Whitey Bulger was captured and I got the call at 2: am to head into the City (Boston) for coverage of the big story. It brought back memories of a confrontation I had with Whitey almost 40 years ago, way before I knew who or what he was. The Plaza at the Pemberton Square Court House on Beacon Hill was a gated area (still is, but now with a guard shack) and in order to […]

It took almost 45 years but I got to cover the Boston Bruins winning the Stanley Cup for the third time. There was almost 40 years in between the 2nd and 3rd championships; the first two happened when I was an avid fan and season ticket holder.  I saw every game Bobby Orr played at Boston Garden and even drove down to watch the Bruins and the Rangers play in New York back in the […]

What a week, starting off on Sunday covering a fatal motorcycle accident. It was one of those smaller bikes or should I just say not a Harley. It was Sunday morning in Saugus, MA, around 6:30am when I took a run to a call that sounded serious. When I got there Saugus Police had the area condoned off and there was what was left of the bike. Half at one point of the area and […]