Marion Woman Gets Probation in Animal Cruelty Case
A Marion woman arrested last year on charges of animal cruelty, interfering with a police officer, and resisting arrest will not go to jail, and it appears that her house will not be demolished.
Lauren Fisher walked out of Wareham District Court on Jan. 14 with a plea deal for five years of probation and a ban on owning animals, Sippican Week reports. Her case was continued without a finding, meaning the charges will be erased if she stays out of trouble during that time.
Fisher was arrested on Dec. 11, 2019, and her farmhouse on Front Street was condemned. More than 50 abused and neglected animals were removed from the squalid home and surrounding land. A nine-page affidavit filed by Marion Police Detective Scott Smith detailed horrendous conditions, including the presence of dead and starving animals.
Sippican School in Marion reports 2 COVID cases
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MARION - Superintendent of Schools Michael S. Nelson, Marion Town Administrator Jay McGrail and Marion Board of Health Chair Dr. Edward P. Hoffer report that the Old Rochester Regional School District was informed of two positive cases of COVID-19 on Jan. 6.
Individuals at Sippican School have tested positive for the virus and are self-isolating in accordance with Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocol. These individuals have not been in school since Dec. 23. Under state and federal health privacy laws, no further information is available about the individuals.