Sunday, February 9, 2014

Recommended Places to Visit: Littleton

Recreation
Parks
Fay Park
Foster Street and Wilderness Road


Beaches
Long Lake
End of Town Road


Skiing/Snow Tubing
Nashoba Valley Snow Tubing Park
179 Great Road


Water Bodies
Spectacle Pond
687 Great Road

Mill Pond
90 Harwood Avenue


Hiking
Newtown Hill
Newtown Road near Boxboro Road


Prouty Woods Community Woods
End of Wilderness Road


Oak Hill
Oak Hill Road near Sanderson Road

Long Lake Park
End of Middlesex Drive


Architecture
Places of Worship
75 King Street

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
616 Great Road


First Baptist Church
461 King Street



Congregational Church of Littleton
330 King Street



Schools
Littleton Middle School
55 Russell Street

Littleton High School
56 King Street

Town Facilities
Police
500 Great Road

Historical Society
4 Rogers Street


Restaurants
Highly Recommended:
Italian
Tre Amici
529 King Street
Recommended Dishes:
Grilled Vegetable Stack
Crab Cakes

Recommended Places to Visit: Ayer

Recreation
Water Bodies
Grove Pond
Bligh Street and School Street

Flanagan Pond
107 Central Avenue

Balch Pond
110 East Main Street

Shaker Millpond
101 Littleton Road

Upper Long Pond
~134 Sandy Pond Road


Parks
Pirone Park
Bligh Street and School Street


Beaches
Sandy Pond Beach
Sandy Pond Road and Snake Hill Road


Architecture
Places of Worship

Federated Church of Ayer
21 Washington Street

St. Mary's Church
31 Shirley Street

New Hope Community Church
139 Sandy Pond Road

Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church
141 Littleton Road


Town Facilities
Town Hall
1 Main Street

Post Office
1 Columbia Street

Library
26 East Main Street

District Court
25 East Main Street

Police
54 Park Street


Historical Buildings
Old Fire Station
15 Washington Street


Restaurants
Highly Recommended:
Chinese
Mango Grill
38 Littleton Road
Recommended Dishes:
Spicy Seafood Pad Thai

Recommended Places to Visit: Tewksbury

Recreation
Water Bodies
Long Pond
Whipple Road and Ferncroft Road

Ames Pond
End of Ames Pond Drive

Richardson Pond
End of Raymond Street


Golf
Tewksbury Country Club
1880 Main Street


Architecture
Monuments
Town Common
Main Street and Pleasant Street

Fireman Sculpture
Main Street and South Street

Disabled Army Veterans Post 110
180 Pond Street

9/11 Memorial
300 Chandler Street

Places of Worship
Tewksbury United Methodist Church
2335 Main Street

First Baptist Church
1500 Andover Street

Lowell Assembly of God
995 Andover Street


Schools
John F Ryan School
135 Pleasant Street


Town Facilities
Tewksbury Hospital
365 East Street

Town Hall
1009 Main Street

Tewksbury Public Schools
139 Pleasant Street

Police Department
918 Main Street

Public Library
300 Chandler Street


Restaurants
Highly Recommended:
Italian
Angelina's Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria
1866 Main Street
Recommended Dishes:
Scallop Abruzzi
Creamy Shrimp Bruschetta
Scrod alla Vito
Profiteroles



Tried:
Italian
Main Street Pizza
1487 Main Street
Recommended Dishes:
Florentine Pizza
All Meat Pizza
Spicy Fries

Luna Rossa
1699 Shawsheen Street
Recommended Dishes:
Baked Salmon
Sausage and Rabe


Japanese
Kyoto Japanese Chinese Cuisine
1487 Main Street
Recommended Dishes:
Under Control Maki
Naruto
Combination Udon


Mexican
Oscar's Pinatas
346 Main Street
Recommended Dishes:
Nachos Supreme
Cajun Chicken Salad
#2 Combination Plate
Shrimp and Scallop Spinach Rancheros

Recommended Places to Visit: Westford

Recreation
Leisure Parks
Kimball Farm
400 Littleton Road


Flyboarding
We Deliver Watersports

Skiing
Nashoba Valley Ski Area
79 Powers Road


Beaches
Forge Pond Beach
Prescott Street and Pleasant Street behind War Memorials

Edwards Beach
Edwards Avenue and Williams Avenue


Water Bodies
Keyes Pond
Keyes Road between Tenney Road and Groton Road

Long Sought For Pond
Blades Road and Groton Road

Stony Brook Reservoir
North Main Street and Broadway

Flushing Pond
18 Tyngsboro Road


Hiking
Stone Arch Bridge
Cold Spring Road between Pine Ridge Road and Forge Village Road

Grassy Pond
Plain Road near Villanova Drive

Buckboard Drive Trails
Buckboard Drive

Fletcher Pond
Russells Way near Sherburne Drive

East Boston Camps
Depot Street and Plain Road

Nabnasset Pond
End of Birchwood Drive

Kennedy Pond
End of Trailside Way


Museums
The Butterfly Place
120 Tyngsboro Road


Arts Performances
Parish Center for the Arts
10 Lincoln Street


Museums
Westford Museum
2-4 Boston Road


Architecture
Monuments
War Memorial
~5 North Main Street

Forge Village Memorials
Prescott Street and Pleasant Street


Westford Knight
~17 Depot Street



Places of Worship
Town Facilities
J. V. Fletcher Library
50 Main Street

Town Hall
55 Main Street

Roudenbush Community Center
65 Main Street

Cameron Senior Center
20 Pleasant Street


Historical Buildings
Old Stone Mill
69 Broadway Street

Abbott Mills
1 Pleasant Street

Healy Funeral Home
57 North Main Street

Old Westford Anodizing Corporation
12 North Main Street


Restaurants
Highly Recommended:
Japanese
Karma Restaurant
174 Littleton Road
Recommended Dishes:
Karma 3 Layers
Fusion Maki
Golden Banana Maki


Chinese
Bamboo Fine Asian Cuisine and Sushi Bar (Chain)
1 Lan Drive
Recommended Dishes:
Sweet Lobster Roll
Lunch Buffet


Tried:
Breakfast
Mario's Restaurant
223 Groton Road


Western
Mangia Mangia Grille
142 Littleton Road
Recommended Dishes:
New England Clam Chowder Bread Bowl
The Italiano Grilled Panini


Westford Grille (closed)
142 Littleton Road
Recommended Dishes:
Seafood Bisque
Cedar Plank Salmon
Grilled Swordfish
Grilled Filet Mignon

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Recommended Places to Visit: Attleborough

Recreation
Water Bodies
End of Beagle Club Road


Museums
Capron Park Zoo
201 County Street

Attleboro Arts Museum
86 Park Street


Parks
South Attleboro Veterans Memorial Playground
787 Washington Street

Capron Park
201 County Street


Architecture
Schools
Willett Elementary School
32 Watson Avenue
320 Rathbun Willard Drive

300 Locust Street


Monuments
Veterans Memorial Commons
Pleasant Street and Emory Street


Places of Worship
Centenary United Methodist Church
39 North Main Street

All Saints Episcopal Church
121 North Main Street

St. John the Evangelist Church
1 St. John's Place

Seventh Day Adventist Church
3 Elmwood Avenue

Candleberry Chapel
381 South Main Street

First Baptist Church
118 South Main Street

Word of Truth Baptist Church
171 Union Street

St. Joseph's Church
208 South Main Street

United Pentecostal Church
175 South Main Street

New Covenant Christian Fellowship
609 North Main Street

Immanuel Lutheran Church
647 North Main Street

First Church of Christ, Scientist
753 North Main Street

Evangelical Covenant Church
841 North Main Street

Congregation Agudas Achim
901 North Main Street

71 Linden Street


Town Facilities
South Attleboro Fire Department
1476 West Street

Arbour Fuller Hospital
200 May Street

Russell F Tennant Water Treatment Facility
1296 West Street

City Hall
77 Park Street

Larson Senior Center
25 South Main Street

Public Library
74 North Main Street

District Court
88 North Main Street

Bartek Recreation Center
81 Pine Street


Historical Buildings
Old Fire Station
532 Newport Avenue

Ezekiel Bates Lodge
71 North Main Street

Old Attleborough High School
135 County Street


Commercial Buildings
Triple Play Car Wash
100 Washington Street


Restaurants
Tried:
Breakfast
Morin's Hometown Bar and Grille
16 South Main Street
Recommended Dishes:
Portuguese French Toast
Hot Chocolate

Chinese
Shanghai Gardens
901 Washington Street
Recommended Dishes:
Hom Sui Gok 
Fried Wontons with Lemongrass
Peking Duck Wrap Appetizer
Cantonese Style Sweet and Sour Pork


Italian
104 Park Street
Recommended Dishes:
Firefighter's Buffalo Chicken Pizza


Thai
Sala Cafe
80 Oneil Boulevard
Recommended Dishes:
Chicken Liver
Yum Nua
Happy Pancake
Satay Beef


Japanese
Sakura
809 Washington Street
Recommended Dishes:
Angel Maki
Moo Shi with Special Pancakes

Recommended Places to Visit: Wrentham

Recreation
Shopping Malls
Wrentham Village Premium Outlets
1 Premium Outlets Boulevard


Water Bodies
Hale's Pond
20 Jenks Street


Beaches
Lake Pearl
Woolford Road


Architecture
Monuments
Town Common
David Brown Way and Common Street

Sweatt Memorial Park
32 South Street


Places of Worship
Mount St. Mary's Abbey
300 Arnold Street

Original Congregational Church
1 East Street

Trinity Episcopal Church
47 East Street

Parish of St. Mary
130 South Street

Sheldonville Baptist Church
1044 West Street

Schools
Wrentham Elementary Schools
120 Taunton Street


Town Facilities
Town Hall
79 South Street

Fiske Public Library
100 Randall Road

District Court
60 East Street

Lake Pearl Luciano's
299 Creek Street


Restaurants
Highly Recommended:
Italian
Luciano's Restaurant
800 Washington Street



Tried:
Breakfast
The Looking Glass Cafe
56 South Street
Recommended Dishes:
Looking Glass Benedict
Italian Omelette
56 South Street Special

Recommended Places to Visit: Easton

Recreation
Water Bodies
New Pond
600 Foundry Street

Shovelshop Pond
71 Pond Street

Langwater Pond
214 Main Street


Museums
The Children's Museum
9 Sullivan Avenue


Hiking
Borderland State Park
259 Massapoag Avenue

Big Pout
15 Pond Street


Architecture
Monuments
Memorial
Depot Street and Center Street

The Rockery
Main Street and Lincoln Street

Oliver A Parker Square
Oliver Street and Main Street


Places of Worship

Covenant Congregational Church
204 Center Street

St. Mark's Episcopal Church
91 Center Street

Immaculate Conception Church
193 Main Street

Unity Church of North Easton
9 Main Street

Holy Cross Church
225 Purchase Street

New Hope Christian Chapel
6 Meadowhill Court


Schools
HH Richardson School
101 Lothrop Street


Town Facilities
Fire Station #3
413 Bay Road

DPW Water Division
417 Bay Road

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2547
61 Rockland Street

Easton Historical Society
80 Mechanic Street

Ames Free Library
53 Main Street


Bridges
Langwater Bridge
214 Main Street


Commercial Buildings
North Easton Savings Bank (chain)
20 Eastman Street


Historical Buildings
Old Church
9 Mechanic Street

Old North Easton Grammar School
115 Main Street

Robert King Music Sales
140 Main Street

Oake Ames Memorial Hall
3 Barrows Street

Ames Shovel Works
50 Main Street

Queset House
51 Main Street

Schoolhouse Apartments
8 Lincoln Street