Older homes, often built before residential building codes were put in place, have steep stairs, narrow doorways, or bathrooms only on the second floor. These environments make it difficult for…
A Personal Connection – How Do You Like Them Apples?
By Hank Manz
Hank with his prized apples. In my front yard are two apple trees which we inherited from friends when the trees and we were a lot younger and our friends…
Ulla Lund Turns 105 years old.
COMMUNITY NEWS
L exington resident Ulla Lund recently turned 105 years old. Lund, who has lived for decades on Farmcrest Road in Lexington, is loved and admired by generations of friends and…
Making Art & Making a Living
Nina and Kerry Brandin By Laurie Atwater | It’s a bright day at the Lexington Farmer’s Market. I’ve just come off the highway—five hours from northern Maine to Lexington and…
Marge Battin – Trail Blazer
BY JERI ZEDER
Marge Battin R acine, Wisconsin, 1943. Margery Milne was a high school student with a summer job working in a tank factory that was in the throes of a labor…
Protecting The American Dream of Home Ownership
Judy Moore
W hen I first became a REALTOR® over 26 years ago, I remember hearing the phrase “If real estate is your profession then politics is your business.” It didn’t mean…
Finding Time To Do Just A Few More Things
hANK mANZ
I am still recovering from a recent birthday. Just about anybody even close to my age will tell you that birthdays become a love-hate sort of thing at this point…
Harry Laye Tribute Night – “50/50 Guy” Gives 100% to Lexington
COMMUNITY NEWS
Harry and Alice Laye with Brian and Ann Adley and their children. The Adley family worked hard to set up the room for the event. PHOTO, JIM SHAW O ver…
Honoring our Fallen Heroes – Memorial Day
COMMUNITY NEWS
MEMORIAL DAY 2012 Alma Hart remembering her son PFC John D. Hart who was killed in Iraq in 2003. PHOTO, JIM SHAW Several hundred people gathered to watch as the…
Pat Costello – Unsung Heroine
By State Senator Ken Donnelly
Caption for Picture: Representative Jay Kaufman, Unsung Heroine Pat Costello, and Cindy Friedman, Chief of Staff for Senator Ken Donnelly. W e see heroes in our local papers and…
