Greetings, ’98s! I hope you’re all having great summers, including some fun vacations! 


In ’98 news we have more and more reports of new additions to our class family. Kara Josephberg Paldino and her husband, Chris, “received the best holiday gift” when their adorable, gorgeous and very smart daughter Livia Neve Paldino arrived on December 19, 2009. The Paldinos live in Miami Beach, Florida, where Kara is a television production attorney for Bravo. Congrats, Kara and Chris!


I also heard from Meg Blakey Lyons, who reported that she and her husband, Matt, welcomed their second child, Noah Thomas Lyons, on April 9. The Lyons family live in London, where Meg has been for the past nine years. Meg is currently on leave from her role as a training manager at a financial services software company. She reports that her “older son Blake, who is 2, is enjoying his little brother so far and has been very helpful and curious about the new arrival.” Meg wants you to get in touch if you’re in London! Congratulations, Meg! 


And, finally, I also got a report about our classmate Stephen Zrike, who has been named principal of one of Boston’s public schools, as part of the federal government’s new Race for the Top education initiative. Boston’s superintendent of schools named Stephen and other leaders as new principals for several underperforming Boston schools, in a massive effort to turn these schools around. It sounds like Stephen’s got a big job cut out for him, but congratulations, Stephen! What an honor, and how exciting! You’ll have to report in and let us know how it goes.


Have a great rest of the summer, folks! Write in with news, practice your Salty Dog for old time’s sake and I’ll check in again in the fall. 


—Jo Weingarten Golub, 93 Arlington Ave., Kensington, CA 94707; jgolub@kvn.com