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October 8, 2025

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pansies and violas

Cool season color returns seasonally

Cool season vegetables are the first clue. Now that they are seasonal, cool season color is also seasonal. Both comply with similar schedules. Their...
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Alliance: Leaders need to do better job on housing plan

I mentioned in the article, “Group says Town needs to add more sites to housing list” (Los Gatan, Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 2023), that I...
Jeffrey Blum

The worry wart surfaces

Most conscientious attorneys are worry warts/party poopers. We’re paid to consider all potential scenarios. Thus, it came as no shock to me that I...
succulent

​​Succulent plants exhibit unique foliage

All cacti are succulents. However, not all succulents are cacti. Actually, cacti are a very unique family. Their distinctive spines and thorns are very...
horticulture

Fern foliage is softly bold

Ferns are foliar perennials. They provide neither floral color nor fragrance. They provide neither fruits nor vegetables. With few exceptions, they provide no shade....
Victoria Falls, a waterfall on the Zambezi River in southern Africa

Move away from the ‘waterfall effect’

Volunteers know it is difficult to accomplish change. When I sought along with several others to get a Restorative Justice program implemented at a...
Jeffrey Blum

Facing old age

As I move through my senior years in semi-retirement mode, I share jokes about ailments and commiserate with fellow old timers about lost loved...
Jeffrey Blum

A rewarding challenge

Timing is everything, right? Somehow, in some way, I find myself serving as the chairperson of the Community Health and Senior Services Commission as...
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Court ruling provides a cautionary tale to our town

I am an attorney, but I am not a First Amendment free speech attorney. However, as the saying goes, I know enough to be...
squirrel reading a newspaper

GUEST VIEW: Local news keeps community humming

As a family law litigator who was terrified by the prospect of having to go to court, but who nevertheless did so for 40-plus...

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