Boston Photographer
On one of his day of travels, Bill Brett filled his tank at the station on Rte. 53 in Weymouth (near St. Albert’s church), which, he noted, pumps the gas for you. (It is a bylaw in a few Mass communities.) And he spotted this second gas station in Boston (at Mass Ave. and Columbus Ave.) The statewide average, according to AAA, is $3.20 per gallon, up about a dollar from 2020 and right about…
Editor’s Note: The following was written by Paul Doyle, a friend of Bill Brett’s and this page, who lives in Weymouth and currently recuperating from back surgery. We offer these words to mark Veterans Day, November 11, which was started as “Armistice Day,” in 1919, the first anniversary of World War I. In 1926, the US Congress passed a resolution for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. By…
WEYMOUTH — Students of Weymouth High School were joined by town leaders on Saturday, June 13, 2020 in a show of support of Black lives and against racial injustice. A few hundred people gathered at Weymouth’s Legion Field for the vigil. Olivia Pietruszewski, a 2018 Weymouth High School graduate and organizer of the event, said the event was a way to come together as a community and raise awareness of the issue of police brutality…
WEYMOUTH — The Unity Drama Club will present a final performance of “Disney With a Twist” tonight, Aug. 9, 2019, at the Abigail Adams Middle School in Weymouth. Bill Brett took a “few” photos of last night’s performance. From the Unity Drama Club: “Disney with a Twist,” an original play, is directed by Steve MacDonald and Ronnie Ricciarelli. The performance will be in the Abigail Adams Middle School Auditorium on Thursday, August 8 and Friday,…
BRAINTREE — More than 400 people attended the 2019 BeanStock Festival, hosted by the Sun Will Rise Foundation, to raise money to support those with substance abuse disorder. The concert and day of events took place on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at French’s Common in Braintree, MA. The 4th annual BeanStock Music Festival was a sober music festival (no drugs or alcohol allowed.) The bands that performed included The Amy Incident, The Spins, Lily Black,…
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