Friday, October 9, 2026

The Civic Record

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A still waterfront at dawn with piers, brick buildings, and distant cranes

Opinion

The branch library is not a luxury

Close a reading room to plug a budget hole and you have not saved money. You have moved the cost onto people who already wait.

Ruth Okonkwo

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Science

High tide reaches the marsh walk three hours early

A gauge that used to be a curiosity is now a planning document. County engineers want the boardwalk rebuilt two feet higher.

A coastal marsh at high tide