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I have already set up appearences at Burlington, Natick, Milton, Dover, Reading, and Swampscott Councils on Aging for “Memorable Red Sox Opening Days!!” in April…I hope to see you there!</strong></em></p> <p><img decoding="async" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3386" src="https://bostonbaseballhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Herb-2-trophies-Nov2016-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://bostonbaseballhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Herb-2-trophies-Nov2016-66x66.jpg 66w, https://bostonbaseballhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Herb-2-trophies-Nov2016-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Thanks to The Villages Red Sox Fan Club for January 30, 2025!' data-link='https://bostonbaseballhistory.com/herb-crehan-speaks-for-hull-coa-on-july-24-at-10-am/' data-app-id-name='post_below_content'></div><div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='recommendations' data-title='Thanks to The Villages Red Sox Fan Club for January 30, 2025!' data-link='https://bostonbaseballhistory.com/herb-crehan-speaks-for-hull-coa-on-july-24-at-10-am/' data-app-id-name='post_below_content'></div> </div> <div class="fusion-meta-info"><div class="fusion-meta-info-wrapper">By <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="https://bostonbaseballhistory.com/author/hcrehan59/" title="Posts by Herb Crehan" rel="author">Herb Crehan</a></span></span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2025-02-14T08:19:54-05:00</span><span>February 14th, 2025</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://bostonbaseballhistory.com/category/boston-baseball-history/" rel="category tag">Boston Baseball History</a><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span><span class="fusion-comments"><a href="https://bostonbaseballhistory.com/herb-crehan-speaks-for-hull-coa-on-july-24-at-10-am/#comments">1 Comment</a></span></div></div> <section class="about-author"> <div class="fusion-title fusion-title-size-two sep-" style="margin-top:0%;margin-bottom:30px;"> <h2 class="title-heading-left" style="margin:0;"> About the Author: <a href="https://bostonbaseballhistory.com/author/hcrehan59/" title="Posts by Herb Crehan" rel="author">Herb Crehan</a> </h2> <span class="awb-title-spacer"></span> <div class="title-sep-container"> <div class="title-sep sep-"></div> </div> </div> <div class="about-author-container"> <div class="avatar"> </div> <div class="description"> Herb Crehan is in his 29th season as a Contributing Writer and MC of Red Sox public service presentations. Herb has written more than 150 feature articles for RED SOX MAGAZINE. He has authored three books on the Red Sox, including The Impossible Dream 1967 Red Sox: Birth of Red Sox Nation, which was released in November 2016, and contributed to five others. He speaks frequently in the Boston area on Red Sox history. He is the publisher of this website, which is dedicated to the preservation of Boston baseball history. He speaks frequently on Red Sox history at Councils On Aging and community organizations. Comments and suggestions for future articles may be submitted at his website. </div> </div> </section> <div id="comments" class="comments-container"> <div class="fusion-title fusion-title-size-two sep-" style="margin-top:0%;margin-bottom:30px;"> <h2 class="title-heading-left" style="margin:0;"> One Comment </h2> <span class="awb-title-spacer"></span> <div class="title-sep-container"> <div class="title-sep sep-"></div> </div> </div> <ol class="comment-list commentlist"> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="comment-63053"> <div class="the-comment"> <div class="avatar"></div> <div class="comment-box"> <div class="comment-author meta"> <strong>Helen Keefe Marcella Prasso</strong> July 19, 2024 at 10:17 pm<a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='https://bostonbaseballhistory.com/herb-crehan-speaks-for-hull-coa-on-july-24-at-10-am/?replytocom=63053#respond' data-commentid="63053" data-postid="4776" data-belowelement="comment-63053" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Helen Keefe Marcella Prasso" aria-label='Reply to Helen Keefe Marcella Prasso'> - Reply</a> </div> <div class="comment-text"> <p>I’m headed up July 29 for a month; I’m SO SORRY i’ll miss it. 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