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Police Station Ground Breaking485 viewsConstruction on the new Marion Police Station officially began on September 8, 2009 with a groundbreaking ceremony. Among those present were Police Chief Lincoln Miller, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen Stephen Cushing, Selectmen Roger Blanchette and Jonathan Henry, Project Manager Rick Pomeroy, Architect Brian Humes, Building Committee Chairman Dale Jones, and Jonathan Scully of B.C. Construction. Photo by Anne O'Brien-Kakley
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Marion Natural History Museum485 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group enjoyed learning about minerals and fossils with geologist Jim Pierson. The group also compared various artifacts such as relative sizes of Megaladon teeth versus White Shark, and took a look at many examples of fossils such as fish, leaves, and the tiny tracks of a trilobite. Many thanks to Jim for his wonderful program, and to the Tabor community service volunteers for their help with the program. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Marion Natural History Museum485 viewsOne hull or two? On March 11, the Marion Natural History Museum afterschool group explored the physics behind sailboat design. Mark Whalen, engineer with Massachusetts Maritime Academy, introduced several alternative design ideas for constructing our own sailboats. The students explored a variety of hull designs, mast locations and different sizes and shapes of sails. Then they raced the vessels in rain gutters to see which design moved fastest.
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Holiday Tea484 viewsThe Marion Art Center held their Annual Holiday Tea Party on Saturday, November 29. Guests were encouraged to join in the theme of “Annie” and “Samantha” by singing along to songs from the Broadway show and bringing their favorite dressed-up dolls or stuffed animals along with them. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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4th of July Parade484 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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Eastover Trail484 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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4th Fireworks484 viewsIt was another close call for the Marion fireworks, as the town made an 11th hour push for funding to hold their annual Fourth of July celebration. After a change of date for a reduction in cost, the fireworks took place at Silvershell Beach on July 1. Photos by Felix Perez.
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Marion Sunrise483 viewsLisa MacLean of Marion captured this photo of the first sunrise of 2019 on New Year’s morning.
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Sailing Into the Holidays482 viewsThe ladies of the Sippican Woman’s Club are gearing up for their 22nd Annual Holiday House Tour and Tea from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday, December 13, rain or shine. This year’s theme, “Sailing Into the Holidays,” will be reflected in the decor of the Historic Handy’s Tavern which includes items of nautical interest from the surrounding communities. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Celebrating the 4th482 viewsMarion's annual fireworks display attracted several thousand people to the town's Silvershell Beach Park on Friday evening July, 3. The Marion town band entertained the crowd until dusk when the night's big show lit up the sky's above Sippican Harbor. The Marion Fireworks Committee raised all of the funds for the event through private donations, collected up through the night of the show. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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4th of July Parade482 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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Masonry at the Pythagorean Lodge482 viewsLodge member Paul Ciccotelli takes advantage of a pleasant afternoon on December 2, 2011, to touch up the masonry on the steps of the Spring Street Pythagorean Lodge building. The mosaic took one and a half years to complete, said Mr. Ciccotelli. Photo by Anne Kakley.
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