http://www.towncrossings.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_163151205.html Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:12:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_163151205.html It’s a three-two count, and Sam Martin is on the mound. Bases loaded, two outs, and the opposing batter is threatening the Cubs’ paper-thin one-run lead. Other 12-year-olds might find the pressure too much to bear. But this is what Sam lives for. Sam, or Samantha, is the only girl playing in the Middleton Little League’s five-team major league baseball division. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_164130546.html Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:02:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_164130546.html Ann Noyes of Middleton and Heidi Fox of Topsfield were honored recently along with 268 other women as the 2007 Unsung Heroines of the Year at the Statehouse. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_156141350.html Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:10:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_156141350.html Before the 106 graduates of North Shore Technical High School headed off to college, jobs and the military, they took time to applaud and thank Assistant Principal Phyllis Flibotte and Principal Richard McLaughlin, both of whom are retiring this year, taking with them a combined 58 years of experience. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_156140927.html Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:09:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_156140927.html The image of the workaholic father is a common stereotype: someone living out of suitcases on business trips, enduring lengthy commutes and watching his children grow up in photographs and over long-distance telephone lines. But David Thomson proves every day that being a hard-working entrepreneur and a family man are not opposing lifestyles. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_156134914.html Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:49:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_156134914.html On June 15, local cancer survivors will don purple shirts and walk a triumphant lap on the grounds of the North Shore Technical High School in Middleton, marking the kick-off of the first time a Relay for Life will be held here. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_156131057.html Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:11:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_156131057.html The Tri-Town Rotarians had two honored guests recently at one of their weekly luncheons at Angelica's Restaurant. They were joined by Nancy and Holger Luther of Topsfield, this year's recipients of the Rotary Club's Annual Outstanding Community Leaders Award. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_149120358.html Tue, 29 May 2007 12:01:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_149120358.html Middleton, Topsfield Council on Aging activities http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_149120027.html Tue, 29 May 2007 12:00:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_149120027.html Honoring those lost in Vietnam was just part of the Masconomet Middle School's Memorial Day ceremony on Thursday, May 24. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_149110901.html Tue, 29 May 2007 11:09:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_149110901.html The halls of Masconomet Regional High School on a recent Wednesday were quieter, when an estimated 200 students observed a Day of Silence, organized by the school's Gay-Straight Alliance to represent and draw attention to the quieted voices of a gay community. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_142125541.html Tue, 22 May 2007 12:54:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_142125541.html After collecting pounds and pounds of pennies in February, students at the Fuller Meadow School got to reap the fruits of their labor recently when Michael Bergen brought his Top Secret Science experiments to every classroom. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_142125222.html Tue, 22 May 2007 12:50:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_142125222.html On a recent afternoon at the Flint Library, children were taken back in time by 100 years as they imagined camels, bearded ladies, contortionists, and even the legendary elephant Jumbo parading down their street. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_142124712.html Tue, 22 May 2007 12:47:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_142124712.html Guests who attended the Spring Fling Party and Mother's Day luncheon at the Senior Center on a recent afternoon received more than a hearty meal and friendly conversation.They were taken back in time. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_135110741.html Tue, 15 May 2007 11:06:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_135110741.html Middleton in brief http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_135110413.html Tue, 15 May 2007 11:04:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_135110413.html Middleton residents support many teams, but few teams in town execute their job the way Town Clerk Sarah George and her assistant Kathryn Brochu do. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_129170400.html Thu, 10 May 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_129170400.html Sunday, May 13, is Mother's Day, the annual event that gives us all a chance to celebrate the moms in our lives that we might sometimes take for granted. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_129171531.html Thu, 10 May 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_129171531.html It might not have been Fenway Park, but the start of another baseball season brought the crowd at the Howe-Manning Elementary School fields to a fever pitch on a recent Sunday afternoon. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_122113415.html Wed, 02 May 2007 11:32:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_122113415.html Doing the twist, shouting at the top of your lungs and pelting adults with pillows are hardly activities you'd associate with the teaching of science. But that's exactly what students at the Howe-Manning School got to do in their gymnasium one recent afternoon. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_122112151.html Wed, 02 May 2007 11:31:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_122112151.html After donating an unmarked cruiser to the Middleton Fire Department, police Chief James DiGianvittorio decided it was time to purchase a brand new ride for his station. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_113160348.html Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:01:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_113160348.html Families flocked to the Steward School recently to catch a glimpse of some famous faces. The crowd in the cafe couldn't have cared less that the "famous" people before them weren't the real deal. They were their second-grade children, siblings, grandchildren and friends. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_113160051.html Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:59:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_113160051.html Elise Brady, 13, of Middleton is going to be participating this month in the U.S. All-Star Federation for cheerleading and dance team world championships at Disney’s Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Fla. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_113155757.html Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:58:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_113155757.html Pam Hartman has traveled to nearly every corner of the world. She’s been just feet away from polar bears in Manitoba. She’s spent a year backpacking through Australia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. She's been on about a dozen safaris. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_107114430.html Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:43:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_107114430.html Middleton Council on Aging events http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_107113958.html Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:40:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_107113958.html Kindergarten and pre-K students at the Fuller Meadow School made friends with some unusual characters recently in their cafeteria, with names like Rude Randy, Princess Anastasia, Alvin, and Fluffy. They were introduced to them by Brianna Havir, an educator from Animal Adventures, a family zoo and science center in Bolton. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_100101723.html Thu, 12 Apr 2007 06:00:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_100101723.html Topsfield, Middleton in brief http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_100101253.html Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:13:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_100101253.html It's said that someone's trash is another person's treasure. And two Middleton residents are living that adage, as they turn refuse into thousands of dollars for the Flint Library. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_093150745.html Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:05:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_093150745.html In brief: Middleton, Topsfield http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_093150510.html Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:00:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_093150510.html On April 19, the day of the Boston Marathon, there will be bib number 24459. But to Children's Hospital Boston, Middleton resident Cliff Lusso is more than a number. He'll be raising money for the hospital's Miles for Miracles team. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_093145736.html Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:58:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_093145736.html In the spirit of the Iditarod, the annual Alaskan dog sled race, two sleds raced locally on a recent Friday afternoon. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_086133113.html Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:29:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_086133113.html MIDDLETON | When the North Shore Tech baseball team takes the diamond this spring to defend its Commonwealth Conference championship, it'll do so with a new | yet familiar | face calling the shots. Former assistant coach John Delaney takes over the head coaching job from Paul Worth, who gave up his duties last month. http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_086132851.html Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:27:00 EDT http://www.towncrossings.com/middleton/local_story_086132851.html Mark your calendar to join in a Middleton Stream Team family hike offering learning, discovery and adventure just ahead of the spring reawakening of forest life. "The Ice Sculptor's Handiwork" walk will be held Saturday, March 31, from 1 to 4 p.m.