http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:35:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_212113712.html http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_212113712.html BOXFORD and mdash; The quiet bedroom community of Boxford isn't exactly known for violent crime, and the Police Department hopes a self-defense training class for women will help keep it that way. Boxford Patrolman Matthew Dupont will lead a series of Rape Aggression Defense Systems classes next month, which teaches women how to avoid becoming victims of violent crime through awareness, prevention and self-defense. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:15:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_206101555.html http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_206101555.html Peeling paint. Broken windows. A panel missing from the front door, letting in the elements. These are just a few of the issues plaguing a 163-year-old, one-room schoolhouse in Boxford's East Village. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_198133317.html http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_198133317.html This summer, Boxford 13-year-old Ian Tengler has been hanging with an unsavory character called Harry the Horse. He's learned how to place bets, gamble with dice, and warn his gambling buddies about the police with slang terms. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_198133640.html http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_198133640.html The Friends of the Boxford Town Libraries hosted its annual meeting and spring luncheon recently at the Georgetown Club. About 150 people were in attendance to hear author Leah Hager Cohen speak. The Friends also raised funds through a silent auction, the focus of which was signed books from locally and nationally known authors. This gathering is one of the biggest fundraisers for the Friends, which funds almost all the programming needs for the Boxford Town Libraries, it reports. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_198134611.html http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_198134611.html The Little Red Schoolhouse, at 33 Main St. in Boxford, is listed in the National Register and is the last remaining one -room schoolhouse in Boxford. But It has been closed since 1969 and used sporadically for storage. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_177160311.html http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_177160311.html What would you do if you went to work every day in the Oval Office? Boxford residents were invited to put themselves in the shoes of the commander in chief this spring, in the Friends of Boxford Libraries' third annual essay contest. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_177155404.html http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_177155404.html How many even numbers between one and 101 are multiples of three? A Spofford Pond School "mathlete" would consider that question a cinch. It is a sample from a Math Olympiad test, which Spofford "mathletes," as Math Olympiad team members call themselves, have been training for all year. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:41:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_171134125.html http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_171134125.html Cole Elementary School teachers Linda Piecewicz and Peggy Cook have each taught for more than 30 years, a combined total of 60 years of educating Boxford youngsters. Sixty years and mdash; that's more than 10,000 school days and thousands of students guided, taught and loved. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:28:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_162122025.html http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_162122025.html Good thing the horses at Windrush Farm aren't camera shy. The equines seemed ready for their close-ups last Thursday when a camera crew from the CBS Evening News visited the Boxford nonprofit. The news crew filmed students from Esperanza Academy, a privately funded all-girls middle school in Lawrence for at-risk populations, who have been coming to Windrush for two years to ride and care for horses. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:18:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_162122050.html http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_162122050.html Locals watching the televised Tony Awards on June 15 will see a little bit of Boxford at the Radio City Music Hall. Caren Lyn Manuel, a Boxford native, will perform two numbers with the cast of "Rent" at the awards ceremony, broadcast nationwide from New York City on CBS Sunday evening. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:30:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_156120407.html http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_156120407.html Students of Masconomet math teacher Jennifer Reyes have told her their parents are engineers. They also have told her they have no idea what they really do for a living. Reyes tried to put an end to that last week when she had 20 engineering professionals speak to Masconomet high school juniors for the school's first engineering day. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:10:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_156171347.html http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_156171347.html The following students made either high honors or the honor roll at Masconomet High School for the third term, according to the school: GRADE 9 HIGH HONOR ROLL Alexandra Barrett, Kiara Brown, Eliza Cohen, Rachel Costa, Danielle Costas, Alexandra DiTucci, Elizabeth Doyle, Erica Ford, Grace Gerrish, Kathryn Gikas, Jonathan Hart, Leah Hochheiser, Andrew Li, Kyle McBrierty, Julia O'Keefe, Olivia Parks, Daniel Phillips, Shayna Powers, Samantha Rosenberg, Laura Scarfo, Michelle Tagerman, Melissa Wells and Zachary Zaniewski Thu, 29 May 2008 09:56:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_150095623.html http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_150095623.html With graduation approaching, families and friends can enter a raffle for premium seating at graduation. A $20 raffle ticket could win someone four seats right up front at graduation, seated behind the School Committee. Only 100 tickets will be sold. They are $20 each, or three for $50. Thu, 29 May 2008 09:50:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_150095033.html http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_150095033.html Masconomet High School's production of "The Sound of Music" is in the running for best musical in North Shore Music Theatre's Spotlight Awards. The nomination was announced earlier this month. Masco's production of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ran Nov. 8 through 10. Thu, 22 May 2008 09:37:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_143093712.html http://www.eagletribune.com/towncrossings/boxford/local_story_143093712.html The members of the Masconomet Regional High School Class of 2008 can make their last night as Chieftains a safe one. The Tri-Town Council on Youth and Family Services has planned an all-night party for the graduates to enjoy after they cross the stage in caps and gowns. The event will be June 6, beginning immediately after graduation. It lasts through 6:30 the next morning.