Photo of Me with Ted Williams that my dad shot in Fenway Park in the early 1950's. That's me in the stands wearing Red Sox cap, and Ted Williams is in left field. I’ve been a Boston Red Sox fan as far back as I... Read more →
I shot this photo of a Circa 1940 Divco at the North Carolina Transportation Museum, Spencer, North Carolina. It really brought back memories! At the end of my first enlistment, in 1962, I was discharged from the Navy. I tried several jobs during the time... Read more →
In late August of 1954, New England was hit by Hurricane Carol. I grew up in the Wollaston section of Quincy, Massachusetts. My memories of that hurricane have faded, but I do remember some of the fun it provided for a twelve-year-old boy. I enjoyed... Read more →
from Cape Cod Today, June 25, 2010, by Christopher: Called the ‘City of Presidents,’ and the ‘City of Legends,’ Quincy is a city that lives up to that lofty praise. Located only eleven miles south of Boston the seventh largest city in the state is... Read more →
As a kid in Quincy, Mass., I grew up listening to and later watching Don Kent's weather forecasts. I remember many a snowy morning, listening to the Quincy radio station, WJDA, hoping to hear that the snow had caused Quincy schools be closed for the... Read more →
English Mastiff Coming from old New England families and being a dog-lovers, (Helen and I have two Shelties,) I was surprised to learn that the Pilgrims actually brought dogs with them to the new world. This article is from The Patriot Ledger. From The Patriot... Read more →
Mike The Winger of Wollaston I find this article particularly interesting because Polito mentions the street in the Wollaston section of Quincy where I grew up. I too lived on Hillside Ave. and walked down South Central Ave. on my way to school. I never... Read more →
George Jacobson The Salem News, By Bill Kipouras, Staff Writer, October 15, 2009 Ask George Jacobson to name the best golfer he had in 29 celebrated years as the varsity golf coach at Salem State College, and he'll quickly back off. "I had 26 All-Americans,"... Read more →