The Front Page
Social and Political Commentary
Features 2000
My Tour in Iceland, part 2
Bob Ross
... Plenty of things to do and see, we did too
My Tour in Iceland, part 1
Bob Ross
... Daylight 24 hours a day
Atomic Bomb Test and Paducah KY
Bob Ross
... we didn't see anything
Big Squirrel caper, part II -- the ol' hole in the pumpkin trick Lost leaves left Not even seniors have a monopoly on aging Christmases Past Loving Memories of Life in Melrose Fast before the Feast Halloween - Is it 'Boomers swing to ballroom dancing Six Sisters send accolades Red, white umbrella Stringers attend sponsors' meeting at MIT Community networking -- senior style Lost and found -- tempers, twenties, tens and fivers The Bookmark-It in Melrose: A place where book lovers meet An editor depicted A helping hand Coming Attractions in Melrose in November Coming Attractions in Melrose in October The story of "Amazing Grace" Foliage pictures or espionage? Scooters Ooooww! Driver Coming Attractions in Melrose in September Wanna go birding? My Holiday "hero" Ode to a father at 70 years old Telephone This is how it all Are "All men created equal"??? Unforgettable people - a character from Korea Planned SilverStringer Concept Goes Italian -- In a Big Way The Melrose Victorian Fair Coming Attractions in Melrose in September School days in Scotland An Immigrant Family Comes to America Practice makes perfect - they say Meet Ray Jazz Smith - Radio Personality Training on a destroyer in 1948 Birding At Ell Pond Fame and Misfortune Easy Readin' Medical miracles, rag dolls and supermen Chance Meeting Crashing Motorcycles and the Flight Over October Mountain Melrose High School Beautification Campaign Coming Attractions in Melrose in July The Melrose Fence Viewer Poetry At 4000 Feet A Sense of Connectedness Evolves on AIDS Bike Ride Pastelist Bill McEnroe Trash and treasures at Channel 2's antique appraisal Entering Cyberspace -- Senior Citizens Go Online Joy and Laughter as we Celebrate Our 4th Anniversary Roosevelt Elementary School Melrose Before the Pilgrims: Part I Floor Polishers Coming Attractions in Melrose in June The Rededication of St. Mary's Church, Melrose The straight story -- a new member is accepted Ripley School Testing Communications via music On Genealogy, Keys to Overcoming Writer's Block Addicted to Computers A New Life-Sized Sculpture At Our Library Coming Attractions in Melrose in May Amusing, Not Exactly Scientific, Views of Ell Pond. A New Year's Breakfast in Scotland Coming Attractions in Melrose in December My best Christmas Holiday Magic Show Christmas with the Astors Tax Relief for Senior Citizens A Chanukah Memory Senior Proms of Yesteryear A Melrose Senior joins the Peace Corps The three-hour train to New York If I EVER get my hands A Tribute To A Legend Curses - Foiled Again! Walking Vertically In the Fells Reservation Speaker Describes Bleak Iraqi Conditions The Tale of Beauty and the Beast Big Annual Art Show Draws Them into Memorial Hall A Labor Of Love In The Dominican Republic Caning and Wickering for All A Great Idea For Any School McGivney Goes Swimming Bob Ross-USS Hudson Web Site Bits and Bagatelles The First (?) Snowfall - Marjorie Burgess A Most Rewarding Vehicle for Growth -- Music! A Stringer and Her News Tall Tales on Ell Pond and the Recent Ice Age Inside Story - New Year's Photo Parquet Floor, Boston Garden The Inside Story It's Christmas! Visibility From Different Planes. Why music? Melrose Patrolman Speeds to Crime - on a Bicycle!
by Don Norris
...
to Mirror readers
by Lorry and Don Norris
by Jack Driscoll
... Lifestyle and change in demographics spur high level of interest
by Natalie Thomson
... I'm NOT dreaming
by Hector French
... adding up a lifetime of Christmases
by Ella Letterie
... A very old tradition
a changing scene?
by Bob Ross
by John Sumares
... rock 'n rollers discover 'dancing together', music from the past
Kay McCarte
...Memories of St. Mary's Church and School
and my new Nikon
by Editor Don Norris
by Virginia Hanley
... MediaLabEurope opens in Dublin
by Roseanne Greene
... No place for hate ...
by the SilverStringers
... Short clips, spice of life stories, from a community memory
by Don Norris and Ella Letterie
... antiques, buttonjugs, German Bibles, a fascinating place!
by Russ Priestley
... McEnroe (the Melrose version) vs Cartoonist Priestley
by Dot Boyson
... for people and flowers
by Virginia Hanley
by Virginia Hanley
by Melrosian John Divine
... the background of the most popular hymn ...
by Bernadette Mahoney
... memories of an unpleasant experience ...
by Ella Letterie
... The latest fad of the young and old,
which was brought back from the past.
fails to get
written estimate!
by Don Norris
by Vhanley
by Natalie Thomson
... Two dates set for autumn
by Jim Driscoll
... Living a lie - and loving it!
by Jim Driscoll Children
... not much spare time for household projects
Adventuress
by Natalie Thomson
started ... our
English language
by Russ Priestley
by Ella Letterie
The phrase sounds wonderful when written,
but is it really true, and is it put to practical use?
by Melrosian Bob Weinberg
... Then he said, "I'm still going out for beer."
obsolescence
Russ Priestley
by the SilverStringers
... ambitious plans for introducing software throughout Italy
Beth McNelis
...U.S. Library of Congress Recognition
Virginia Hanley
... everything from a kiddy parade to a State election!
by O'Callaghan
... the stentorian voice boomed out, "Charles Nolan, did you do your home work?"...
O'Callaghan
... "Where have youse guys been", the official said.
by Bob Driscoll
... How David (#10) was pushed into the world
Russ Priestley
... Jazz is his middle name.
by Len Dalton
... Navy training for "newbies" in 1948.
Natalie Thomson
... fine feathered friends visit during fair and foul weather
Russ Priestley
...into each life some rain must fall.
for Good Eatin'
by Don Norris
by Don Norris
... Natalie says, "Do a first person piece -- You'll be a medical miracle!
Inspires Change
for Handicapped
Anne MacGillivary
by Don Norris
... Stringer/writer/editor goes on glory-days ego trip ...
by Jim Driscoll
...Volunteers, Donors, Teachers, Students, Administrators - One Team
The Editors
Len Dalton
Oldest office in New England to protect farm borders and lots.
Len Dalton
...The Atmosphere Was Great - Not The Results
Jennifer Driscoll
Aching muscles give way to a spirit of sharing among riders and non-riders
Russ Priestley
Luminous Abstracts
by Natalie Thomson
... OLD? $OLD! Here's how it works ...
by Elizabeth Karagianis
... MIT publication "Spectrum" discovers silver in Melrose
Natalie Thomson
... Silver Stringers complete four years of publishing the Melrose Mirror ...
Natalie Thomson
... T.E.A.M. (Cooperative activity in work and play)
by Leonard Dalton
... how title to Melrose lands was acquired ...
don't sell
at Yard Sales
by Don Norris
... Melrose couple's first effort in this down-to-earth marketplace.
The Editors
Virginia Hanley
... Physical renewal of church leads parishioners into millennium
by Len Dalton
... Be greedy! Examine the Mass ...
Natalie Thomson
... M.C.A.S. preparation underway at three schools
by Len Dalton
... a discussion of composers and their music through the ages
by Dorothy O'Connor
... despondent, a writer finds help from a close friend.
Bob Ross
... PC's are really a challenge and can change your life
Ella Letterie
... A little something to increase the beauty of Melrose, and promote the love of reading.
... The Editors
Compiled by Don Norris
... Purloined collection of email from Melrose High's '49ers, summer '99:
O'Callaghan
... a long ago breakfast still warms the memory
by Virginia Hanley
Bernadette Mahoney
...my most treasured Christmas gift.
by Russ Priestley
... an alternative to Gameboy
by Kay McCarte
...the year is 1891
Rep Michael Festa
... Circuit Breaker gives Tax relief to Seniors.
by Hedy Kodish
... brief thoughts of a Germany from 75 years ago.
By four of our SilverStringers
... various memories of prom time
Nancy J. Brissette
...At Age 64 I finally realized a dream.
by Jim Milano
...It took longer than three hours
on the guy who invented
Daylight Savings Time ....
by Isaac Strickland
... count 'em, folks, eighteen timepieces, twice a year.
Russ Priestley
...losing a local hero.
by Virginia Hanley
... Sixth Annual Spelling Bee ends unsuccessfully for us
by Don Norris
... shedding pounds at one mile per hour ...
Jackie Wattenberg
... Life is desperate, with 60 percent unemployment, and food rationed.
Natalie Thomson
Four Stars! Talented Grade School students
with talented parents present annual operetta.
Jackie Wattenberg
... A variety of art forms please throngs of art lovers
Marilyn (Bruce) True Hill
... Report From A Former Resident, Melrose High School Class of 1942
Ella Letterie
... A New Hobby
Russ Priestley
...thoughts of careers turn to hobbies.
Len Dalton
... Shenanigans aboard ship.
Bob Ross
... Having fun and providing a service
by Jackie Wattenberg
... I'm an election junkie.
2000 A.D.
Natalie Thomson
... Oxymoron: Always changes
Natalie Thomson
... Silver Stringer receives Melrose Centennial recognition
Marjorie Burgess
... a teacher helps students develop a love affair with music
by Don Norris
by Don Norris
... writer gets to play geologist, finds water not too deep.
Russ Priestley
A Surprise on New Year's Morn
Ella Letterie
... A new millenium and a new floor
Russ Priestley
by Russ Priestley
... starting early at its worst ...
Russ Priestley
...as seen by a common automobile driver.
Len Dalton
... Why music? For your spiritual bank
account!
Ella Letterie
... Lennie Ford covers the city on two wheels
Copyright © Silver Stringers, 1999, 1998