My weekly column, “Simply Somersworth” that appears in weekly in Fosters Daily Democrat.
It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas and the holidays in my home, and I hope in yours, too, no matter how you celebrate the season. With the recent snowfall and after the driveway is cleared I love nothing better than curling up in a comfy chair and enjoying some quiet reading time. That’s […]
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One of my very favorite memories growing up was watching my grandmother’s collection of Christmas cards grow each December. I can clearly recall the red and white butcher’s string that would be hung across what seemed like every available vertical surface and the red and green tiny plastic pegs that are probably still hiding in the
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There is no place like home for the holidays or any time of the year to be honest. There is something magical, at least for me, when I turn the key to my place and step inside. A feeling of safety perhaps, or maybe it is the familiarity, but whatever it is I love being home.
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Harry Stein was a popular figure in Somersworth and has a park named after him. That park is now the location of the Somersworth
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Harry Wingate Campbell was a veteran whose story i contained in a simple tin box that was donated to the Summersworth Historical Museum.
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One of my favorite guilty pleasures is reading old newspapers. There is so much to be learned from the past. When I have an hour or so to spare between meetings, I can often be found in the library exploring the delights of the microfilm section. Each Sunday, I generally grab an old newspaper from
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Turn back time. No, I’m not referring to the Cher song here. Instead I’m thinking of the spring forward and fall back type of arrangement known since its first adoption by Congress on March 19, 1918 as daylight saving time. Originally conceived as a way to save energy, the practice now seems outdated to some. Whether
Did you know the first known crosswalk was discovered in the village of Pompeii in Rome and dates back 2,000 years because, well, horse-drawn chariots were obviously a problem back in the day. Today, pedestrians in Somersworth will tell you walking across any of the crosswalks in our city is often akin to taking your
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Affordable housing: two words that seem to be everywhere at the moment. “We need cheaper housing so our workers can live here” is the cry that comes from industry leaders. From those workers we hear, “We simply can’t afford to live there.” There was a time, back in the day, when the words “affordable housing”
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Pumpkin spice: love it or hate it, it’s a part of the New England scenery as soon as Oct. 1 rolls around. I’m constantly amazed by the amount of places you can and will find pumpkin spice. Cereal, candy, beer, you name it and the chances are it will turn up in it. It’s like
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