As a former Boston University student (I won’t say when), one of my favorite off- campus subjects was dining at T. Anthony’s Pizzeria at 1016 Commonwealth Ave. in Boston, Mass. The cheap prices and excellent thin-crust Italian pizza have withstood the test of time, as this local hangout is just as popular today. Let’s face […]
Eric Hurwitz
I am the publisher and chief writer at VisitingNewEngland.com , a travel Web Site that helps people plan their New England vacations through travel essays, photos, tips, resources, reviews and an online New England hotel reservations center. I am also the publisher of VisitingCooperstown.com and Cooperstown for Kids, both dedicated to helping travelers plan their Cooperstown, NY vacation. Our blogs include The Weekly New England Travel and Vacation Gazette and Massachusetts Restaurant Review Sound Bites. I attended the Boston University School of Public Communications and graduated from Suffolk University with a B.A. in journalism and mass communications. When not working, I enjoy tennis, baseball, walking and watching Boston Red Sox baseball and Boston Celtics basketball!
A Locally-Owned Newton Mass. Book Store With Great Prices
The New England Mobile Book Fair in Newton, Mass., has amazingly survived the big-box world of chain book stores — someone should write a book on this! Started in 1957 by the late former Harvard University-trained chemist Louis Strymish, the New England Book Mobile doesn’t look much different today than its rather homely warehouse-like origins. […]
An Apple Orchard A Day, Part 3: Kimball Fruit Farm Stand, Pepperell, Mass.
The remote, rural Kimball Fruit Farm Stand looks like New Hampshire and feels like New Hampshire, but it’s just over the border in Pepperell, Mass. Back in the day when I wasn’t quite as bright, I always thought Kimball Farm was in Hollis, N.H.! It might have helped to look at the “Entering Pepperell” sign. […]
Saving Lodging Money In Vermont For The Fall Season
If you don’t feel like paying those high fall seasonal lodging rates during the Vermont fall foliage season, we recommend checking out the dirt cheap Motel 6 in Colchester, Vt. (just outside Burlington, Vt.). As an example, we just checked out booking a room for two adults during the 2010 Columbus Day Weekend, and came […]
Hampton Beach Seafood Festival, Sept. 10, 11, 12
We just came across an interesting event from the latest VisitNH.com New Hampshire fall foliage updates press release (just posted on our Facebook Fan Page) that’s happening in Hampton Beach, N.H. The 21st Annual Hampton Beach Seafood Festival will take place, Sept. 10 (that’s today!), 11 and 12, 2010, and feature music, food demonstrations, children’s […]
Cheap Seafood At Pier 18, East Bridgewater, Mass. (CLOSED)
It’s a well-known fact that you won’t get any ocean views at Pier 18 Seafood and Grille in landlocked East Bridgewater, Mass., but then again, the low seafood prices won’t put you underwater. We don’t know how they do it, but this informal, family-run, diner-like restaurant — about 20 minutes from Plymouth, Mass. — turns […]
An Apple Orchard A Day, Part 3: Brookdale Fruit Farm, Hollis, N.H.
Brookdale Fruit Farm in Hollis, N.H., is one of our favorite farms in New England. First, we love local success stories. Back when we were growing up in late 1960s and early 1970s, I remember Brookdale being run out out by the road in front of a house and then from the owner’s garage. Now, […]