| Green Marin: With minor feuds, families learn to conserve together
If there is a war to protect the environment, the front line might be in the home with a skirmish line as close as the nearest light switch. In households everywhere, the quiet (and sometimes not so quiet) debate is raging. The husband leaves the lights on and the wife follows behind, reaching for the wall switch. Mom leaves the water on while she brushes her teeth, and Junior is yelling at her from the hall. The new family feud is painted green. Cyane Dandridge fights it every day, on two fronts. "Both of my kids are very green and very aware and very environmentally conscious and yell at other people for not turning off the water when they're brushing their teeth," says Dandridge, executive director of Strategic Energy Innovations in San Rafael. "But for some reason with lights, they are really bad about leaving them on.
At 25, ex-Endicott star Currier already a head coach
Walking the walk right off the bat with 14- to 18-hour workdays, Quick and Currier brought in five freshmen who helped Division 3 Daniel Webster garner six victories this past season. Currier also got a taste of the top spot when Quick took a two-week mid-season sabbatical, holding the reins on an interim basis.
Currier will be hitting the road hard in search of talent. He already landed two Salem High stars, Chris Hanson and Nick Linear, who led the Witches over Andover in the Division 1 North state tourney.
"Any time you take over an 0-25 program, you know you need new faces," Currier said. "And talent-wise, it's hard to win with freshmen. We've learned that. But now that they're a year older and seasoned, we're looking to them to be floor leaders. They're up to the challenge."
Point guard Jamie Bryant (15.7 points a game) is pegged to be one of the focal points, as will senior Ryan Middlemiss of Methuen.
Coyote Ridge's 4th grade class celebrates poetry
Mrs. Broecker's 4th grade class at Coyote Ridge Elementary has been studying and writing all different kinds of poetry in celebration of National Poetry Month. These kids are awesome. One visit to this class would make any newcomer want to go back and hang with the class. They're smart, quick, witty and ready to learn. Mrs. Broecker is not only a teacher, but a friend to these kids. They look up to her and treat her with the utmost respect. Thinking back to my own 4th grade class, I don't think we shared as many laughs and smiles in one given day as all of them do. I'd like to thank each and every one of these individuals for giving me an experience I'll never forget. It's time to let their writing shine. Take a look at what each had to say: Poems written by Kelly Broecker's fourth-grade class .
Shopping center begins rejuvenation process
Imagine new street lamps on Pine Street, lush trees and landscaping at the Pine Watson Shopping Center, and a new coffee shop warmly welcoming people to Langhorne. That's what borough officials imagine. So do the owners of the shopping center. Others will get to watch that vision come to life when work on the center begins Monday, said Susan Asack. She is the property manager for the shopping center, owned by Sidney Hofing Management. The shopping center looks tired, Asack said. We heard that people were dissatisfied with the appearance and we were dissatisfied with the appearance, too. Pine Watson's rejuvenation process includes planting more than 100 shrubs and trees throughout the parking lot, replacing concrete bumpers with Belgian block curbing, and inlaying brick pavers on the sidewalk entrances.
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