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MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TAKE ACTION, MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITY
This past school year a group of eighth grade students came up with a plan to bring their community together creating a line of communication between…
Jun 15
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MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TAKE ACTION, MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITY
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BIKE COMMUTE TURNS INTO A ROCKY ROAD
I have had many bike mishaps over the years, most of them when I was a kid including slipping on leaves, colliding with trees, and going over the…
Jun 3
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BIKE COMMUTE TURNS INTO A ROCKY ROAD
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May 2025
IN A CLASS OF HIS OWN - THE UNMISTAKABLE INFLUENCE OF RUI SANTOS
Anyone who ever had Rui Santos as a history teacher while attending high school in the small southeastern town of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts…
May 26
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IN A CLASS OF HIS OWN - THE UNMISTAKABLE INFLUENCE OF RUI SANTOS
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THE POINT OF NO RETURN
A few weeks back I stopped into a large local bookstore, one of the few large bookstore chains still in operation.
May 18
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THE POINT OF NO RETURN
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Reflecting on the Life of Boston Jazz Legend Sparkie Miele: An Influencer in the Truest Sense of the Word
Working late nights in Boston years ago gave me the opportunity to meet some interesting figures on the urban landscape.
May 11
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Reflecting on the Life of Boston Jazz Legend Sparkie Miele: An Influencer in the Truest Sense of the Word
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RIVERDALE ROLLERWORLD: THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME
The Proposition 2 ½ vote in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, that affected the town during the years just prior to 1980 resulted in the local high…
May 4
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RIVERDALE ROLLERWORLD: THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME
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April 2025
REMEMBERING JACK
Eight years ago I received a text from an old friend, a former doorman in Boston.
Apr 26
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REMEMBERING JACK
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CHANNELING IN ON TELEVISION
I am overwhelmed by television today.
Apr 20
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CHANNELING IN ON TELEVISION
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LOOKING BACK: OUR 1973 VOLKSWAGEN BUS
After two ‘63 Ramblers, a 1965 Chevy Bel Air station wagon, a gas guzzling 1973 Ford LTD Country Squire Wagon, a Dodge truck, a Coronet station wagon, a…
Apr 12
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LOOKING BACK: OUR 1973 VOLKSWAGEN BUS
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EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY, AND HOPEFULLY THIS ONE HAS MANY MORE
“I give her four to six weeks,” said the veterinarian.
Apr 6
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EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY, AND HOPEFULLY THIS ONE HAS MANY MORE
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March 2025
Returning to the City of Champions
A few years ago I decided to make a trip through Brockton, Massachusetts after being away for nearly 30 years.
Mar 29
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Returning to the City of Champions
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New England Reflections: Little League 1980
Each year as the weather becomes more springlike I am taken back to the small town where I grew up, a memorable end to a school year with an extremely…
Mar 22
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New England Reflections: Little League 1980
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