EAST MARLBOROUGH: This is a hoops-playing development

Last night I was driving north on Walnut Road after a pleasant after-dinner stroll at the Anson B. Nixon Park and the motorist behind me was in a huge rush. Perhaps he had ice cream in his car. Tired of being tailgated, I pulled off onto Hadley's Mill Road, a cul-de-sac of twenty or so houses. I can tell you this: I wouldn't be surprised if local schools are fielding powerhouse basketball teams in a few years. Almost every home in the development had a backboard in the driveway.