Northshore magazine showcases the best that the North Shore of Boston, MA has to offer.
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OPEN HOUSE: January 12, 2012 We take the best of tradition and WE HAVE A LOT TO CELEBRATE! Entering our 5th year with a new name! combine it with the best innovation ne Environment The middle school years are extremely important ones in which students are growing and developing in ways that are exciting, challenging and rewarding. Heronfield's core curriculum emphasizes not only mathematics, science, English, history, and foreign languages, but music, drama, visual arts, physical education and health. Teachers plan curricula together and students collaborate, learning together. The strength of our school community reinforces a deeper understanding of the value of interdisciplinary work. 356 Exeter Road Hampton Falls, NH 03844 All Civil Litigation Matters and Family Law Divorce Modifications Child Custody and Support Paternity Christine Ann Faro Attorney at Law 900 Cummings Center Suite 207T Beverly, MA 01915 978-922-3300 www.christinefarolaw.com 120 nshoremag.com December/Holiday 2011 Office hours are available in Newburyport by Appointment. nshoremag.com December/Holiday 2011 Green Thumb: The Allée; a sculpture; the Great House; a groundskeeper . efforts like pick-your-own flower fields, newly opened public gardens and sustainable gardening demonstration beds. Because of its popularity, the North Shore is also attract- ing a good amount of the Trustees' limited resources. The restoration of Appleton Farms, from the planned imple- mentation of a dairy farm to its groundbreaking high level of energy efficiency, has garnered a lot of press lately, including from Northshore (see our August/September issue). Crane Estate is the property that the Trustees have the most riding on, however. For one, it is the most visited prop- erty that the Trustees own, and the $2 million Allée Restora- tion project is one of the most expansive restoration efforts ever undertaken at the property. The most visible effect of the project is the removal of the towering pines lining the lawn. Originally intended as a hedge that was trimmed to a height of about 12 feet, superintendent Murray says the trees were likely "released" in the 1940s, perhaps because labor was hard to come by during the war. Since then, these "wild" trees have grown to 50 feet tall in some cases. While they looked grand, they caused many headaches, among them being susceptible to the violent weather of the past