Allentown

ALLENTOWN — Alice Wikoff, 84, can remember a time when the superintendent of schools rang the dismissal bell early so that the children could go ice skating before dark.

TheAllentown millpond measured a full mile around at that time with 38 acres of fresh water suitable for swimming, fishing, and boating surrounded by forested green slopes that stretched from the heart of town over miles of meadows and country lanes to touch the expanse of verdant farmlands beyond, Wikoff said.

Wikoff has used those crisply detailed memories, as well as no small