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    • Remembering Etrusco after 70 years – Part One – January 1956
    • Remembering Etrusco – Part Two – February 1956
    • Remembering Etrusco – Part Three – Early March 1956
    • Remembering Etrusco – Part Four -The Main Event – March 1956
    • Remembering Etrusco- Part Five -In Pictures
    • Remembering Etrusco – Part Six – April and May 1956
    • Remembering Etrusco – Part Seven – A Big Screen Summer
    • Remembering Etrusco – Part Eight – Let’s Go to Some Video
    • Remembering Etrusco – Part Nine – Photo Albums
    • Remembering Etrusco – Part Ten – Another Shipwreck Steals the Scene

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  • When the Modem Breaks We Go Dark

    When the Modem Breaks We Go Dark

    Regular visitors to the blog know the rule stated above. We lost a modem this week, precisely at 1:00 on Saturday as the Celtics were opening up their playoff run. Thanks to foresight I have an over the air antenna that let me root for the squad. Tuesday night however I was reduced to a…

    April 22, 2026
  • With the Deck Cleared

    With the Deck Cleared

    I have been holding back from blogging as the Scituate Historical Society had scheduled a lecture on the grounding of Etrusco and I did not want to step on any toes. That lecture took place last night at the Methodist Church and I am told Bob Belliveau formerly of our local cable access television station…

    March 29, 2026
  • A Big Snow Falls

    A Big Snow Falls

    This photo was taken last Sunday afternoon. This boat was hustling home as there was a forecast of a blizzard on the way. I will never stop admiring the work ethic of these guys who put out to sea for their living each day. This video was taken about the same time. I had to…

    March 1, 2026
  • “You know what I mean”

    “You know what I mean”

    This morning marks the 17th year of us waking up at Scituate Light and I have been listening to a lot of Beatles music lately. Some of you will get this; others may not. We have learned so much over the course of these years and have tried to share that out with readers here…

    February 15, 2026
  • Caught in a Cycle

    Caught in a Cycle

    As I write there are gusts over 50mph outside and snow is blowing around. It does not seem to be new snow however so that is a win for the moment. It is a gray and blustery day. Last weekend we saw real snow. I got it all moved on Sunday between the two big…

    February 1, 2026
  • A Milestone

    A Milestone

    I was reviewing the blog this morning when I came on two things that made the day start right. The first was a note from Word Press that you see below. This number is actually low as this blog was posted on another site for the first twelve years. We had over 500,000 views (571,112)…

    December 24, 2025

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