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A Wiffle Ball Field to Remember
On the Subject of Summer
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Having an old truck is, in some ways, invaluable
It happened, of course, only four days before the world shut down for Christmas. I brought my extremely reliable Toyota Tacoma truck into my mechanic…
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Boston's Old West End - Reflections
Sebastian Belfanti is the Executive Director of the West End Museum in Boston. Located just across from the former site of the old Hotel Madison…
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Nothing General about this General Store
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Centering in on this Small Town Center
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Looking Back at Boston’s Old Expressway
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Boston's Old West End - Reflections
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Cronin had Father Ray Doherty's Message Down Pat
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In Pawtucket, this Stadium is still the Real McCoy
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Thoughts on the Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot
Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame balloting is completely out of control. This began years ago when I returned home one night, made myself dinner…
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Kids, Phones, and Celling your Soul
“I believe that before we teach our children how to talk to a million people in a fraction of a second, we should first teach them how to talk to just…
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Cronin had Father Ray Doherty's Message Down Pat
"To them, life in the summer was baseball, cold Coca-Cola, and the fun that could always be found from taking the time to simply observe the world…
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Centering in on this Small Town Center
I grew up in the small town of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, a small suburban farm town located roughly twenty five miles south of Boston. Early…
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In Pawtucket, this Stadium is still the Real McCoy
Today is the day of the Final Inning at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
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Nothing General about this General Store
No one is a stranger at Cotuit Fresh Market.
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Keeping in Time with the Movies
There was a time not long ago when movie theaters seemed to be everywhere.
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