Category: Summer
11
Jul
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Tale of Two River Branches
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Will I ever cease being exasperated over the decision to entomb the south branch of this river? Probably not. Nor will I pass up the...
07
Jul
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Natural Traffic Calming
by Kerri Ana Provost
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About two dozen, much needed new trees have been planted in the Park Terrace/Russ Street roundabout, and they’re not super scrawny ones either. These could...
06
Jul
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Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 32)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you’re new here, let me catch you up. The “Ghost Town” limited series is my way of calling bullshit on the haters who have...
04
Jul
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Grand Finale
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Last round of the only Real Hartford-approved fireworks
02
Jul
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Rocky Ridge
by Kerri Ana Provost
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What nature provides is always better than any fireworks.
29
Jun
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Dispatches from the Alleged Ghost Town (Volume 31)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This week’s edition: so hot and humid that I usually left my camera behind.
29
Jun
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A Little Something (July 2021)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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People have returned to doing that thing where they schedule events without checking in with what other similar organizations are doing, creating competition when there...
27
Jun
Best Seat in the House
by Kerri Ana Provost
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I read somewhere the argument that those in charge of placing public benches should have to take a semester-long course on that, and I can’t...
26
Jun
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How It’s Going
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Zion Hill Cemetery’s Circle of Life Garden (not it’s official name) has been mulched and is bearing fruit, thanks to the volunteer efforts of the...