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BOYS TOWN, Neb. — In a large Tudor-style house on a quiet, well-kept cul-de-sac, Daniel Ocanto, 17, proudly shows a visitor his bedroom. Shy yet articulate, he talks about his love of classic ...
OMAHA, Neb. — It's a boys' club again — at least in name. Seven years after changing its name to Girls and Boys Town, the iconic home for wayward children has dropped "Girls" from its name ...
BOYS TOWN, Neb. — Boys Town, the home for troubled youth immortalized in a Hollywood movie, wants to change its name to Girls and Boys Town. The school announced Friday that the 83-year-old ...
Boys Town in Omaha is celebrating its 45th anniversary of welcoming girls to their campus, and many women say their experience there was "life-changing." ...
The Omaha Archdiocese is launching a campaign for sainthood for Father Edward J. Flanagan, the Catholic priest who founded Boys Town and whose story was immortalized by an Academy Award-winning movie.
Boys Town's Trabuco Canyon location closed in 2017, and Stone Building Corporation purchased the 80 acres. Then, the company put 12 acres, where the homes are, up for bid to Orange County charities.