The Topeka Capital-Journal has a story about a ceremony honoring the 53 soldiers from Fort Riley who have been killed in Iraq or Afghanistan.
One of those soldiers was Stephen Fortunato of Beverly. His father, Richard, is quoted in the story.
The Salina Journal also has a story.
Archive for July, 2009
As if he didn’t have enough on his plate these days, it appears Gov. Patrick is gunning for MBTA general manager Dan Grabauskas.
The Ipswich resident has done a creditable job with what is one of the most-difficult-to-manage transit agencies in the country. But he’s a Republican, and worse, one who speaks his mind.
Nor does he [...]
During his May 21 appearance at Marblehead High School, Gov. Patrick raised many eyebrows with his sly statement that there would be major news regarding the future of Salem Harbor Station within “a couple of weeks.”
Insiders said the governor was premature in his announcement, but there have been hints that some kind of deal was [...]
Though her city would arguably be one of the major beneficiaries, yet has done relatively little to advance the project, Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk continues to make life difficult for those advocating the establishment of a new, regional vocational school.
The Gloucester Daily Times reports today that Kirk is trying to enlist her colleagues from Salem, [...]
There should be an interesting meeting at the library tonight when State Rep. Mary Grant speaks to Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility, the group that opposed last year’s proposed override. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Came across a nugget in a recent column by Adam Wodon over at CollegeHockeyNews.com that might be of interest to local puck nuts.
On the subject of Brown University’s head coaching search, Wodon writes: “Billy Gilligan, another former Brown player, was an assistant at Massachusetts before leaving to be a head coach in Europe (Austria). Brown [...]
Peabody vs. Saugus for Thanksgiving confirmed
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What was first rumored as far back as February is now official, according to the Peabody High football team’s Web site: The Tanners and Saugus Sachems will renew their Thanksgiving rivalry this fall.
Once the NEC directed teams in its Small division to face at least three teams from the Large division every season, the renewal [...]
Spotted Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll’s name in in Tuesday’s edition of USA Today.
She was among 450 municipal chief executives from throughout the country (other locals included the mayors of Amesbury, Newburyport and Lawrence) who signed onto a full-page ad urging the U.S. Senate to reject an amendment that would make licenses to carry a concealed [...]
Here’s perhaps the single most important ingredient that made Salem chief Bob St. Pierre’s police department different from so many others:
In Salem if a police officer gets into trouble, he or she knows there are going to be consequences. In too many other departments, if an officer gets out of line, the first instinct on [...]
Locals who watched Tom Watson’s heartbreaking loss at the British Open today may have recognized the man on his bag.
Caddie Neil Oxman was a former staffer to former Senate President Kevin Harrington of Salem and has many friends in local Democratic circles. He was among those in attendance at Harrington’s funeral at Immaculate Conception Church [...]
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