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Jonathan and his team spirit 2013 -- Boston Strong!
by Betty Rossi
Out
by Carol Nelson
Thoughts while shaving
by Jim Tierney
Today's hot spots
a sneak peak
at what's in this issue ...
... John Turner, restaurant namesake, dies at 75
... why my book must be worth more than that!
at ... 175 feet tall, that's a lot of yak-yak going out.
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Published the first Friday of each month by the SilverStringers of Melrose, Massachusetts -- May 3, 201
It seemed the town stormed down to the Melrose Historical Society meeting where book-seller Kenneth Gloss was its main speaker. Appraisals followed his address, but most bookworms walked away disappointed
Photo by Don Norris
My experiences with the Boston Marathon
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by Ann Robbins Talbot
... years before I ever heard of Melrose, I had watched the Marathon ...
Popular Melrose native, John Turner, 75, dies
by Jack Driscoll
... succumbs after fighting cancer for 11 years; from well-known family
They're back!
by Betty Rossi
... just like the swallows that return to Capistrano
Photo Gallery, somewhere near Melrose
from Don Norris
... pictures here and there, sort of seasonal ...
Waiting for the Dogface parade.
by Joe Sullivan
... Why you won't see me in the line of March on Memorial Day.
Opening Day at our NEW Pine Banks Park
by Betty Rossi
... I was at Pine Banks Park on Opening Day
The wild water
by Shirley Rabb
... waiting for the calm
Local readers crowd Brattle speaker
from Don Norris
... super lecture, but readers overwhelm speaker for appraisals
Eddie Gilbert's drug store
by Ed Boyd
... what a beautiful man!
A quote
by Carol Nelson
... I came across this quote and thought I'd share it
Once upon a time
by Betty Rossi
... once upon a time...hmmmm, once upon a time
Jonathan and his team spirit 2013 -- Boston Strong!
by Betty Rossi
... while at his Art Show, I met his friends
Traffic happening, Main at Upham Streets
from Don Norris
... traditional pix taken between 1837 and 2013
Did you know?
by Florence Shea
... Roulette, Howdy Doody, Sweet Kiss