Category Archives: boston

IRISH TWINS by Peter Nolan Smith

May 8, 2012 – 10:42 am
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HOLIDAY IN CAMBODIA – Dead Kennedys

May 4, 2012 – 6:59 pm

April 17, 1975 I was teaching at South Boston High School. Poor black students were bussed to the worst white school in the city. A federal judge from the suburbs mandated the order to desegregate the school system. His children attended private schools. Riots were a regular occurrence. The most violent outburst were reserved for [...]

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Bright Lit Blue Skies Rockin’ Ramrods 1966

April 29, 2012 – 11:44 pm
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FLUTE THING By Peter Nolan Smith

April 29, 2012 – 11:24 pm

In the Spring of 1969 I ran for president of the South Shore CYO Deanery. My older brother was the incumbent and my election was close to unanimous. Throughout the summer I met at the deneary headquarters in Weymouth with the other officers to plan out of schedule for autumn, winter, and spring. The newly [...]

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The SS Showboat Mayflower Nantasket

April 29, 2012 – 1:11 pm

A fleet of side wheel steamers plied the waters of Boston harbor in the early part of the 20th Century. The flotilla was reduced to one by a fire in 1919. The Mayflower remained in service until 1948. After its decommission its new owner had the white-hulled ship hauled close to shore several yards from [...]

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