Thursday Morning

RECYCLEABLES, today!

56 degrees, and it's going to be a "partly-" to "mostly-sunny" First Day of School!



Late yesterday, Park Place and the stretch of Madison Street from Sanger Avenue to Park Place received final layers of blacktop, so school buses shouldn't have any problem there, but there there may be other slow-downs to watch out for, this morning: paving the "milled" connections between any of Route 12 and side streets ESPECIALLY at Putnam and Stafford, and then at White, Babbott, Rt. 315, etc.

On Elmwood, the bed for the new sidewalk has been dug and paving forms are being put in place.

As of yesterday afternoon, there were still alot of construction-type vehicles directly in front of the highschool - some from a landscaping company whose personnel were working on the very attractive new "memorial garden."





A hundred years ago, when students left home on the First Day of School and came to this schoolhouse, built in 1872, they certainly had no worries about school buses or paving!


The Weather Channel is keeping an eye on Hurricane Florence. At this point, there doesn't seem to be danger of her actually coming ashore, but I certainly would like to be back on the East Coast to see the surf she'll be bringing next week!






Folks in Boston feel as if they've already been swept out to sea with the Sox who sink lower and lower and are now 9 GB in the MLB Standings.

Tim Francisco, of ProActive Physical Therapy & Pretzel Works (private joke!) has sent some great JPEGS of his recent treks up North to "bag" yet more "High Peaks."

Here he is with his sister, Becky, a few weeks ago on "Algonquin;"



... and last weekend with a couple of buddies on "Street."



He took a picture of Bottle Gentian, growing beside the trail, and asks WHAT is this piece of equipment? (Nothing I'd want to carry uphill, for sure!)






Thanks, Tim!