Excited for new middle school
After having read objections to the middle school project for the last five weeks straight from the same author, I felt compelled to share a response. I also feel I should state what seems obvious; the author’s home abuts the property and they don’t want things to...Response to personal attack
The Aug. 15 Reminder carried a report of the Aug. 12 meeting of the Longmeadow Select Board. Highlighted in the headline and the article itself is a discussion of filling the now-vacant slot of registrar of voters (voluntary). This appointment is to be filled with a...Safety, traffic concerns for middle school
The Williams Middle School site being chosen due to its central location for the new Longmeadow consolidated middle school is not in the best interest of the town as it will increase traffic in an already congested area and bring safety issues for the children and for...Summer brings back memories of drive-ins and ice cream trucks
It’s interesting — and frustrating — how memory works. I forget why I walked into the kitchen to get something and once I get there I have no idea what my mission was about. Inevitably I have to walk out of the room and walk back into it to dislodge the thought from some closed part of my brain. And yet a whole flood of memories about events from years ago bubble up to the surface.