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We spent ten days in Paris in June. The weather was very unlike a normal June. Almost every day we had rain, clouds, and sun. The rain came suddenly. heavily and lasted between fifteen minutes to two hours. It came sofly at one time and as a waterfall like downpour at others. It was hot when…

So few people in history have been irreplaceable that they number probably under one hundred. There’s an old poem “There is No Irreplaceable Man.”about putting your arm in a bucket of water and taking it out and look back at the hole in the water to see the measure of how much you will be…

The waterfront murders are two more to notch into Whitey’s belt. Some may argue as to how Whitey got the information that led to his murdering Brian Halloran and the guy who happened to be giving him a lift, Michael Donohue, in May of 1982 but there is little doubt he was the guy doing…

James “Spike” O’Toole lived in Savin Hill all his life except for the time he received free room and board while residing in one of the state’s prisons. As I kid I was in a coffee shop across from St. William’s Church and one of my friends indicated to a guy and told me that…

An astonishing admission was made by the FBI this week. That it passed so unnoticed is equally amazing. In sum, the FBI told us that it reserves for itself what facts it will tell the American people about an investigation it is conducting. It does not feel bound by the truth but by its determination…

Richard Castucci was a nightclub owner who liked to hang around with the wise guys. He was a well-connected guy and known to be associated with the Mafia. He was found murdered on December 30, 1976 and found in the trunk of his car shortly after that. The belief among law enforcement was that he…