From the Desk of the Stockbridge Police Chief, Darrell Fennelly

Good advice from our Chief: if for any reason you anticipate harsh or threatening talk or worse, carry a cell phone. The Chief suggests it is possible that just holding it up and hitting the record button will dissuade the harasser. However, in the worst-case scenario, the recording is proof to begin to build a case if the situation deteriorates and a restraining order is necessary.

We all think it won't happen to us until it does, so, carry your cell phone.

Denny Alsop checking out a beaver dam over by Gould Meadows. Photo: Patrick White