June 2022

What shall we call “Generation Z”?

This placeholder name derives from my own cohort’s moniker— Generation X. Gen X took our name from a novel by Douglas Coupland. We see ourselves as so ironic, jaded and snarky, the only way to name us is to choose a non-name, like Malcom X did. Future genera tions should not be bound by this. Generation Y was quickly renamed Millennials, and now it is time for Gen Z to get a permanent name.

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A camp for builders

Last week middle school students were able to spend time at Brooks Trade Center on the Newton High School campus in “Lego Camp.” But these were not grandpa’s Legos they were using their imagination and building skills with. Campers spent a week designing and programming a robot made from Legos to compete.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Can my rates be reduced? I pay $24.37 for “Trash/Recycling”, how much of this was for the recycling? The clerk at the payment window told me that the city had been recycling for free and not charging its customers and this is something I can’t verify as I am new to this town, doesn’t seem this can be possible. Can someone provide us a breakdown of this pricing? Now that the recycling has stopped the city no longer has that expense = additional revenue.

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