Click on this link to an article by Sharon Gartenberg http://www.pedestrianfriendly.com/?p=689#comment-123099
and then the interesting response. I’ve written more than a couple of times, about the disingenuous talk by some in Natick regarding walking trails and the vision of some people who talk the talk, but don’t “walk the walk” as they say. Read more »
First, click on this link, and read about the Mathworks contribution for soccer fields.
http://natick.wordpress.com/2007/03/25/one-hand-washes-the-other/
Then read the article posted yesterday, and published in the Metrowest Daily News about the failure of the school department to properly fund technology upgrades at the High School. Read more »
Casey’s Diner always looked about the right size for a little downtown place. When it was on Washington Street across from the library, it fit right in.
When it moved, it seemed a bit lost amoung the body shops.
Now that there’s a big condo complex going in, I think it looks more like the Little House by Virginia Lee Burton.
How lonely the little place looks now.
The Natick High School football team were Champions of the Bay State League in 1958. Here’s a collage from the class of 1958 yearbook.
The Thanksgiving game in 1963 was memorable, not only because it was the week of the Kennedy assassination, but because Natick came from behind in the last 3 minutes. Here’s a picture from the yearbook for the class of 1964, showing a young coach Dan Bennett.
And here’s a photo from the same yearbook showing someone selling game day programs at Memorial Field.
The Metrowest Daily News confirmed what I said about mixing politics with education in this link to a story published yesterday. http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1319830870
“Political considerations” is the reason to underfund equipment and technology upgrades, according to Mr. Connolly.
Mr. Connolly, I know you’re leaving with $125,000 in your pocket for the rest of your life, thanks to the school committee, but the taxpayers have to ask, is that the “political consideration” you had in mind?
For anyone who hasn’t read the official report, here’s a link to it, courtesy of the Metrowest Daily News
There would be nothing wrong at Natick High, were it not for the politicians.
The Natick School Department never had such a poor evaluation as the one I read about in the Metrowest Daily News today. Think I’m exaggerating? Just read this link. http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/homepage/x1319830872
Why do I call this “no news?” Because the subject has been the topic of conversation around town for several years. Read more »
Insiders at the Registry have been planning creation of centralized RMV sites, in efforts to better service you, the consumer. Of course a byproduct of the streamlining of operations would be a payroll savings as well. Currently, there are small registry offices scattered throughout the state. Some are busy all the time, with waiting in lines for up to four hours. Other locations are hard pressed to find work for the hired hands. Read more »
There used to be a supermarket on North Ave where the Outdoor Store is now located. I remember being told the prices were better there, because one had to become a member. Just like you do now, at BJ’s. It’s one thing that downtown could use, which would help relieve the traffic going north on Main Street to get to the Stop & Shop.
“Conservationists Ponder the Award for the Best Trail in Metrowest” read the imaginary headline in some folks heads last week. “Natick’s Eliot Rail Trail steams ahead toward the Sassamon Station”, read another. The dreams were nearly enough to cause at least a few of Natick’s elitists to tremble with excitement. Read more »
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“It reminds me of the Wayside Inn” said one member of the Friends of the Steven Bacon House. A couple of years go by, and most forget about the “open space salesman” as I like to think of him.
The historic house has a For Sale sign on the front lawn, and it’s dark at night. Certainly it’s not even close to the Wayside Inn. So much for the sales job that was hoisted on the Zoning Board. Natick seems to have a couple of these investors who have dreams of big bucks.
It was the Mitchell Funeral Home, formerly the Stephen Bacon house. A Natick financial advisor and former member of the open space committee decided to buy, restore, and subdivide the property he purchased. The plan was to build an additional single family house on the plot, and add a few condos in the rear section. Getting zoning variance’s was something important for the project to succeed. Turning a colonial style property into two plots and and a multifamily condo cluster would insure at least one investor would be successful. Read more »
