Article: THE DAYS, THE HAZE OF AUGUST In the city, the young, old make the best of it

It is that time of summer when the sun filters through a thick August haze, the heat barbecues the city pavement and the old-timers head for the taverns for a shot and a beer, a boilermaker.

Up on Meetinghouse Hill in Dorchester, a youth worker leads a half dozen little boys in a game of kickball. The kids run in various directions. Rules of the game do not rule when the players are that young, and only the very young seem able to play such games as the heat and humidity intensify.

Down on Bowdoin Street, two men sweep the sidewalks and gutters. Attached to an iron fence in front of a vacant lot is a sign touting the arrival of the Main Streets Program, the Menino administration's ...

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