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Generations: When A Scream is More Than A Scream

December 15, 2025
The generation above mine worked long and earnestly for years to overcome gender stereotypes. Through effort and perseverance, keen leadership and insistence, the idea that all women had to be tiny-waisted, home-tidying, husband-seeking and spider-fearing was tossed into a historical fire. It…

Generations: Does the United States Even Want Me Here?

October 20, 2025
Almost every day, there are stories of immigrants being arrested and detained by federal agents: 19-year-old João Marciano do Carmo of Milford; 49-year-old Jhon Palacio-Morales of Lowell; 31-year-old Hernan Escobar of Malden. But as a Korean living in Belmont, the Immigration and…

Garden Gems: Aster Season Arrives with Autumn

October 8, 2025
As fall comes to New England, asters come into their own, blooming from August into October in a range of colors–blues, pinks, purples and white–with some varieties flowering after frost. They can be tall or short, thrive in sun or shade, and…

Generations: Living to Work or Working to Live

October 2, 2025
This November marks my 20-year anniversary at work. I’m not really sure how this happened. I started out as a part-time employee with a baby at home, and here I am, still doing the same tasks in university administration. Sure, I make…

Embracing Change: The Firstborn College Dropoff

September 24, 2025
I confess I was not looking forward to taking my son to college. It’s not that I wasn’t excited for him, but he was anxious about the change and I was worried about saying goodbye to my firstborn. I knew we would…

Ask Lisa: Guidance on ‘Cut-Off Culture’

September 23, 2025
A parent reached out for guidance: “Despite raising three children in a loving home, one of my daughters and I have a difficult relationship. We’ve had yelling matches (what family hasn’t?), but there was never any abuse. I’ve worked hard to support…

Garden Gems: Inspiration for Curbside Cultivation

September 8, 2025
Whether you call it the verge, tree lawn, banquette, boulevard, or curb strip (or any of several dozen other names, depending on where you grew up), that piece of land between the sidewalk and street is a difficult row to hoe. Often,…

Generations: The Lessons of Being a Teen Columnist

September 2, 2025
My career as a columnist for The Belmont Voice almost ended before it began. A little more than a year ago, I was walking through Belmont Center searching for the newspaper’s office. It was 1:50 p.m., and I was 20 minutes late…

Generations: The Watershed Moment of the Deep-End Test

August 25, 2025
Everyone has memories (just ask a psychiatrist), but mathematically speaking, older people have more. It’s our cosmic reward for the joint and bone problems we have as well. This summer, my memories are of the deep-end test. A few times a week,…
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