Shelf Space: What’s New at the Harvard Public Library, 7/10/26
New for Children They Call Me No Sam! by Drew Daywalt Meet Sam, an insolent pug and incidental hero who will stop at nothing…
Wingin’ It: Birds about the winter neighborhood
Since it was a snowy overcast day, I thought I would take a break from cutting and splitting firewood, light a fire, and start…
A Look Back: The way we were… December ’77 and March ’78
December 1977 Bromfield senior, 17-year-old Lynn Jennings, won the AAU Junior Women’s National Championship in San Bernardino, Calif. Running for the Liberty Athletic Club…
It’s Only Natural: The wood duck
March arrival of wood ducks: male, left, and female, right. (Photo by Mary Holland) As March progresses there is much to anticipate seeing that…
A Look Back: The way we were… 1975 and 1976
The year was 1975… The League of Women Voters launched a lobbying effort in support of its position on energy and transportation. In her…
A Look Back: The way we were… 1974
Energy crisis spawns green building proposal State Sen. Chester G. Atkins, D-Acton, launched a proposal to require an “energy use report” prior to construction…
Reflections: Our human experience
It is amazing how little we actually learn from experience sometimes. Intolerance, arrogance, apathy, greed, and an inability to compromise at all levels have…
A Look Back: The way we were… 1978
The Blizzard of ’78 Skis were one of the few modes of travel available after Gov. Michael Dukakis declared a state of emergency and…
It’s Only Natural: Small mammals, Part 1
Illustrations by Chiho Kaneko. (CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE) Mice, voles, lemmings, moles, and shrews—we tend to lump these small, furry creatures together. While these…
A Look Back: The way we were… January ’78
Forum Looks at Cluster Zoning At a Grange-sponsored open forum on cluster zoning at the end of January 1978, a resident recommended the formation…
It’s Only Natural: Uncommon visitors from the North
If you don’t have a bird feeder, you may well want to set one up, as this winter promises to bring many unusual seed-seeking…
