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View of Town Day about 1 p.m. Sept. 8 looking west on Mass. Ave. at Pleasant Street.
Date: 09/10/07
View of Town Day about 1 p.m. Sept. 8 looking west on Mass. Ave. at Pleasant Street.
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Chili? How about chilly? A mighty man of UU points the way to spice and heat -- and made clear (when asked) that women did not do the cooking.
Date: 09/09/07
Chili? How about chilly? A mighty man of UU points the way to spice and heat -- and made clear (when asked) that women did not do the cooking.
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Shade is what families sought to get relief from record-setting heat on Town Day, and they got it under the spreading branches near the Unitarian church.
Date: 09/10/07
Shade is what families sought to get relief from record-setting heat on Town Day, and they got it under the spreading branches near the Unitarian church.
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Town firefighters demonstrate the sweat and courage it takes to do their jobs. (Eric Feigenson photo)
Date: 09/10/07
Town firefighters demonstrate the sweat and courage it takes to do their jobs in a photo taken by Arlington resident Eric Feigenson.
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Youngsters gets some lessons about bearing Colonial arms from an experienced hand near the Jason Russell House. (Eric Feigenson photo)
Date: 09/10/07
Youngsters gets some lessons about bearing Colonial arms from an experienced hand near the Jason Russell House in a photo taken by Eric Feigenson of Arlington.
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Face-painting can be just the thing to dress up a tyke on Town Day.
Date: 09/10/07
Face-painting can be just the thing to dress up a tyke on Town Day.
TD_golf
Putt putt -- one girl tries to beat the heat in the partial shade of the Stratton PTO golf game.
Date: 09/10/07
Putt putt -- one girl tries to beat the heat in the partial shade of the Stratton PTO golf game.
TD_history
Two at the Historical Commission table smile, but not John Worden. The former longtime Town Meeting moderator looks as if he might prefer a sweltering Town Hall auditorium in May to a Town Day table in September.
Date: 09/09/07
Two at the Historical Commission table smile, but not John Worden. The former longtime Town Meeting moderator looks as if he might prefer a sweltering Town Hall auditorium in May to a Town Day table in September.
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A young girl checks her footwork as she tries to tap out the rhythm from the Boston Kiltics, which plays tunes that the group describes as "Cape Breton music with a Boston attitude."
Date: 09/10/07
A young girl checks her footwork as she tries to tap out the rhythm from the Boston Kiltics, which plays tunes that the group describes as "Cape Breton music with a Boston attitude."
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Two step-dancers try to keep their feet in synch ...
Date: 09/10/07
Two step-dancers try to keep their feet in synch ...
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... while moving to the beat on the Town Hall stage ...
Date: 09/10/07
... while moving to the beat on the Town Hall stage ...
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... and then finish with a hair-raising flourish.
Date: 09/10/07
... and then finish with a hair-raising flourish.
TD_paint
This young girl, appearing less-than-pleased, has her portrait drawn. At least the artist, her subject and passersby were in the shade.
Date: 09/09/07
This young girl, less-than-pleased, has her portrait drawn. At least the artist, her subject and passersby were in the shade.
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A child tries her hand at expressing the confusion created by adults -- war and peace in Iraq.
Date: 09/10/07
A child tries her hand at expressing the confusion created by adults -- war and peace in Iraq.
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The day's temperature did not keep this fellow from having some bounce in his step; his unusual shoes provided the spring. (Tom Lemaire photo)
Date: 09/11/07
The day's temperature did not keep this fellow from having some bounce in his step; his unusual shoes provided the spring. (Tom Lemaire photo)
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An arched window behind a Town Day booth gives a glimpse to what is in front -- a camera man and crew.
Date: 09/10/07
An arched window behind a Town Day booth gives a glimpse to what is in front -- a camera man and crew.
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On the other side of that window, Selectman Clarissa Rowe is interviewed for cable TV. (Charlotte Pierce photo)
Date: 09/10/07
On the other side of that window, Selectman Clarissa Rowe is interviewed for cable TV.
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A street clown performs in front of ACMI studio booth. In background right, Superintendent Nate Levenson awaits interview. (Charlotte Pierce photo)
Date: 09/10/07
A street clown performs in front of ACMI studio booth. In background right, Superintendent Nate Levenson awaits interview. (Charlotte Pierce photo)
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Past and present merge at the Town Hall flagpole as a Town Day participant takes a break to talk on a cell phone in the shadow of Cyrus Dallin sculptures portraying pre-Colonial-era subjects.
Date: 09/10/07
Past and present merge at the Town hall flagpole as a Town Day participant takes a break to talk on a cell phone in the shadow of Cyrus Dallin sculptures portraying pre-Colonial-era subjects.
