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Quick, quick, pass me the camera ...
from the Stringer Photo Team
Yikes! Raw oysters
by Don Norris
REASEARCHER Matti Rantanen of Helsinki (via MIT) -- our featured Person of the Month -- offered the Stringers a new job as guinea pigs, and has sent us scurrying through the forests and back alleys of Melrose in search of secret caches. See the story at the right.
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Published the first Friday of each month by the SilverStringers of Melrose, Massachusetts -- August 5, 2005
A FAMILY AFFAIR: The whole family gets into the act with this revealing interview of Melrose's own Ben DiMattia. First off, the interview was done by Grandma Carol Nelson, noted writer for the SilverStringers. Second, Mother Laura DiMattia made this delightful digital photo. And third, it's Ben himself who, at age ten, suddenly becomes a star with precise plans for his future.
Photo by Laura DiMattia
by Carol Nelson
... life-long resident of Melrose
Stringers discover new activity, "geocaching"
by Don Norris
... take part in Finnish research project
Washington D. C. 2nd time around
by Jim Tierney
... "Freedom is not free"
9:29ers Banjo Club
by Shirley Rabb
... a rousing start to the holiday week-end
DNA Research for us all
by Leonard Dalton
... Genographic science has found our origins
What school did you went to?
by Russ Priestley
Creating film history
by George Nelson Torrey
... first woman motion picture director, producer and supervisor
My life as a fashion model
by Roseanne Greene
... a brief foray into the local modeling scene
My husband Philip was on LST 218
by Nancy Doherty
... Not exactly shipmates, but same war ...
Sax player, at 80, wants to join the band
Letters from Mirror fans
... commentary on and about the Stringers and their stories
Melrose Mirror celebrates its ninth year
by Jackie Wattenberg
... It's hard to believe
Return to Revere Beach
by Carol Nelson
... the joy of being young
It's the '40s, and a family is headed for The Beach
by Ann Robbins Talbot
... a day for family, food and fun
Our hurricane simply petered out ...
by Don Norris
... another misadventure with the Stringers' daring phototeam
Nantasket - by boat
by Kay McCarte
... was it worth all the effort?
An event off Nantucket Island
by Ella Letterie
... we still enjoyed the week
Subscriptions for Protecting, Learning your Computer
by Bob Ross
... time consuming but worth it
Computer Tips August 05
Print Screen key - how to use.
Bob Ross
... comes in handy sometimes
Summer activities abound in Melrose
by Jack Beckley, executive director, Melrose COA
... "Looking Ahead" asks, "Where's the beef?"