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Northshore October 2025
When John Halsey tells his wife that he’ll be at church on Sunday, she knows exactly what he means: It’s not a building, but an impossibly green plot of land in the heart of Reading, where he is the owner and general manager of the Reading Bulldogs. On one warm Sunday in June, Halsey is tidying up a particular piece of his "church"; a small stretch of dirt running from first base to second base. He’s also playing the part of groundskeeper—dragging the infield, painting lines, and trimming the grass—making sure his church (his "pride and joy") is in pristine condition before the first pitch is thrown. It&rsquo
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