Thursday, January 10, 2013
Boston TV icon hosted a children's show in the 1950s-1970s. Do you have any photos from back in the day?
Rex Trailer, a Boston TV icon who had been recovering from pneumonia recently, has died. Trailer hosted “Boomtown,” a children’s show with a Western theme on WBZ-TV from 1956-1974. How did a Western cowboy make his mark in Boston? According to Wikipedia, his corporate overlords gave him a choice of Cleveland or Boston. But he's remembered for more than his cowboy get-up. The Boston Globe wrote in an editorial last year: Kids adored Trailer’s rodeo tricks. But mostly they adored him for his consistent kindness and competence. Trailer was 84. A funeral is being planned, but no date has been set yet, according to his website. Meantime, what are your memories of Rex Trailer? Did you ever meet him or have your picture taken with him? If …
Monday, September 24, 2012
Whether you are at Lincoln-Sudbury with your laptop or smart phone, or you home watching SudburyTV, join us as Sudbury votes on increasing the Board of Selectmen to 5 members, roof repairs, and other warrant articles.
Greetings from Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School as we are less than an hour away from the start of Special Town Meeting. I think we can all agree if a certain vote goes a certain way for a certain warrant article, Sept. 24, 2012, will indeed be deemed special by many residents. Since the night of May 8 when "Lavendergate" was borne, the town has been split over the actions of two selectmen, the town manager, and one other town employee who was cited for a third OUI that night. (An update on Elizabeth Rust's court case will be available just after midnight.) Residents have demanded answers, the Board chairman has recused himself from any conversation regarding Lavender, and the other two selectmen have argued over the proper way end the…
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
Vote in our Patch Poll on the legacy of Neil Armstrong's historic first steps on the moon.
His family called him "a reluctant American hero,' who was just doing his job. But Neil A. Armstrong, who died Saturday of complications from heart bypass surgery, certainly was a hero. He was just shy of his 39th birthday when he lumbered down the ladder from the Apollo 11 spacecraft and stepped onto the stark lunar landscape on July 20, 1969. "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," he said, as Americans around the country watched in awe at the live footage from dark space, so far away. That step fulfilled a challenge President John F. Kennedy issued in the early 1960s —to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. Armstrong began his career as a Navy fighter pilot and test pilot before being tapped for a highly …
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Patrick "Pat" Roche, who co-founded Roche Brothers supermarkets, has died at the age of 83.
Patrick E. “Pat” Roche, 83, died on Saturday. The co-founder of Roche Brothers supermarkets, and Sudbury Farms in Sudbury, lived in Marshfield. He founded the supermarket chain, based in Wellesley, in 1952, with his brother Buddy. The first location was in Roslindale, where they grew up. There are now 18 stores including Wellesley and Westborough. He was a graduate of Boston Latin School class of 1946 and Boston College class of 1951. Pat and his family moved to Marshfield in 1964. He was a member and past treasurer at Marshfield Country Club. He was a proud alumnus of Boston Latin School and Boston College. Roche was a long time member and Hall of Fame member of Massachusetts Food Association. He was married to Barbara (Travers) Roche. He…
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Roche Bros. Supermarkets
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Dennis Robart
4:52 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Idea time- Re-write Rex's song "I appreciate You" to say "We Appreciate You", and do the best you can with whatever you can put together along this line of thoughts :) Thanks more ›