Many protests happening this weekend as part of 50501's "Liberty is Local" event. Find your nearest one here: https://www.mass50501.com/events/april19

Note that there are several events in Central and Western Mass so please don't count yourself out if you live outside of the greater Boston area!

St Michael's Church, Braintree, Essex, c.1910 - Joscelyn Postcard

https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/st-michael-s-church-braintree-essex-c-1910-joscelyn-postcard-221654943.htm

News -- it looks like Shake Shack could be coming to Braintree. https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2025/04/shake-shack-may-be-opening-in-braintree.html

Opening alert -- Famous Pizza opens in the former Double G's Pizzeria space in Braintree. https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2025/04/famous-pizza-opens-in-former-double-gs.html

Today (april 8) is Free Cone Day at #BenAndJerrys #IceCream scoop shops.

There's several places near #Boston where you can get free ice cream til 8pm tonight: #PorterSquare #HarvardSquare #CambridgeMA #Fenway #NewburyStreet #PrudentialCenter #FaneuilHall #QuincyMarket #ArsenalYards #WatertownMA #SouthShore #Braintree #NatickMA #Hingham
https://www.benjerry.com/scoop-shops/free-cone-day
https://www.benjerry.com/ice-cream-near-me/scoop-shops-catering-near-me
#BostonFree #CambMA #massachusetts

News -- Cava could be opening in Braintree, moving into the former Motel 6 site. https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2025/03/cava-may-be-opening-in-braintree.html

Train services in Essex and Cambridgeshire to be disrupted this Easter http://dlvr.it/TJX0Yr #Barking #Basildon #Billericay #Braintree

Train services in Essex and Cambridgeshire to be disrupted this Easter http://dlvr.it/TJWyyg #Barking #Basildon #Billericay #Braintree

Closing alert -- Double G's Pizzeria in Braintree has closed after 65 years in business. https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2025/03/double-gs-pizzeria-in-braintree-has.html

I'm more intrigued as to why the middle aged lady drives from #Leigh on Sea to #Braintree just to get #petrol - she would use more fuel than she saves doing this and would have to sit in #A12 traffic during busy times (maybe she has friends or family there?)

Also she's too young to have been driving around the time when #attendedservice was commonplace (it had already stopped in most areas by the 1970s)

#Essex #Transport #driving

https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/essex-petrol-station-thats-cheap-10004700

Weekend Greater Anglia services subject to disruption until early May http://dlvr.it/TJNcL9 #BeaulieuPark #Braintree #Chelmsford #ClactononSea

Weekend Greater Anglia services subject to disruption until early May http://dlvr.it/TJNZVC #BeaulieuPark #Braintree #Chelmsford #ClactononSea

News -- Leo's Events and Restaurant is getting ready to open in the former Dunkin' Donuts University space in Braintree. https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2025/02/leos-events-and-restaurant-is-opening.html

News -- Mona to open in the former Loco's space in South Braintree Square. https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2025/01/mona-to-open-in-former-locos-space-in.html

Closing alert -- TGI Fridays in Braintree has closed, leaving only three locations remaining inside Route 495. https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2025/01/tgi-fridays-in-braintree-has-closed.html

Opening alert -- Uno Mas Taco & Tequila Bar opens in the former Rivershed space in Weymouth Landing. https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/11/uno-mas-taco-tequila-bar-opens-in.html

Opening alert -- Ganko Ittetsu Ramen now has a new location in Braintree. https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2024/11/ganko-ittetsu-ramen-opens-in-braintree.html

Four wind turbines, Cranberry Way, Kingston MA photographed from Buck Hill.

There is a cell tower almost exactly lined up with the first wind (left) turbine which I have not been able to identify. To the right of the first turbine is a water tower, 17 Kingston Collection Rd, Kingston MA. Directly in front of the second turbine are two water towers, 54 Sycamore St, Holbrook MA (there are in the foreground). There has been a third water tower constructed on this site since I took this photo. In between turbine two and the two water towers is another water tower, Silver Lake Regional Middle School, 256 Pembroke St, Kingston MA.

Just behind turbine 3 is a water tower, 100 Armstrong Rd, Plymouth MA. Between turbines 3 and 4 is a communication tower, Nicks Rock Road, Plymouth MA. Just left of turbine 4 and much smaller than Nicks Rock tower is a cell tower, 12 Richard's Rd, Plymouth MA.

At the bottom of the photograph is CATS Academy, Braintree MA, which was featured in an earlier post.

Three more wildfires seen from Buck Hill this morning, November 9th.

The first one is the Braintree Echo Lake fire. The Braintree Split can be seen at the bottom of this photo, where I-93 and route 3 meet.

The second one is the Lynn Woods Reservation fire. The Chelsea Street Bridge can been seen below the smoke.

The third fire seems to line up with the location of the Mansfield fire near the I-95/I-495 interchange.

The air was very cool and dry today and the wind was whipping. Scary times!