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James P. Mcfadden

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Fifteen Minutes: The Wearin' O' The Green

There are almost 15 times more Irish descendents in America than there are actual Irish in Ireland. Of all the


Area Inventors Create Millennial Symphony which Genuinely Welcomes the Y2K Bug

Instead of ringing in the New Year with champagne, Will Trembaly and Rob Gonsalves have a slightly different plan: they'll


S.E. Morison: A Monument to the Man

Walking along the Commonwealth Avenue pedestrian mall heading westward from the Boston Common and Ritz Hotel street corner, one encounters


Morison: A Harvard Historian Frozen in Time

Walking along the Commonwealth Avenue pedestrian mall heading west from the Boston Common and Ritz Hotel street corner, one encounters


For Bostonians, Baseball and Fenway Are Reminders of an Idyllic Past

BOSTON--"Safe at home! Safe at home!" Loud, chaotic, yet inviting, the cheers surround Fenway Park, one of the defining features


Pipes and Pride in South Boston Irish Parade

Outside Molly Darcy's Traditional Irish Pub last Sunday, Thomas Clifford, producer of the cable program "Ireland on the Move," struggled


The Immigrant Experience

Outside of Armenia and Southern California, more ethnic Armenians live in the Belmont-Watertown area than any other location in the


For Armenians, History and Religion

The thriving Armenian community in Belmont and Watertown gains strength from two areas--history, personified by Manoog S. Young, and religion,


Where Everybody Knows Mike's Name

BOSTON---Eyeing cases filled with cannoli and tiramisu, the after-church crowd stands in long lines at Mike's Pastry, waiting to indulge