A 7-year hitch, and now bye?

In the dark basement of the Montserrat Aspirers Club in Dorchester, elderly men played dominoes on a Friday night. Their younger counterparts inched shyly toward well-dressed women sipping Courvoisier at the bar. The food was good, the conversation flowing and there was no hint that in a couple of months, some of the regulars might be gone. (Full article: 1007 words)

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