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Harbor camp offers refreshing break

City youths thrive with support staff

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By Brian R. Ballou
Globe Staff / August 20, 2010

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Shaquil Wilkie thought going to Camp Harbor View for a month three years ago was a bad idea, that it would take time away from hanging out on the streets. But he went anyway, at the behest of his grandmother, bringing along his red bandana as a silent symbol of defiance and allegiance to his gang. (Full article: 613 words)

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