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Friends, family recall Bennie ‘Motown Man’ Johnson
In this file photo from June 6, 2019, Bennie Johnson and Linda Grosberg, both of whom had lived for over seven years at the now-razed Amherst Motel apartments, talk about their community at the former Northampton Road complex. Residents had received “notices to quit,” or vacate, by July 1, 2019, as the property was slated for demolition and redevelopment as the Aspen Heights apartments. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
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In this file photo from June 6, 2019, Bennie Johnson and Linda Grosberg, seated, are shown outside the now-razed Amherst Motel on Northampton Road. Residents of the complex had received “notices to quit,” or vacate, by July 1, 2019, as the property was slated for demolition and redevelopment as the Aspen Heights apartments. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO ....

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