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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

MEMORIES PT16

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I attended the Frank V Thompson School up through the 6th grade which is memorable for me because of the constant battles between our male ...
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GOOD NEWS

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I wasn't feeling too well yesterday but I got two emails that made me feel better: The first was from the NARA telling me that the Nat...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

MEMORIES PT15

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We moved from Capen St I think in 1959 or 1960. The new place was a first floor apartment a few blocks away at 18 Evans St. Our landlords w...

CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE AT ISLAND GROVE PARK, ABINGTON, MA.

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The War Memorial Bridge at Island Grove Park here in Abington was built and dedicated as part of the 1912 Bicentennial of the town's fo...
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Monday, February 14, 2011

MEMORIES PT14

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Baby Boomers like myself came in at the end of one era in movies and at the start of another. I can remember the Saturday Matinee where one...
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Sunday, February 13, 2011

MEMORIES PT13

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It was while living on Capen St that I became infected with the disease that strikes many New Englanders:I became a Red Sox fan. Now, it...
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"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?" :TIM MCGRAW

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I've put off commenting on last night's second episode of "Who Do You Think You Are" because I couldn't quite put my ...
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Saturday, February 12, 2011

MEMORIES PT12

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Saturday in Dorchester was Shopping Day. Living on Capen St we were not far away from the Stop & Shop on Gallivan Boulevard. Besides fo...
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Friday, February 11, 2011

MEMORIES PT11

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Back in the day there was the Dorchester Little League, which had real uniforms and cleats. But that was a pretty expensive proposition for...
Thursday, February 10, 2011

MEMORIES PT10

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Growing up as we did in the 1950’s we were right in the middle of evolution of rock and roll. When we were living in Malden my grandmother ...
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HOW I LEARNED TO RIDE MY BIKE(REPOST)

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Mom, Cheryl and I in the back yard on Capen St. ((This was first posted back in May of 2007. But I'm reprinting it now  because it ...
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Wednesday, February 09, 2011

MEMORIES PT9

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There were plenty of things to do growing up in Dorchester. I’d play stickball with Barry Solomon and Arnie Black and other kids in the all...
Tuesday, February 08, 2011

MEMORIES PT8

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My first school in Boston was the Frank V.Thompson School which had originally been a high school and was massive. It’s front entrance was ...
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Monday, February 07, 2011

MEMORIES PT7

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As I wrote earlier, my parents had originally planned to move someplace where we'd be living on the ground floor so that my grandmother...
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