Family member names: Angela, David, Cameron (18), and Mia Juliano (16)

Street: 12 Wilmor Road

Pets: Rosie (8-year-old Shiba Inu- Dog that we rescued) Cody (3-year-old Cat – was from a litter in Topsfield) Bean (4-year-old guinea pig)

Profession(s): Interior Designer (Angela), Financial Advisor (David) for Stonehearth Capital Management

Activities/Hobbies: We all snowboard in the winter and paddleboard in the summer. David is

an avid road cyclist as well. Cameron is an ice hockey player and Mia plays field hockey and

runs track. We love spending time at the beach- especially Cranes Beach or Southern Maine.

We have been going to Castle Hill summer concerts for at least 18 years. We love going.

Park/Play area/Hang out: Cranes Beach, Wells Maine, Newburyport, and the North End of

Boston.

Restaurants: Brown Square Bistro has become a fast favorite for our family and any place in the North End.

Vacation destination: Southern Maine – Wells, Universal Studios in Florida – we have been five times as a family, Aruba and Italy.

Sports teams: Bruins for sure. We love hockey in this house.

TV show/Movie: Friends, The Office, Christmas Vacation – every year while decorating the tree

Music: U2, The Lumineers, Zac Brown and Morgan Wallen – A little bit of everything.

Family dinner: My chicken cutlets which the kids have called crunchy chicken a family favorite

or homemade pasta and sauce.

Do you have any family traditions? We have a bunch, but one of our favorites is the week we

spend in Wells, Maine. We have rented the same cottage on Wells Beach for the last 10 years. I cannot imagine a summer without that trip. We also spend every Christmas Eve at David’s

cousin’s house- a tradition that started when David was a child. We have the feast of the seven

fishes which goes well into early Christmas Morning which has been interesting over the years

because we host my extended family for Christmas day. It’s a lot but I would not change it for

the world.

What college/university did you attend? UMASS Amherst, Angela. St. Michaels, David.

Where are you originally from? Lynnfield, Angela. West Peabody, David.

How long have you lived in this neighborhood? We have lived in Topsfield for 23 years and

this neighborhood for 13 years.

What do you like to do to relax? We enjoy sitting in our backyard that looks out into wetlands

and having our morning coffee – listening to music. Going to the beach.

How are you involved in the community? David has been a youth hockey coach since Cameron was about 6 years old, served on the hockey board and the boosters and volunteered for the town’s cultural council. I participated in the Strawberry Festival for several years. Along with being an Interior Designer, I make custom nautical Jewelry. We also make sure to volunteer each year as chaperones for the Relay for Life, which is the all-night fundraiser at MASCO to raise money to fight cancer. Cancer is something that has touched so many families we know, including mine. I am currently battling intestinal cancer which has been tough but made easier with the support and love of my family and friends. 

Mia is a peer leader and in the buddy program at MASCO – she is also on the field hockey and

track team.

Cameron – was a peer leader as well as an assistant captain of hockey during his senior year at MASCO.

He is heading off to Bryant University this Fall as a freshman.

What is your favorite part about living in your neighborhood? Our friends. Our neighborhood is filled with our dearest friends. Friends that we travel with and spend many meals together. In the fall we have potluck gatherings, we trick or treat together, we vacation together, we host an annual Kentucky Derby party, and our favorite tradition is something that has been going on for over 30 years in our neighborhood. It’s called The Lighting of the Way. On Christmas Eve day at noon, we gather at the top of our street. There is a pick-up truck with neighborhood kids young and old in the bed of the truck. The truck is playing Christmas music as the kids fill plastic milk jugs with sand and place a candle in each one. Those jugs are then handed off to those walking next to the truck and are placed on both sides of the street, strategically placed 20 paces apart. It ends up being around 150 jugs to complete our street. We meet again around 5:00 PM and light the candles. It is a beautiful sight. I think it has been catching on through the town as we see more and more traffic that night. The street is lit as Santa’s runway. It is magical.