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Article: Battle of the shores; NORTH SHORE ; vs.; SOUTH SHORE; A gentle debate on both sides of Boston: Which coast has the most to boast?; In print

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August 16, 2003
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Jim Watson doesn't have a thing against the North Shore. The Cohasset Hardware Co. owner has taken his boat up there from his lifelong hometown any number of times over the years. The North Shore is a pretty part of the state, Watson allows with a genial nod, but it's not the South Shore.

Up in Marblehead, Betty Hunt agrees that yes, the South Shore is lovely. Then she pauses, not wishing to offend, "but it really can't compare," she added.

It may be Massachusetts' most polite rivalry. Neither shore disses the other like Red Sox and Yankees fans. There are no north-south budget and policy battles in the State House. Neither nurses the chronic sense of grievance that ...

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