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Marion Ice Sculpture470 viewsMarion ice sculptor Timothy Wade made this sculpture in Bicentennial Park as a part of a Marion holiday weekend that saw the Sippican Woman's Club House Tour and the Holiday Stroll. Photo by Felix Perez.
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Marion Recreation Department’s annual Turkey Trot 470 viewsThe Marion Recreation Department’s annual Turkey Trot 5k brought scores of runners out to the Marion village streets on November 18. Although there were no actual turkeys trotting, thoughts of Thanksgiving dinner are trotting through many of our thoughts as we approach Thanksgiving. Photos by Glenn C. Silva
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Marion Natural History Museum470 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's after school program had fun with insects, like the Madagascar cockroach and the "toe-biter," AKA giant water bug. Outside, we took a closer look at some of the insects we can find in our neighborhoods. Many thanks to Blake Dinius of the Plymouth County Extension Service and the student volunteers from Tabor Academy and ORR. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Leidold
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Buzzards Bay Coalition470 viewsXan and Rebecca Williams of Team Splash, Rochester, swam in the Buzzards Bay Coalition’s 26th annual open water swim across New Bedford Harbor on June 23. They were the top team in fundraising securing over $6,000 for the BBC’s environmental protection programs. Photo courtesy of Xan Williams.
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Toe Zone469 viewsEver-popular local childrens 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 YMCAs Annual Scholarship Fund. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Cleaning Up469 views135 volunteers fanned out across Old Sippican armed with rubbish bags, gloves and Manducca trash grabbers helping to make Marion a bit greener during the town's Arbor Day Spring Clean up. Marion has held the event annually, under a variety of names, over the past three decades, encouraging residents to take pride in their community by clearing the roadways of trash and debris. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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End of an Era469 viewsLAuberge de Marion, once a landmark along route six, has now been raised after remaining vacant for a decade. Photo by Paul Lopes
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Shellfishing in Marion469 viewsWith the help of the Marion Harbormaster's office, children in the Marion Natural History Museum Coastal Explorations program learned more about aquaculture at a July class. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Leidhold.
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Donations469 viewsThe Marion Firefighters Association and the Marion Police Brotherhood recently made a donation to the Marion Council on Aging. This generous donation will allow the center to purchase a washer and dryer that will aid in providing a welcoming experience for seniors visiting the center. Photos courtesy of Karen Gregory, Marion COA
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Marion Halloween Parade469 viewsThe Marion Art Center’s annual Marion Halloween Parade brought out scores of children and families for the much anticipated ghoulish gallivant through the village streets of Marion. Photos by Paul Lopes
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Marion Natural History Museum469 viewsOn Wednesday, February 27, the MNHM after school group enjoyed a lesson in elasticity and energy with engineer Mark Whalen. We built our own catapults and had a lot of fun launching a variety of objects. Many thanks to Mark for another exciting engineering-related opportunity for our group. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Marion Art Center469 viewsPeter Hussey’s “Looking South Then West” painting is the inspiration for Judy Hagar and Bernadette Kelly’s floral interpretation at the Art In Bloom event at the Marion Art Center.
Hussey and Janet Gendreau’s paintings are on view through July 6. Photo by Marilou Newell
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