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photo by Deirdre Christman She puts people in touch with nature“ My life has been about words,” says Mary Lundeberg in a vast understatement of what she has accomplished in two careers over the last half-century. Her life has been about words, yes, but also about pictures, teaching and outspoken advocacy for better education and a more ecofriendly society. Thursday, December 5, 2019 click to read more

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Where ‘The Dogs Are In Charge’ If Allan and Pamela Schildknecht say something to you about dogs, you’d better listen, because they know from experience what they’re talking about. During the 40 years of their marriage they’ve shared their house with over 160 dogs–fortunately, not all at the same time. Friday, November 22, 2019 click to read more

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The Travel Guy You could say that Dick Dunham has been a world traveler since the day he was born. His dad, Lt. Colonel Richard Weston Dunham Sr., was a 29-year career officer in the U.S. Air Force, and he moved around a lot, toting his family with him... Thursday, October 24, 2019 click to read more

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There's A Maven In Our Haven Though he probably hasn’t thought about it that way, Englewood’s Rich Entlich has been a problem solver pretty much all of his life... Math was his strong suit through grade school and high school, and everyone knows math is all about solving problems: word problems, numerical problems, equations, even “theories of everything” to explain our universe and how we got here... Thursday, October 10, 2019 click to read more

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She’s ‘where the magic happens' Jean O’Neil first came to Englewood during the summer after her graduation from Keene State College. Newly equipped with a degree in education and certified in art and English, she landed her first job … as a cocktail waitress... Friday, September 13, 2019 click to read more

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SEPTEMBER 11: A time to forget?  Everybody remembers where they were on September 11, 2001...  Englewood’s JoAnn Siciliano certainly remembers, because she was there. And for her, it’s a merciful day even now when she can repress her memories of that fateful event... Monday, September 2, 2019 click to read more

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An angel on his shoulder At age 96, Englewood’s Arthur Nicholas is one of a dwindling number of survivors of the “Greatest Generation” that endured the travails of the Great Depression and the even greater hardships of World War II... Wednesday, August 14, 2019 click to read more

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She’s ‘hearing the call, Englewood’ Noel Crosby had more than her share of problems growing up: a parental divorce “at a time when no one got divorced,” as she puts it, problems with a speech defect, low self-esteem, difficulty in school and a wrenching relocation from her Manchester, N.H. home... Wednesday, July 31, 2019 click to read more

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The ‘King of Cans’ Juergen Kroos is already noticeable in his neighborhood. On his 140-ft. by 100-ft. residential lot in Englewood Isles, he grows over 40 different fruits and vegetables, and he gives many of them away to friends and neighbors. Want some oranges, passion fruit, papayas, lemons, limes, plums, strawberries, pineapple, persimmon or bananas? He’ll get you a few... Thursday, July 18, 2019 click to read more

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He went from wine to water Englewood’s Kenn Visser pretty much by accident found himself in the businesses of growing fine wines and making pure water... Tuesday, July 2, 2019 click to read more

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The man with the Midas touch Although he’s now a wealthy man, Derek Pullen’s “West End” accent betrays his growing-up years in a tough urban neighborhood: Aldershot, England, a small city of about 35,000 people, 30 miles southwest of London, that is famed as “The Home of the British Army.” Friday, June 21, 2019 click to read more

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She Could Have Been A Comedienne Acually, Judy Moore is something of a comedienne, very quick with one-liners and full of funny stories... Thursday, June 6, 2019 click to read more

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Not Your Typical Neighbor How many guys do you know who have installed a zipline to their backyard pool and regularly run their grandkids through a Ranger School obstacle course? ... Wednesday, May 22, 2019 click to read more

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Horatio Alger should have written his story... Yes, America’s famed “rags to riches” novelist, who wrote a great many novels about young men of poor origins who made good by dint of hard work, could have written one of them about Englewood’s Larry Sargent. Really? Hear me out. Wednesday, May 8, 2019 click to read more

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He’s a Jack(?) of All Trades Well, his name’s not Jack, but Englewood retiree Richard Rogers otherwise fits that description very well. If you’re interested in history, so is he. You wanna talk about baseball? He’s an expert. The Red Sox? He’s a fanatic, and that goes for the Patriots and Celtics, too... Wednesday, April 24, 2019 click to read more

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He makes music in more ways than one It’s a rare man who becomes a master in two fields as disparate as music and carpentry. Music is an art involving the rhythms of the soul, and carpentry is a craft that taxes the muscles and sinews of the body. But Englewood resident Gary Dilley has found a way to blend them in a lifelong career–or perhaps you could call it two or three careers... Saturday, April 20, 2019 click to read more

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Just Call Him "Mr. Good Guy" At a time when this nation seems to have lost its moral compass—when the truth is taken lightly, our politicians can’t rise above calling each other names, when investigations into possible collusion with foreign powers, misappropriation of funds, racial prejudice and sexual perversion are making headlines and we seem more divided as a people than at any time since the Civil War—it is refreshing to meet someone who has impeccable moral standards and is genuinely more concerned with helping others than helping himself... Wednesday, March 27, 2019 click to read more

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This gal shattered the "glass ceiling" Susan Comeau will tell you, “I was blessed” to explain many events in her life, but don’t you believe it. She has always been in charge... Wednesday, March 13, 2019 click to read more

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He soars with Eagles “I was a wild and crazy kid,” Jeffrey Walston freely admits. His first few years of life were spent in eastern Pennsylvania, just across the border from Trenton, New Jersey. Thursday, February 28, 2019 click to read more

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This Beauty Conquered The ‘Beast’ You might say that 1985 was an eventful year for Karen Ackinson. That’s the year she (a) graduated magna cum laude from Morehead State University, (b) got married, (c) finished in the top ten for Miss Kentucky in the Miss America Pageant (d) was a national finalist for the Radio Television Digital News Association’s Internship Award and (e) was hired as the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. weather person for television station WYMT in Kentucky, a CBS affiliate... Friday, February 15, 2019 click to read more

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This big city detective led an adventurous life Question: What do Astronaut Neil Armstrong, Hippie protester Abby Hoffman and “Spiderman” have in common? Answer: They all came face-to-face with John Nalepa, with predictable results...  Monday, February 4, 2019 click to read more