9:58 am on Thursday, May 9, 2013
Bittersweet farewell is right: Melanie, you have been such a pro, and a hard-working and thoughtful pro, that it is a bit bitter to have to say goodbye (professionally, anyway) but sweet for new, next steps for you. It has been such a pleasure to work with you, I can't thank you enough. The other 'sweet' part of this: Newton, you will love your new editor, Brooklyn Lowery, as much as you welcomed Melanie. Godspeed, Melanie.
12:54 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013
I know Lexington does bird species counts each year; I'd love to hear what people have found individually. In my neighborhood in Jamaica Plain, one guy has found 80 kinds of birds in about a 3-block area. I bet Lexington has way more than that.
10:53 am on Friday, May 3, 2013
Interesting idea, Holly; I'm guessing those nets are NOT easy to take down, but can someone with their own soccer net weigh in?
1:13 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Old cars rule! For 18 years, I drove my dream car: a 1988 BMW 325 convertible. But my dream car now is probably just as silly for our
New England winters: the Citroen 2CV, aka Deux Chevaux. I would *love* to putter around in one of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_2CV
10:33 am on Saturday, April 20, 2013
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10:26 am on Saturday, April 20, 2013
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10:23 am on Saturday, April 20, 2013
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10:20 am on Saturday, April 20, 2013
Jumping in with a point of fact: martial law was not imposed.
Karla Vallance
11:03 am on Saturday, May 11, 2013
(And great pics both of outgoing Newton Patch editor Melanie Graham with her mom + incoming Newton Patch editor Brooklyn Lowery with her mom (and grandmom and great-grandmom!)