Meet the Author: Ted Reinstein
Thursday, May 18th at 7pm
Woonsocket Harris LIbrary
303 Clinton Street 

 

Ted Reinstein will be at the Woonsocket Harris Public Library, 303 Clinton Street Woonsocket, on Thursday May 18th at 7pm to talk about his book Wicked Pissed. Come and hear interesting facts about New England's most famous feuds. New England is as dotted with colorful and fascinating feuds as it is with low stone walls and big, red barns. And many of them go back just as far! For instance, did you know that the Breeds and the Bunkers are still fighting over a hill? Or that the revolution is still being fought—by Lexington and Concord?! From the colonial era, through early aviation (CT claims the Wright Bros. are wrong), to Red Sox-Yankees and present-day food fights, Ted Reinstein tells us who’s really “Wicked Pissed” in New England, and why.

 

Since 1995, Ted Reinstein has been a reporter for Boston’s WCVB-TV’s “Chronicle,” the nation’s longest-running locally-produced nightly newsmagazine. He also provides reports and commentary on Sunday mornings for the station’s political roundtable show, “On The Record.” Ted has been a member of the WCVB editorial board since 2010.

 

For more information, call the library at 401-769-9044. This event is free and open to all.

 

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