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A cat sniffing at three books on a table.

SCENES FROM THE SECOND PARISH: Banned From the Roxy

Nothing new on the site today, but it's Banned Books Week, so I am sharing this column I wrote for the Millbury-Sutton Chronicle in April about a failed censorship effort at our hometown library. The situation received regional attention both positive and negative, and while the books were

Colored print of a rabbit in a garden.

SCENES FROM THE SECOND PARISH: Follow the White Rabbit

I think my favorite part of living in a small town with a rich history is the nearly countless number of rabbit holes you can fall into, and the things you find as a result. On my laptop, I have a lot of internet browser tabs open, either with research

A flier from 1923 titled "I Love My Hometown," with 3 images captioned "Harry Lauder's Character Creations."

NAFFBLOG: A Selectman’s Love Letter to the NIMBYs

Chris Naff's blog launches today with a letter to (some of) his fellow residents.

"August in the Country - The Sea-Shore," Winslow Homer. A man holds a lobster out to a crowd on a beach.

SCENES FROM THE SECOND PARISH: August and Everything After

Jeff Raymond's new column for The Bramanville Tribune debuts with a treatise on small towns, Slush Puppies, and the importance of a local news outlet that is willing to cover them both.