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Articles too photos past times Eric H. There's an interesting intelligence forum going on correct similar a shot at City -Data.com entitled, "What is the prettiest suburban downtown inwards Greater Boston?" Participants convey been offering roughly non bad comments, generally focusing on obvious choices similar Concord, Hingham, Newburyport, Marblehead, Salem too Rockport. Each too every i of these communities deserves to locomote mentioned for their non bad downtown districts. Although the interrogation begs for specificity (how practice y'all define a pretty downtown?), the detailed, thoughtful feedback with participants was plenty to brand upwardly for the perchance overly full general inquiry. I regard a pretty downtown equally having a pleasing-to-the-eyes town common, a well-defined concern district, big former homes, churches with tall white steeples too historic municipal buildings. What actually makes a downtown pretty, however, is seeing it locomote util...

This simply inward to our intelligence room, simply the type of storey nosotros similar virtually hard-working New Englanders starting a local business... Brothers Bill McKinley in addition to Dan Lenoci volition last opening Wetherell's Lawn in addition to Garden Fri., Apr 17, at their 4,000 sq. ft. facility, 27 South Worcester Rd. inward Norton, Mass. Wetherell's features an enormous inventory of everything related in addition to lawn in addition to garden needs -- in addition to beyond. This includes lawn in addition to landscaping attention items in addition to professional person shape machines, in addition to the lilliputian things that brand a big divergence inward the outdoor the world -- põrnikas spray, shovels, rakes, fertilizer, grass seed, etc. Pet owners tin lav too rejoice every bit Bill in addition to Dan volition too last selling dog, cat, rabbit in addition to plane food. What gives Wetherell's a existent "wow" element is that Bill in additi...

Peaceful Meadows, Whitman, Mass. (photo past times Eric) Peaceful Meadows H2O ice cream stand upwards inwards Whitman, Mass., leads our VisitingNewEngland.com New England Vacations Facebook Fan Page Ice Cream Poll amongst roughly 17 per centum of the full vote. Coming inwards instant is Kimball Farm inwards Westford, Mass., amongst almost fourteen per centum of the vote. Rounding out the last on x are Dairy Chief (now located inwards the CV Variety Store) inwards Dartmouth, Mass., Crescent Ridge Dairy inwards Sharon, Mass., Dairy Queen inwards Abington in addition to Middleboro, Mass., Browns Old-Fashioned Ice Cream inwards York Beach, Maine, Richardson's inwards Middleton, Mass.,  Kimball Farm inwards Jaffrey, N.H., Bubbling Brook inwards Westwood, Mass., in addition to Kimball Farm inwards Carlisle, Mass. Others mentions include Kellerhaus, Weirs Beach, N.H.,  Howard's Drive-in, West Brookfield, Mass., Skinner's Sugar House inwards East Bridgewater, Mass.,  The ...

Downtown Dedham, Mass. (photo past times Eric) Nice to involve heed that the National Civic League has chosen Dedham, Mass., equally a finalist for the All-America City Awards. The exclusively community inward New England to brand the finals, Dedham is the exclusively community inward New England to brand the finals. This mid-sized town, southwest of Boston, is i of 26 communities nationwide competing for the honors. We're non surprised almost Dedham ending upwards inward the finals. Ask anyone inward these cervix of the woods almost community spirit together with participation inward Dedham together with you'll exceed glowing reports. People actually appear to assist almost their town -- yous tin encounter it inward everything from the residential together with commercial landscaping to community involvement. Additionally, non equally good many towns nosotros know tin keep together with improve an impressive traditional downtown piece forging into the 21st century alon...

Ice Cream Machine, Cumberland, R.I. (photo yesteryear Eric) We convey a fun mini-poll going on correct now, bespeak for your favorite New England H2O ice cream stand upward or shop. You tin access the poll yesteryear scrolling downwardly iii posts (at this writing) on our VisitingNewEngland.com New England Vacations Facebook Fan Page . If y'all don't run across an H2O ice cream stand upward that you'd vote for, delight experience gratuitous to write inwards your choice. Please brand certain to listing the H2O ice cream stand upward or shop's location, too, equally we've received a few H2O ice cream places without geographical mention. So far, Kimball Farm inwards Westford Mass., is leading the pack, amongst Peaceful Meadows inwards Whitman, Mass., coming on strong! We've also received votes on H2O ice cream destinations that tend to wing nether the "ice cream radar." That's nifty to run across equally we're big fans on "hidden gems....

Downtown Portsmouth, N.H. (photo past times Eric) New England has then many wonderful pocket-size cities, then nosotros thought it would move a fun thought to poll our Facebook Fan followers on their favorite communities. Portsmouth, N.H., won alongside 24 per centum of the vote, followed past times Burlington, Vt. (about nineteen percent), Newport, R.I. (about 12 percent),  and a necktie betwixt Portland, Maine too Northampton, Mass. (both at only about 8 percent).  Other cities that finished potent were Salem, Mass., Keene, N.H., too Montpelier, Vt. Some fans voted for communities that are technically towns -- Provincetown, Mass., York, Maine, too Bethlehem, N.H., to lift a few. For those non familiar alongside Portsmouth, this is a wonderful, petty coastal town alongside a population of a petty to a greater extent than than 20,000 people.  The feeling is small-town, but the publish of downtown restaurants, various array of locally-owned shops too cultural attrac...