And now for something completely different – here’s a beautiful sunset
Dennis Rieske took this beautiful sunset picture. I thought we could all use a palate cleanser, so to speak. Posted with permission and my gratitude.
Once There Was a Streetcar (edited – another map!)
Over the past year of the pandemic, I’ve been spending most of my working days at a desk in the front bay window of our rented home in a four-family house here in Upper Falls. Many cars pass by, a few trucks, and occasionally the MBTA 59 bus. A century ago, the...
Not the Transportation Reform You Asked For, But Get Ready for New Exit Numbers
MassDOT has just announced that it will be re-naming all interstate exits for their mile markers, rather than the sequential numbering we have all grown used to. They have conveniently posted a map to detail what the new exits will be, but in Newton: Mass Pike Exit 17...
After 36 years, Matt Hills reunites Romanian couple with their wedding photos
Check out this feel-good story in the Boston Globe about former School Committee chair Matt Hills, a Romanian couple, and Facebook. The irony is that Matt might be the
Newton: More elected officials …or more nail salons?
These days, we often hear talk about Newton having so many elected local officials. And we also hear talk about Newton having so many nail salons. So which is more prevalent in our fair city? Do we have enough nail salons for each elected official to have his/her own,...
Best Sandwich in Newton?
Way back in my younger days I worked in a great little sandwich shop in Suffern, NY. It was there I learned a few things about making sandwiches, such as hollowing out the rolls and using shredded lettuce. Both of those are a lost art. The last place I knew that...Could it be…a sign of life??
I thought I was hallucinating when I saw these this morning.
Any Whovians on Village 14?
Just wondering who else is as excited about Saturday as I am? I figure there must be a sizable amount of you out there…