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Bates will prep at Kimball Union

Andrew Bates of Marblehead, who had a terrific senior season playing hockey at St. Mary’s of Lynn, has decided to take his talents to Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, N.H.
A good-sized forward who skates well and possesses both skills and a physical edge to his game, Bates was accepted into all four prep schools he [...]

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True Hall of Famers

Sunday’s opening ceremonies for Beverly Little League will feature the induction of Eddie Anderson, Herb Schlegel and Silvio Salvanelli into the Beverly Little League Hall of Fame.
It will be a bittersweet moment for anyone who knew Eddie, who passed away three years ago, one day before his 62nd birthday. I coached with Eddie in the [...]

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President has competition

A Suffolk University/7News poll released this week indicated President Obama is still viewed very favorably by most voters in the state. His
favorability ratings were exceeeded only by those of First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Obama received particularly high marks for his handling of foreign affairs.
What do people like least about the [...]

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Bub named new Fenwick soccer coach

Bishop Fenwick is staying in-house by naming Andrew Bub its new boys head soccer coach.
A teacher at Fenwick, Bub — who coached with the Crusaders’ girls soccer program the last three seasons — takes over for the highly regarded David Mitchell.
Bub also coaches the Fenwick boys and girls ski teams during the winter season.

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They feel our pain

Nice gesture by members of the Massachusetts Senate this week, offering to take unpaid furloughs of between three and five days to save the state some money.
Their House counterparts might want to consider something similar given the outrage their proposed increase in the sales tax is generating.
I understand some representatives are asking their local officials [...]

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Bills ink Nick Hennessey

A Falcon was looking for a place to showcase his skills, and as it turns out an old Northeastern Conference rival has delivered the goods.
Danvers’ Nick Hennessey has agreed to a rookie free agent contract with the Buffalo Bills, coached by Swampscott’s Dick Jauron, according to Colgate.
A consensus All-American at the Football Championship Subdivision as [...]

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Little League’s indoor sports facility

Here’s a computer-generated image of the proposed indoor sports facility that Beverly Little League would like to build at Harry Ball Field.
The building is 121-feet, 4-inches long by 106-feet, 8-inches wide. Two bullpens/batting cages would be located on the second floor on a mezzanine overlooking a practice field on the first floor. The first floor [...]

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Hennessey goes undrafted

The seven rounds and 200-some picks of the NFL draft are complete, and Danvers native Nick Hennessey was not one of the prospects selected in annual bonanza of collegiate talent.
The consensus FCS All-America tackle out of Colgate is probably on the phone with free agent suitors as we type, and we’ll have our eyes on [...]

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Another Obama win

The White House continues to maintain a winning record as  President Obama approaches his first 100 days in office Wednesday.
The latest reason for cheering: Democrat Scott Murphy’s win in the special election for the New York House seat vacated by Kristen Gillibrand when she was appointed to fill Hillary Clinton’s U.S. Senate seat. Murphy, making [...]

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Ipswich ace Desmond pulled from game with injury

It was supposed to be a happy day for Ipswich High pitching ace Kerry Desmond Friday as she made her first start since suffering minor injuries in a car accident last weekend.
However, Ipswich coach Doug Woodworth had to yank Desmond in the third inning of a 9-7 win over Masconomet due to a shoulder [...]

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