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Tales from a Townie

Tales from a Townie: Signals and sleds

Tales from a Townie: Signals and sleds

This tale takes place around 1953. I had just joined Boy Scouts the year before. Besides regular meetings on Friday nights with the whole troop, we had patrols that consisted of six or seven guys. The patrols usually met during the week in the afternoon to work on...

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Tales from a Townie: Geese on parade

Tales from a Townie: Geese on parade

Unlike all of my previous stories, most of this story takes place in June 2022. On the first Monday of June, I worked in my garden in Westborough. Finishing around noon, I sat in my chair and reflected that the only way to describe the day was “delicious!” I went home...

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