generations

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…

At the beginning of the school year, I learned something surprising: over the summer, the Massachusetts Senate passed a bill that would ban cell phones in schools statewide. (The House has yet to pass it.) In Belmont, we already have a policy…

When you’re a mom, it feels natural to put others’ needs first. Of course, you get up every two hours to feed the baby, even though you’re deliriously tired. Naturally, this segues into letting the hungry toddler eat your snack and letting…

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…

Let’s face it. For the most part, teenagers get a pretty bad reputation. From constantly filming TikToks to following crazy trends, we have a lot of information to entertain ourselves, and a lot of information to mislead ourselves. That said, can we…

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,…

A beloved former neighbor, the kind of frontiersman who performed his own tree surgery with ladders and ropes, wired his own circuits, repaired his own plumbing, and offered plenty of wanted and unwanted advice about attic insulation, once came to a Town…

Summer is a time of optimism, when we expect fun and relaxation in a season of heat, mosquitoes, and no childcare. Nowhere is this more visible than the annual family vacation. We strive to plan the perfect trip where we will enjoy…