CONWAY — Who would marry a man whose idea of a honeymoon is to cross-country ski in subzero temperatures in the wilds of Maine? Fortunately for Dave Greenslit, Paula Brown would, and did.
Dave retired from the Worcester Telegram, where he had served as a reporter, sports editor and copy editor for 30 years, at age 60. Paula was enrolled in nursing courses for her second career when they met on an AMC hike in 2013.
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