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Hingham, Scituate high school theater programs rehearse for weekend competition

February 28th, 2019 Comments Closed

HINGHAM — The casts of two area high school theater productions performed in dress rehearsals of the plays they will present on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild’s Annual High School Drama Festival at Marshfield High School. The first batch of photos are from the Scituate High School’s production of “Tartuffe,” directed by Matt Maggio. The second batch is from the Hingham High School’s production of “Life Off Book,” directed by…

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A look at the Friday night session at the Irish Cultural Centre

February 23rd, 2019 Comments Closed

CANTON — Bill Brett stopped by the Friday night open session at the Irish Cultural Centre that is led by John Kearney. The session is held in the ICC’s Pub & Restaurant. All photos by Bill Brett

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95-year-old World War II veteran gets a ride in a tank

February 20th, 2019 Comments Closed

CHARLESTOWN — Clarence Smoyer got a surprise on Wednesday. The 95-year-old World War II veteran and Allentown, Pa., resident was in Boston for a special event for the release of “Spearhead,” a book that tells Smoyer’s story. Written by Adam Makos, the book was released Tuesday. In “Spearhead” Makos chronicles the exploits of Smoyer, who fought with the US Army’s 3rd Armored Division, which was nicknamed the Spearhead Division. “In 1945, Smoyer defeated a German…

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Hundreds turn out to pay respects to late World War II veteran

February 14th, 2019 Comments Closed

LAWRENCE — Hundreds turned out for the funeral for James E. McCue, a 97-year-old veteran of World War II. Mr. McCue died on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Cedarview Healthcare Center, Methuen. The decorated Army veteran had no known survivors, which prompted the local veterans officers to get the word out for people to attend the graveside services with military honors at the veteran’s lot at Bellevue Cemetery, Lawrence on February 14, 2019 at 1:00…

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Camp McKay in Dorchester housed Italian POWs during World War II

February 8th, 2019 Comments Closed

DORCHESTER — We were sent this image from the National Archives, taken by the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II, of Camp McKay, which was located on Columbia Point in Boston near what was the Bayside Expo Center, now a parking area owned by University of Massachusetts Boston. According to the National Archives: “During World War II, the facility housed mainly Italian prisoners of war. McKay was one of more than 500 POW…

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