🌱 How a Marion filmmaker is reviving the legacy of Paul Cuffe
Marion, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Marion! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Marion filmmaker is reviving the legacy of Paul Cuffe
- Community remembers Tabor Academy alumnus William “Bill” Hurley III
Also on today's calendar: Talk Radio Icon HOWIE CARR on Corruption, Crime, & Politics at Hyannis Arts Hall.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 83 and low of 72 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, temps: high: 86, low: 73. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'A man for the people': Marion director to release short film celebrating Paul Cuffe (theweektoday.com) — A Marion-based filmmaker is releasing a short film about Revolutionary War-era mariner and community leader Paul Cuffe, inspired in part by recent conversations on race and representation. Drawing on the South Coast’s history and scenery, she shot the project while living full-time in Marion. The film, “Cuffe: Taxed,” premieres Aug. 13 at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. 
• OBITUARY: William 'Bill' T. Hurley III (hinghamanchor.com) — An accomplished Tabor Academy alumnus who graduated in Marion in 1957, William “Bill” Hurley III is remembered for his devotion to family, faith, and community. The obituary traces his journey from Taunton and Tabor to Harvard and a long investment career, highlighting his decades of service on Tabor’s Board of Trustees. Family and friends will gather in Hingham for services next week.
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Sunday August 16
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New Bedford Whaling Museum Cook Memorial Theater
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History & Nonfiction Book Club
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Artisans at the Harbor →
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Big Ryan's Tall Tales
Jonathan Bourne Public Library Children's Garden , 19 Sandwi
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Summer Eats
Jonathan Bourne Public Library Community Room , 19 Sandwich Road\
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Playful by Nature
Jonathan Bourne Public Library Children's Garden , 19 Sandwi
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Stardew Valley Gaming
Millicent Library Rita E. Steele Auditorium , 45 Center St, Fairh
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Teen and Adult Crafternoon ~ The Felted Bee
Jonathan Bourne Public Library Community Room , 19 Sandwich Road\
1:00 pm
Thursday August 6
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🗞 Nearby News
Mattapoisett
- Beer will pour at Lazy Lobster road race (theweektoday.com)
- Onset Bandshell to reopen after frustrations over construction timeline (theweektoday.com)
- Police investigating suspected fatal crash at industrial plant (theweektoday.com)
Wareham
- Plumb Library's 50th Anniversary (wanderer.com)
- Lykos Training Center Establishes MA Shooting Range Formerly Fox Den Solutions (prweb.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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