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00000177-ba84-d5f4-a5ff-bbfc9baa0000Ways of Life airs every second Monday at 8:40am and 5:45pm.Our series Ways of Life is A collection of stories about people who live down the street... our neighbors: Fishermen, scientists, craftspeople, recovering addicts, surgeons, dog rescuers, motorcycle gang members, nursing home residents, musicians, the homeless, kid athletes, social activists, and all the others who share this place.Each portrait becomes part of the surprising, interwoven tapestry of our lives together here on the Cape, Coast and Islands. Ways of Life is edited by Jay Allison and produced by our production partners at Atlantic Public Media Ways of Life is made possible by The Circle of Ten, ten local businesses and organizations committed to local programming on WCAI.

Don't Throw Away Those Roller Skates

By Robin Miniter

Published July 23, 2018 at 7:45 AM EDT

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When was the last time you laced up a pair of quad skates? You better hurry: roller rinks across America are closing. The rink in Taunton was almost one of them. But there’s good news: life-long skating fanatic Forrest Welling came along to save it. That was three years ago. Since taking the place over he’s been determined to keep the doors open, and to keep skating.

Interested in lacing up your own skates? You can visit Forrest’s Family Fun Center at 1 Lawton Ave. in Taunton. This piece came to us through our production partners at Atlantic Public Media through their media training program, The Transom Story Workshop in Woods Hole. Robin is a graduate from the workshop - you can find out more about the program at Transom.org.

Recording sound inside the rink

Credit Avery Thompson