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Generations: The Hidden Curriculum of High School

June 4, 2026
When I look back at my junior year of high school, I think not only of my experiences with friends, my grades, and my favorite activities, but also of what I’ve learned along the way. Although school is mainly designed to teach…

Garden Gems: Container Gardening With Native Plants

April 28, 2025
Using native plants in containers brings a bit of nature to your doorstep. The mini-habitat you create will benefit pollinating insects seeking food and shelter. Native plants are relatively pest-free, they can live for years, and the planting process is no different…

Generations: Starting a New Chapter

April 13, 2025
Somewhere up in my 12-year-old daughter’s bedroom, buried within the piles of stuff that tend to accumulate in a preteen’s personal space, is a copy of Terry Pratchett’s young adult novel, “The Shepherd’s Crown.” There’s a bookmark in it, about two-thirds of…

Garden Gems: Be Gone, Garlic Mustard

April 11, 2025
Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) was introduced to North America from Europe in the mid-1800s for erosion control and as an edible herb. The leaves release a tell-tale garlicky aroma when crushed. Why is it a problem? Most of the dozens of insect…

Generations: What Lies Behind Library Walls?

April 3, 2025
Day after day after day, the new library rises with exemplary efficiency. All those who put this massive project together—on budget and on time—need a medal and a bonus in a world that usually awards neither. Watching it go up, I feel…

Generations: Learning to Eat the Whole Banana

March 24, 2025
I’m 11 years old, eavesdropping on my mom and my aunt from the backseat. Sometimes, they forget I’m there and say something exciting. Now, though, they’re talking about diets — SlimFast, cabbage soup, the time my aunt ate only carrots until her…

Generations: Life’s Timeline Mapped with Girl Scout Cookies

March 14, 2025
The Girl Scouts in Belmont Center didn’t mind the weather; they were wearing mittens. The Scout mother who shepherded them was wearing ear muffs. On this raw winter morning, they were running on entrepreneurial steam, excellent saleswomen, and business was good. They…
A bench under a tree

Garden Gems: March Dos and Don’ts

March 13, 2025
As the sun climbs higher and the days grow longer, gardeners get fidgety. We want to do something – anything–in the garden. We want to see if our earliest perennials are up yet. Or we may become obsessed thinking of a plant…

Generations: What Does ‘Going Home’ Mean To You?

March 4, 2025
The week before February break had been very stressful, and I’d been looking forward to a visit up to Wolfeboro, New Hampshire to see my dad and sister. When I texted my sister, Erin (yes, “Eric and Erin,” I know) to see…
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