Marion

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Marion is a delightful residential town, felt by its residents to have rare natural beauty and charm. The small town character, blended with the flavor and benefits of a seacoast community with lovely residential neighborhoods and modern conveniences, makes Marion an ideal town for year round living. Recreation opportunities are plentiful and Sippican Harbor hosts a variety of waterfront programs, including swimming at the town beaches, pleasure boating and fishing. There are golf courses and indoor and outdoor tennis courts, while Tabor Academy periodically opens up its hockey rink to the public.

Marion's roots go back to 1679, when the town was first settled as a village known as Sippican, a part of Rochester. Rochester, Mattapoisett and Sippican, widely separate villages under the domain of Rochester, gradually developed different interests and economies. These factors led to independence for Sippican, which was renamed Marion in honor of the Revolutionary War hero, Francis Marion, in 1852. Today it has a stable year round population with a moderate summertime increase. Over the years, the heterogeneous population has worked hard to preserve Marion's rich historic traditions. *

Address

Town of Marion
2 Spring Street
Marion, MA 02738
508.748.3502

General Info

• Total valuation: $1,496,262,619
• Residential, 93.58%; commercial, 4.05%; industrial, 1.15%; personal, 1.22%
• FY05 Tax rate: $7 per thousand
• 2005 population: 5,087
• Per capita income: $21,876
• Area: 14.63 square miles
• Miles of public road: 20.33
• Official Town Site

Emergency Phone Numbers

• Police: 911
• Fire: 911
• Ambulance: 911

Services

• Water: 98 percent of town served by town water
• Sewer: 60 percent served by town sewer
• Trash: 100 percent has town trash collection/recycling
• Library: Elizabeth Taber Library, Spring Street, 748-1252

Elected Officials

• Selectmen: 748-3520
• Jonathan F. Henry, chairman (2007)
• Andrew N. Jeffrey (2008)
• David K. Pierce (2006)
• Assessors: 748-3510
• Mary P. Nicholson, chairwoman (2006)
• Bradford N. Eames (2007)
• Catherine A. Gibbs (2008)
• Clerk/Treasurer/Tax Collector: 748-3505
• Debra M. Blanchette (2008)
• Planning Board: 748-3517
• Peter F. Winters (2006)
• Sherman E. Briggs (2008)
• Julia Deane Crowley (2008)
• Terence B. Lee (2006)
• Eugene J. DeLorenzo (2007)
• Thomas R. Magauran (2007)
• Moderator:
• David B. Titus
• Board of Health: 748-3530
• Samuel W. McFadden, chairman (2006)
• Elizabeth S. Dunn (2008)
• Albin R. Johnson III (2007)
• Water/Sewer Commissioners:
• David K. Pierce, chairman
• Andrew J. Jeffrey
• Jonathan F. Henry
• Open Space Acquisition Commission:
• James R. Gurney, chairman (2008)
• John Rockwell (2007)
• Priscilla Bradley (2008)
• Sue Maxwell Lewis (2006)
• Joanne M. Daphnis (2007)

Appointed Officials

• Police Chief, Lincoln W. Miller, 748-3590
• Fire Chief, Richard Guerzoni, 748-3596
• Town Administrator, John F. Dolan Jr., 748-3550
• Town Accountant, Judith Mooney, 748-3524
• Building Inspector, William Moore, 748-3516
• Conservation Commission: 748-3560
• Jeff Oakes, chairman
• Norm Hills, vice-chairman
• Sherman E. Briggs Jr.
• Lawrence Dorman
• Joel D. Hartley
• Horace Kenney Jr., associate
• Finance Committee
• Richard Kemp, chairman
• A. Lee Hayes, associate
• Robert G. Bost
• Priscilla R. Ditchfield
• James B. Barron
• Lee Vulgaris
• Superintendent of Public Works, Robert C. Zora, 748-3540
• Harbormaster, Michael Cormier, 748-3535
• Council on Aging Director, Susan J. Schwager, 748-3570
• Regional Sanitarian, Karen A. Walega, 748-3533
• Veterans Agent, William Titcomb, 748-1059

Schools

• Local School Committee
• Susan S. Grosart, chairwoman
• Kathleen L. Bost
• Jane K. McCarthy
• John J. Russell
• Joseph A. Berry
• Old Rochester Regional School Committee (Marion members)
• Timothy P. Horan
• John J. Russell
• Robert Nectow
• Administration, 758-2772
• School Superintendent - William R. Cooper
• Associate Superintendent for Finance and Planning - Timothy J. O'Connor
• Director of Student Services - Teresa M. Hamm
• Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction - Jane Macdonald

• Public schools
• Sippican School, 16 Spring Street, 748-0100, 465 students in grades pre-K-6, Principal Dona Mahoney
• Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, 133 Marion Road, Mattapoisett, 758-4928, 454 students in grades 7-8, Principal Simonne Conlon.
• Old Rochester Regional High School, 135 Marion Road, Mattapoisett, 758-3745, 742 students in grades 9-12, Principal Bruce Clarke.

• Private School:
• Tabor Academy (9-12), Front Street, Headmaster Jay Stroud, 508.748.2000

Parks and Beaches

• Silvershell Beach, Front Street
• Island Wharf, Front Street
• Veterans' Memorial Park at Old Landing, Front Street
• Washburn Park, Washburn Lane
• Bicentennial Park, Spring Street
• Holmes Woods, Spring and Mill Streets
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* Described by community members for the MA Dept. of Housing and Community Development.