Should residents of Hyannis Port, Ma really mourn the death of Ted Kennedy?
Flags flew at half-mast and flowers were left outside the Kennedy compound Wednesday morning as Hyannis Port neighbors mourned the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy. Anna Griswald, 39, arrived with her bouquet and balloons hours after she heard the inevitable but still sad news. “I was shocked,” she said. “Nothing can prepare you for this. The Kennedys are such an important part of our life here in Cape Cod and Massachusetts. “Everyone here is in a daze.” Griswald – a brain cancer survivor – recalled running into the 77-year-old senator several times in the neighborhood. “The senator had a larger than life aura, but still came across as down to earth,” she said. “He will be missed greatly.” Houses in Hyannis Port flew their flags at half-mast to honor Kennedy, who died nearby in the well-known family compound. Next-door neighbors Sam and Janie Barber knew Kennedy as an old pal, not a politician. They sensed the end was near when police cars arrived at the compound around 6 p.m. Tuesday. “Te
Flags flew at half-mast and flowers were left outside the Kennedy compound Wednesday morning as Hyannis Port neighbors mourned the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy. Anna Griswald, 39, arrived with her bouquet and balloons hours after she heard the inevitable but still sad news. “I was shocked,” she said. “Nothing can prepare you for this. The Kennedys are such an important part of our life here in Cape Cod and Massachusetts. “Everyone here is in a daze.” Griswald – a brain cancer survivor – recalled running into the 77-year-old senator several times in the neighborhood. “The senator had a larger than life aura, but still came across as down to earth,” she said. “He will be missed greatly.” Houses in Hyannis Port flew their flags at half-mast to honor Kennedy, who died nearby in the well-known family compound. Next-door neighbors Sam and Janie Barber knew Kennedy as an old pal, not a politician. They sensed the end was near when police cars arrived at the compound around 6 p.m. Tuesday. “Te
