Letter to the editor: Article on young Portland snow shovelers brings back fond memories

Bravo to the “Boys on the Hill” (“Windfall from snowfall,” Page A1, Feb. 20). My brother and I went door to door, in the mid-1950s, to shovel after snowstorms in Worcester, Massachusetts. Surprisingly, the pay – even in those days – would buy a movie ticket or two. The story brought back fond memories. Judith […]

Bravo to the “Boys on the Hill” (“Windfall from snowfall,” Page A1, Feb. 20).

My brother and I went door to door, in the mid-1950s, to shovel after snowstorms in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Surprisingly, the pay – even in those days – would buy a movie ticket or two. The story brought back fond memories.

Judith Nelson Farrin

Walpole

Correction: This letter was updated at 10:10 a.m. on March 6 to correct the name of the author.

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