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Apathy grips Hub

26Oct18

When the New England Patriots are in the playoffs, people can’t wait to hang their Patriot flags and put out their Patriot signs, banners, pennants and even display their inflated Patriots lawn ornaments. Sometimes even before the regular season ends. You can’t drive half a mile in town without seeing Patriots everywhere. So, what are […]

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Tags: 1960s, America's Pastime, American Football League, baseball, basketball, Boston, Dick Stuart, Dodgers, Eddie Bressoud, Fenway Park, hockey, Humor, Impossible Dream, Jim Gosger, John Henry, Ken Coleman, Lenny Green, Mark Sardella, Mel Parnell, Ned Martin, New England Patiots, NFL, Opinion, Pleasure Island, Red Sox, Robert Kraft, Sixties, soccer, sports, team, Tom Brady, Wakefield Daily Item, Wakefield MA, World Series

Wakefield author Bob McLaughlin publishes history of ‘Magic Mountain’

07May16

By MARK SARDELLA It all started when he purchased nine Pleasure Island postcards at a local church antiques show. Since then, Wakefield’s Robert McLaughlin has written five books and turned himself into one of the country’s leading experts on American theme parks. His latest book, Magic Mountain was published last week and tells the story […]

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Tags: amusement parks, Arcadia Publishing, Baby Boomers, Bob McLaughlin, C.V. Wood, Colorado, Disneyland, Freedomland, Golden Colorado, Heritage Square, Magic Mountain, Marco Engineering, Mark Sardella, New York City, Pleasure Island, Robert McLaughlin, theme parks, trolly parks, Wakefield Daily Item, Wakefield MA, Walt Disney, Walter F. Cobb, westerns

Social (Media) Security

29Aug14

Is there a “generation gap” in Wakefield? That’s what I’m hearing, especially on Facebook where all the cool kids hang out. The term itself sounds so last century. It used to be applied to the cultural differences between the ‘60s kids and their parents. But now, word on the street is that there are issues […]

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Tags: cheese, CVS, DeSoto, Dollar Store, Facebook, Family Dollar, generation gap, Hazelwood Cottage, Lake Quannapowitt, Mark Sardella, media, Mike's Gym, newspapers, Pleasure Island, social media, social security, Twitter, Wakefield Daily Item, Wakefield MA

Pleasure Island: 1959-1969

12Jul14

New book on legendary Wakefield, Massachusetts Amusement Park “It’s been highly rewarding,” says local author Bob McLaughlin of writing his second book on famed local amusement park, Pleasure Island, published this month by Arcadia. The best part, according to the affable Water Street resident, was getting “to meet a lot of people I never would […]

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Tags: amusement parks, Arcadia Publishing, Bob McLaughlin, C.V. Wood, Disneyland, Edgewater Office Park, Mar Sardella, Massachusetts, Moby Dick, Pleasure Island, Rex Trailer, Robert McLaughlin, theme parks, Three Stooges, Wakefield Daily Item, Wakefield MA, William Hawkes

Don’t Eat the Messenger

04Sep10

When I tuned in to Fox 25’s morning news on Friday, August 27, I wondered why it had been pre-empted by an episode of the Phantom Gourmet. Seriously, I understand that Wakefield wanted to grab the opportunity to showcase itself as a “dining destination,” but Friday’s “Zip Trip” show from Wakefield Common featured enough food […]

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Wakefield author Bob McLaughlin publishes history of ‘Magic Mountain’

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Pleasure Island: 1959-1969

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