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Who lives there?a short story by David Hull

Every kid in my neighborhood heard stories about “the Witch’s house.” She left her Christmas decorations up all year long. Twinkling lights, plastic wreaths, Santa decora-tions in the yard. Some said the ornaments were to coax youngsters to come closer, so she could kidnap them.

I promised myself I was never going near there, but at age 14, I got a newspaper delivery route and discovered I’d have to deliver to the Witch.

“Stop worrying,” my mother said. “Just do your job. She won’t bother you.”

My first day of delivery was a cloudy, frosty February morning. I finished the route in an hour without incident. The sky was turning pink as I approached the last house … the Witch’s house.

Colored lights shone outside; inside was dark.

I tip-toed up the porch steps and placed the newspaper by the door.

I’d done it. Smiling, I turned

around, not seeing an icy spot on the step.

I slipped, fell, landed on the sidewalk.I stumbled, unable to walk. I’d sprained my ankle.The porch light blinked on. The door opened. Someone

shuffled out. It was the Witch. “I’m sorry,” I apologized. “I …” “Dear me,” said the Witch. “Are you alright?”I pointed to my ankle. “Please, come in.” She smiled; not a wicked witch smile

– a nice smile, like she was concerned.I didn’t have any choice. I couldn’t walk. Holding the

railing, I hopped up the steps into her house. She turned on a lamp as I limped into the living room.

“Sit down. I’ll get something to warm you up.” She hurried into the kitchen.

On the fireplace mantle was a photo of a mother, father and young boy. Did the Witch have a family?

“I just brewed some tea.” She handed me a mug. “I’ll call your parents.”

I told her my number as she dialed.“Hello,” she said. “This is Mona Scarpula on Main

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Who lives there?a short story by David Hullcontinued from previous page

Your son slipped and hurt his ankle.” She nodded and hung up. “Your mother will be here shortly.”

“Thank you, Mrs. Scarpula.”“You’re welcome.” She sat down, then whispered; “You

don’t have to call me Mrs. Scarpula. You can call me the Witch.”

I was speechless. “Don’t worry.” She shrugged. “I hear what people say. It

doesn’t matter.”“You keep up all those decorations,” I said.“I think it’s pretty,” she replied.I said, “People think its … weird.”“Perhaps they don’t understand,” she responded.Like most teenagers, I just blurted out the next

question. “What is the reason?”Mrs. Scarpula took a deep breath: “48 years ago my

husband and I moved into this house with our baby, Anthony. It was our first Christmas as a family. We exchanged gifts, had a turkey dinner, just the three of us. It was wonderful.”

“Where are they now?”Mrs. Scarpula sighed. “The day after Christmas we

went to visit my family. The roads were icy. We slid. The car was totaled. I broke my arm. But they … my husband and Anthony … were killed. I keep those decorations so I can pretend every day is Christmas and my husband and Anthony are nearby.”

I didn’t like myself at that moment. Mrs. Scarpula wasn’t a witch. She was a sad, lonely person struggling with a terrible loss.

I touched her hand. “I’m sorry.”Mrs. Scarpula nodded. “It’s good to talk about my

husband and Anthony again.”The doorbell chimed. “That’s your mother,” said Mrs. Scarpula, wiping her

eyes.My sprained ankle recovered quickly and my first

morning back to delivering Mrs. Scarpula met me at her door. Funny, I didn’t think of her as the Witch anymore.

She smiled as she took the paper and she said how much she enjoyed our visit.

Over the next couple of years I occasionally saw Mrs. Scarpula. I would always wave hello or stop to chat.

When I came home from my freshman semester at college, I learned that Mrs. Scarpula had passed away. I never got to see her again, but I never forgot her story. That experience has taught me to always be a little less judgmental and a bit more forgiving towards my neighbors.

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Neighbors by any definitionA photo essay by Kathy Eichorn

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Don’t be fooled by my neighborsby Mark Ball

Neighbors can’t be trusted.Sure, mine seem innocent enough. You know the type.

Dropping off homemade cookies at Christmas time ... offer-ing to lend a hand when needed ... always saying nice things about your children.

But all neighbors are really the same. I once heard about a nationwide study that said 90 per-

cent of all neighbors aren’t trustworthy. I didn’t actually read the study myself, only heard about it. But when have you ever heard about a study that wasn’t true?

Unless we buy our own islands, we pretty much all have to have neighbors. But that doesn’t mean we should trust them.

If you believed mine, then you would believe some pretty wild things about me.

For example, they might tell you that at the first snowfall of the year I was out in the front yard building a snowman with the kids for at least 10 minutes before I noticed that our toddler had removed his boots and was wading through the snow drifts in only his socks.

They might recount story after story of me playing a fran-tic game of hide-and-go-seek all throughout the neighbor-

hood with a dog that I’m starting to hope I someday won’t find.

You couldn’t stop them from telling the legend of the time I supposedly interrupted a neighborhood game of catch by trying to impress the boys with my athleticism, but instead tripping over my feet, falling on my oldest boy, and subse-quently necessitating an emergency room visit.

Or they’ll probably share a myth that even though at least two of them have gifted us with yard equipment, I frequent-ly have to give up halfway through trying to cut the grass because our lawnmower is threatening to explode. Or that I don’t rake our lawn because I believe the snow will some-day melt my leaves away.

They might tell tales like the one about the time the fire department had to rescue our family from my attempt at grilling dinner.

Or they might continue to spread the rumor that one time I snuck out into my back yard late at night in the cover of darkness in just my underwear to retrieve a crying kid’s toy only to be reminded that we have an amazingly bright mo-tion-sensitive porch light.

What’s that? They didn’t mention any of this to you? Not a word?Yes, I guess it is true that I have the best neighbors in the

world.

Our neighborhoodsby Grace Griffee

“A bad neighbor is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great blessing,” wrote Hesiod, a Greek poet. Our neighbors can be like family or complete strangers – most often they are somewhere in between.

Not all neighborhoods are the models of kindness and consid-eration that many of us grew up with as we watched “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” on PBS. Mr. Rogers offered a place where everyone was accepted and understood, and free to be themselves. As adults, our hope is that the neighborhood we choose, while maybe not per-fect, is a place where we can feel comfortable and safe.

On the HGTV’s television show “Property Virgins,” host Egypt Sherrod always brings her prospective home buyers to their most desired neighborhood first. When they discover that they can’t afford a home there, they begin the process of broadening their horizons and educating themselves on surrounding neighborhoods. Schools, traffic, proximity to work and shopping, safety, property taxes, diver-sity, green space, resale value, country versus city versus suburbs … there is plenty to consider when measuring a neighborhood’s liv-ability.

Two hundred years ago, that wasn’t the case in our area. Neigh-borhoods were much more heterogeneous with different classes liv-ing side by side and little difference between residential and business districts. Once the Erie Canal was built, that all changed. Neighbor-hoods were reorganized along lines of class and function. Villages

along the Canal grew and became hubs of activity as boats filled with travelers and goods passed through.

Today, the Erie Canal is a place for pleasure boating, fishing, jog-ging, cycling and canalside dining. Parks have sprung up and the neighborhoods around the Canal are some of the area’s most desir-able. In fact, about 75 percent of Western and Central New York’s population lives within 25 miles of the Erie Canal.

So if Egypt Sherrod’s prospective buyers came to the Rochester area, what else might they find in our neighborhoods besides a ca-nal? Well, according to the Rochester Business Alliance, our area is a low risk for natural disasters, so the neighborhood they choose prob-ably will be standing years from now. Yes, the weather here can be less than desirable at times, but mudslides, typhoons, forest fires and even hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes aren’t too likely.

The prospective buyers could also get a good education. News-week and U.S. News and World Report consistently rank many of the Rochester area public high schools among the best in the nation. Rochester is the first in physical science and math degrees and the seventh brainiest large metro area in the nation, according to Roch-ester Business Alliance.

Most neighborhoods on the west side offer easy access to ex-pressways, so commute times are fairly short. And access to muse-ums, cultural events and parks is equally convenient.

But more than schools, climate and proximity is something that people who are new to this area can only learn about by talking to its residents – and that is pride. Families have called our area home for decades raising generation after generation here. Our neighborhoods are the heart of our community.


Who is my neighbor?by Kristina Gabalski

It is one of the best known questions posed to Jesus

in the Bible: Who is my neighbor?

The question was asked by a young man seeking to justify himself and prompted the telling of the parable of the Good Samaritan.

In that parable, a neighbor is defined as someone who is kind, caring and compassionate to others ... someone who selflessly takes an interest in the well-being of others with whom he comes into contact - family, friends, strangers, enemies - not just the folks who live on the same street.

In preparing this article, I decided to look for quotes regarding neighbors by way of a Google search.

Here’s a few of my favorites:•“Thank you, yard sales, for being the perfect way to say to your neighbors: ‘We think you’re important enough to charge money for our garbage.’”

Jimmy Fallon•“Good fences make good neighbors.”

from a poem by Robert Frost•And one of my favorites from G.K Chesterton:

“The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally, they are the same people.”

I think the topic of neighbors is not so much about those whom I consider to be my neighbors, but rather that I be a neighbor to all those around I do. It is about how I respond to the needs of others, whether they are in my own family and living in the same house as me; whether they are my friends; those with whom I work; those who provide support, assistance and care to me; those with whom I come into contact when going about my daily routines; or even those I might never meet, but of whom I become aware through the media or other people.

I hope that I can strive to

truly be a neighbor to others, even those I might find irritating or who don’t like me. The Biblical definition says nothing regarding a good neighbor or a bad neighbor. A neighbor is shown to be someone who is inherently good, kind and giving.

With all the suffering, cruelty, hatred, violence and litigation that are present in the world, I want to be a neighbor to others. Why should I add to the suffering of another, when I can offer comfort, support and encouragement?

I have to be the change I would like to see in the world. I shouldn’t expect to receive from others what I won’t give myself.

Whether you make resolutions during the early part of the calendar year or not, now is a good time to at least consider really being a neighbor. To appreciate what it means and how being a neighbor to others can make such a difference in their lives as well as your own.

I’m going to try to be a neighbor, even when others irritate me - like when my husband uses his kitchen chair as a closet or a drink gets spilled moments after a fresh tablecloth has been placed. Even when I’m driving and someone who wants to drive 35 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone pulls out right in front of me. Hopefully and most importantly, I will be a neighbor when I see someone in need. I may not have the opportunity to save someone from a burning building

(thanks to my neighbors who do that job all the time - you are heroic neighbors), but I can smile at another, or encourage a child, or open the door for an elderly person. Those things are not difficult and they can make a huge difference in day-to-day life.

Finally, I won’t forget that my own family members are my closest neighbors.

Here’s one more quote that I ran across recently which has given me much to ponder. It’s from St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria who lived in the 16th century and founded the Barnabite Order of priests.

“Let us run like madmen, not only to God, but also to our neighbor.”


Your next-door neighbor is not a man; he is an environment. He is the bark-ing of a dog; he is the noise of a piano; he is a dispute about a party wall; he is drains that are worse than yours, or roses that are better than yours.Gilbert K. Chesterton

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…when I was a kid,in my neighborhood…by Leisa Strabel

Eighteen side walk squares from my house to the corner, stay to the right on number four (the left side is crumbly) gain enough speed to hit the tree root-created bump on number nine and fly up to come back down on number 11.

Don’t loiter near the end of Mrs. J’s driveway, she’ll come out on the porch with her broom and chase you away. Mr. and Mrs. R have the best tree to climb, you can get high up and not be seen. Cross the street away from the G family’s house – the dog is on a chain but his growl is pretty scary. The C family has a patch of soft grass that is different than any other grass around – it’s the perfect place to lay on a summer day and watch the clouds go by.

Neighbors and neighborhoods are among the formative elements of childhood. Children know these environs in ways that adults do not. Children explore small spaces, unnoticed spaces, behind the fence spac-es. They observe events unhurried by the clock. This early knowledge stays with us buried under tons of other information gathered over our lifetimes. But a scent on a breeze, the sound a squeaky swing chain makes, a yellowed black and white photograph can bring back amaz-ingly detailed memories.

I grew up in the West Union Street neighborhood of the Village of Holley. Mrs. P would come from across the street in the early hours of the morning, after my father left for work, to have coffee with my mom before the day truly got started. I knew it was her coming in by the soft-ness of the door opening and closing, the smell of her perfume wafting up the stairs. If I came down the stairs early she would be there in a bright pink bathrobe, her hair in wiry-looking curlers.

For some inexplicable reason, the second horse-swing on the little playground swung the highest. If you weren’t afraid to be yelled at, Mr. and Mrs. D’s grapevines were a great place to hide while playing hide-and-seek at the big playground. Mr. B was very ill. We were never to go running up onto his porch or yell or scream near his house. I’m not sure I ever saw Mr. B but I remember the somberness that was there.

If the Village Crew was working on the street or sidewalks and you stood around watching for a while, one of them would give you a piece of gum or candy and tell you to scoot. We knew where the rough spots always seemed to form on the skating pond at the firemen’s field and how riding your banana bike down the back alley to Korn’s IGA was a high speed thrill filled with the danger of pothole avoidance.

Fast-forward 25 years and I raised my children in the Frazier Street neighborhood of the Village of Brockport. They are grown up and have lived out of state for several years now but I wonder what their child-hood recollections of our old neighborhood are. Can they visualize the sidewalk squares – the cracks and crumbles – from the P family house to the fire hydrant where we made them turn their first two-wheelers around?

Where were their best neighborhood hide-and-seek spots? Was there a highest Barry Street playground swing? Which neighbor had the best tree to climb? Who bought the most lemonade from their stand? Was there a neighbor that scolded them for cutting through the yard?

There are things they cannot remember, that Mrs. S brought over a pot of soup on the day we brought Carly home from the hospital or the day I met my best friend of 25 years pushing Greg in the stroller down the street. But my children probably know many, many things I do not know about our old neighborhood.

Perhaps like me they remember neighborhood things unexpectedly – a certain bird chirp or loud muffler, the smell of wet leaves or a bright-ly painted front door – takes them back to glimpses of their childhood neighborhood not a part of their parents’ memories. I hope so.

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