rochester Cub Scouts came together on November 6 for a soapbox derby on Holmes Street in Marion. The longtime fundraising event was not held in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic but made a roaring return on Saturday, as children raced their homemade go-carts and collected donations for the Murphy and Others, Living Interdependently for Future Endeavors, Inc. (M.O. L.I.F.E.) non-profit food pantry in Fairhaven. Photos by Mick Colageo and Reade Whinnem
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Marion Veteran's Day290 viewsJames R. Holmes, the J.C. Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, spoke to Marion citizens gathered at Old Landing for Veterans Day observances on November 11. Also speaking were Select Board Chair Norm Hills, Town Administrator Jay McGrail, and the Reverend Eric E. Fialho, rector of St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church. Supporting with their participation were Marion Cub Scouts and the Sippican Elementary School Band under the direction of Hannah Moore.
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Marion’s Memorial Day 290 viewsA procession on Front Street that began at the Music Hall culminated with Marion’s Memorial Day Remembrance ceremony at Old Landing. From left, Marion Select Board members Norm Hills, Toby Burr and Randy Parker, Town Administrator Jay McGrail, keynote speaker former U.S. Marines Corporal Jack McLean and master of ceremonies Air Force Major Andrew Bonney. Contributing to the observances were Father Eric Fialho of St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts and Brownies, the Sippican E
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Marion 4th of July Parade290 viewsMarion held its Independence Day Parade on Monday morning. Photos by Shawn Sweet
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Veterans Day290 viewsPeter O'Brien, Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sergeant, Operations Chief, gave the keynote address during Saturday’s Veterans Day ceremony held by the Town of Marion at Old Landing Veterans Park on Front Street. The Sippican Elementary School Band, led by Mrs. Hannah Moore, performed selections of patriotic music. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Marion Natural History Museum290 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum’s after-school group enjoyed crafting with natural and recycled materials and snacking with friends during our annual holiday party. From snow globes to snowy forest scenes, from acorn people to weaving with sticks, the students’ creative abilities resulted in some wonderful projects to bring home to families. The Marion Natural History Museum would like to thank volunteers Maggie Payne, Marc Sylvia, Karen Alves-Cronin and Mike Cronin for their help thinking up great new pr
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Town of Marion Memorial Day290 viewsArmy veteran Charles Brown was the keynote speaker as the Town of Marion held its Memorial Day remembrance ceremonies on Monday morning with a procession from the Music Hall up Front Street to Old Landing, where Air Force Technical Sergeant Mandy Givens served as master of ceremonies that included an invocation by the Reverend Eric Osterday, the reading of “The Gettysburg Address” by Old Rochester Regional High School sophomore Amanda Tomasso of Mattapoisett, the reading of “In Flanders Fields”
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Marion Social Club290 viewsRobert Pina shared these photos of the Marion Social Club Chicken Bake held on Sunday.
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Rudd Wyman290 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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