Monday, April 20 0748: A caller reported that a family memberâ€TMs dog was struck by a truck at Read and Lincoln Sts. and that the truck took off toward Donovanâ€TMs Beach. The investigating officer will file a report. 1144: A…
During this time of unprecedented upheaval because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the rituals that most of us traditionally follow either have been eliminated or drastically changed because of the need to practice physical distancing. So too, the manner in which…
Herbert Hoover had been President for about seven months when the stock market crashed in October, 1929. Although there have been many causes attributed to the onset of the Great Depression, the crash generally is viewed as the trigger point…
Drive Carefully Dear Editor, With fewer vehicles on the roads than ever, and the combination of warmer weather and a largely stir crazy population (especially children who have been out of school for 8 weeks now!), we are seeing a surge…
By Dr. Glenn Mollette I wish mom were still here so I could take her out to Sunday dinner. The problem with Sunday dinner this Motherâ€TMs Day is that most of the restaurants either wonâ€TMt be open yet or operating…
Joe Murphy was a Division 1 college baseball catcher at the University of Rhode Island, which means he was very, very good. He was a star baseball player and the backup quarter-back to Matt and Tim Hasselbeck at Xaverian Brothers…
Joan Pifalo Well Known for Her Loving Kindness and Giving Nature Joann Pifalo of Winthrop passed away peacefully on May 5 at the age of 77 years old. Joann touched many lives as a “surrogate†mother and grandmother for many.…