April 2014

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A Permanent Legacy

By Matthew J. Gill / April 7, 2014

JFK, Falmouth’s pink granite, and a special memorial Every year, millions of people visit John F. Kennedy’s gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, paying respects to the late president whose office on Pennsylvania Avenue was just a few miles away, acro…

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As She Sees It

As She Sees It

By Lilly Lowe / April 5, 2014

Valerie Leri’s home studio glows with beams of sunlight streaming in from several windows. The sun’s warming effect, however, is not the only brightness illuminating the residence: the artist’s many paintings adorning the walls—and her own cheerful positive attitude…

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Adelaide Cummings

The Adventures of Adelaide Cummings

By Matthew J. Gill / April 1, 2014

In 1938, Tennessee native, Adelaide Cummings, resigned her post as a reporter for Life magazine to travel the world for a year with her mother, Martha. The pair visited Adelaide’s twin brother, Joe, who was stationed with the U.S. Army in Manila. They met John…

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It’s Really Going to be Grand

By Mary Stanley / March 20, 2014

There is a certain sense of pride that comes with the designation “Oldest town on Cape Cod” and the citizens of Sandwich take very seriously the obligation of honoring and commemorating their quintessential town’s history. From the old town hall, to the picture…

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Hydrangea Happy

Hydrangea Happy

By Susan Dewey / March 1, 2014

Almost every Cape and Islands landscape features Hydrangeas, from the classic blue “Mophead” varieties, on to the newer cultivars in a range of colors and sizes. In today’s nurseries there are Hydrangeas for almost every part of your seaside landscape, from brightly co…

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