by Bruce Mastracchio | May 12, 2020 | Mems & Rems by Bruce
Above: The Financial Town Meeting at the end of its run, in the auditorium of East Greenwich High School, started with pomp and circumstance supplied by the Kentish Guard Fife & Drum Corps and police and fire honor guards. Until 2016, every spring the budget for...
by Bruce Mastracchio | Apr 17, 2020 | Mems & Rems by Bruce
By Bruce Mastracchio This is about Zenga’s Restaurant (now Cafe Fresco) back in the day. In honor of Joe Zenga, who died last week. Brian had a good job! He had been hired as a waiter at Gazinga’s Italian Restaurant! It seemed like a dream job. Brian had...
by Bruce Mastracchio | Feb 21, 2020 | Mems & Rems by Bruce
By Bruce Mastacchio I have often said in my writings that you can never tell how a word, a gesture, a compliment or a smile can affect another person. A simple random act of kindness that to you may be a throwaway, may have untold meaning for someone else you may...
by Bruce Mastracchio | Feb 7, 2020 | Mems & Rems by Bruce, Uncategorized
You can read Part 1 here, and Parts 2 & 3 here. By Bruce Mastracchio Crown Shellfish was a mile from the boatyard but the trip was worth it. After sorting out the “bigs” from the “necks” and figuring it all up, we had totaled 19 dollars and...
by Bruce Mastracchio | Jan 25, 2020 | Mems & Rems by Bruce
By Bruce Mastracchio It’s snowing out! I am stuck inside going over old files and I came across this unfinished gem. It was going to be the start of a novel (based in some fact) on friendship and good old East Greenwich. This is for those of you who keep asking...
by Bruce Mastracchio | Dec 22, 2019 | Mems & Rems by Bruce
By Bruce Mastracchio (If you haven’t read Part 1, here’s the link.) Now, I am not going to reveal the real names of the boys who pulled off this sick prank. Rather, like I always do in cases like this, I will use their nicknames. For, despite having some...
