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Marion Natural History Museum 513 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 Veterans Day513 viewsFollowing the town’s Veterans Day observance, the Marion Council on Aging hosted a lunch for veterans at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center. Photos courtesy Robert Pina
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Painting Party512 viewsFriends, neighbors and family of Curtis Doherty joined forces with the Marion DPW to spruce up the Silvershell Beach bath house in Marion over the past several weekends, painting it with environmentally-friendly, low VOC paint. Curtis spent countless hours over his lifetime on Silvershell Beach’s basketball court which flanks the bathhouse. Last year, teammates and friends designed and constructed granite and wood benches for the basketball court in Curtis’ memory.
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Toe Zone512 viewsEver-popular local children’s entertainers the Toe Jam Puppet Band performed recently for an enthusiastic crowd at Sippican Elementary School in Marion last weekened in a show sponsored by the Mattapoisett YMCA. The show was a benefit for the YMCA’s Annual Scholarship Fund. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Rockets!512 viewsMarion Natural History Museum’s after-school program explores “Rockets”, with Debra Hill. Program partially funded by the Marion Arts Lottery Council. Picture by Elizabeth Leidhold
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4th of July Parade512 viewsThe Sun finally broke through the clouds to help make for a glorious Tri-Town Fourth of July weekend highlighted by Marion's annual Independence Day Parade, hosted by the Benjamin D. Cushing Post 2425 Veterans of Foreign Wars. Parade goers lined the streets of Marion Village as floats, antique vehicles, bands, and emergency vehicles made their way along the parade route this past Saturday morning. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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Marion 5K511 viewsThe Thirteenth Annual Marion Village 5k Run took place on Saturday, June 27 with over 400 people participating in the race. The proceeds from the event support the Marion Recreation Committee's many youth programs. Photo by Robert Chiarito
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Marion 5K511 viewsThe Thirteenth Annual Marion Village 5k Run took place on Saturday, June 27 with over 400 people participating in the race. The proceeds from the event support the Marion Recreation Committee's many youth programs. Photo by Robert Chiarito
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Eastover Trail511 viewsA boardwalk stretches through "Eastover South", a new Marion
hiking trail that is being built by the Trustees of Reservation and a
group of local volunteers. Photo by Robert Chiarito
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Eastover Trail511 viewsA boardwalk stretches through "Eastover South", a new Marion
hiking trail that is being built by the Trustees of Reservation and a
group of local volunteers. Photo by Robert Chiarito
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Marion Book Study Group511 viewsTrudy Kingery, Dagmar Unhoch and Chrissie Bascom socialize at an October 3, 2010 reception celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Marion Book Study Group. Photo by Laura Pedulli.
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Drip Art511 viewsAfter school on April 22, a group of students headed right over to the Taber Library for an afternoon of “drip art” and making buttons to pin on the button mural as “Art Month” at the library comes to a close. Photos by Jean Perry
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