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Everyone has Thanksgiving traditions, ranging from the ubiquitous turkey and fixings, high school football, and turkey-trot 5ks and 10ks....

A New Podcast by Alan Foulds Alan Foulds is a local historian who has written several historically related articles...

Still looking for that last-minute holiday gift? – a gift that includes the opportunity to support Reading’s only local...

You often hear the phrase “six degrees of separation,” well, maybe not so much. When I was growing up,...

“Reconnaissance” Under Fire During the period of February-March 1945, Sherwood Collins’s 224th Field Artillery Battalion was on the offensive...

A Metal Wallet If you or I were to stand outside the village of Kesternich in the winter of...

The “F*** Hitler” Incident During James Arsenault’s time in Burzen Kommando 1637, many incredible things happened, from singing Silent...

Re-Introduction I want to open up this article by explaining where I’ve been for the past few months. I...

There has to be a solid reason why there are eighty cities, towns, and counties in America, including seven...

I serve as a volunteer tour guide at the Massachusetts State House. Each year, thousands of guests and school...