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Archive for September, 2009

Beverly QB Hannable may be back sooner than expected

The Beverly High football team received some great news recently when it was learned that senior quarterback Mark Hannable will be back sooner rather than later.
Hannable, who projected as the team’s starter after passing for 1,250 yards last season, has yet to play this season because of mono.
The initial report was that he would be [...]

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Weekend Warrior Picks, Week 4

Staffer Mike Grenier is on fire, having picked the Weekend Warrior winner two weeks in a row. Jenkins had a great pick with Jordan Smith (6 catches, 96 yards TD) and Matt Williams’ pick was a bust again, but Grenier’s choice last week, Joe Wioncek of Beverly, led his team to a come from behind [...]

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Driscoll, reps. come out for Coakley

Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll and state Reps. Mary Grant of Beverly, Lori Ehrlich of Marblehead and Joyce Spiliotis of Peabody made it official today: They’re backing Attorney General Martha Coakley for the state’s vacant U.S. Senate seat.
Their endorsements were made public today as part of an annoucement by EMILY’s List and the Massachusetts Women’s Political [...]

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Harbormaster to get new boat

A reader sent an e-mail wondering what’s up with the harbormaster’s boat, which is out of the water and “appears to be beyond repair.” Harbormaster Dan McPherson said the boat is out of the water because the summer season is over, and the department is scheduled to get a new boat early next year. The [...]

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Another empty garage?

Gov. Deval Patrick is scheduled to be in downtown Haverhill this afternoon to make an announcement regarding a new commuter rail parking facility.
The MBTA continues to build these structures in places where they’re not really needed (Lynn, Lawrence), while the busiest station in the commuter rail system, Salem’s, remains without adequate parking.
Maybe that’s the secret: [...]

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New fire truck on the way

For an early look at the new fire truck that’s scheduled to arrive in Beverly next month, check out out the Beverly Fire Department web site. The truck costs about $900,000, according to Mayor Scanlon.

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But how will it play in Peabody?

There’s word today that President Obama is in favor of a longer school day. Wonder whether he checked first with the Peabody School Committee which seems curiously proud of the fact its schools have one of the shortest days in the commonwealth.

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Good new for SSC, ‘megavoke’

Look for some positive news soon regarding construction of a new library at Salem State College and funding for a new regional vocational school.
The Patrick administration has reportedly given its endorsement to both projects in the new capital spending plan to be unveiled soon.
Building a replacement for the library shuttered recently due to structural problems, [...]

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A snapshot look at this weekend’s football games

We couldn’t squeeze this into Friday’s newspaper, so here’s a capsule look at each of this weekend’s North Shore football matchups, starting with tonight’s games:
Intent on proving it’s a serious contender in 2009, Marblehead faces its first test against one of the Northeastern Conference’s big boys when Lynn Classical comes to Piper Field (7 p.m.). [...]

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Councilor wants Taft visits remembered

President William Howard Taft’s summer stays in Beverly  — including his dedication of the Cabot Street YMCA in 1911 (right) — got quite a bit of attention over the summer with a new documentary by James Maroney and John Burke.
Now Councilor-at-large Bill Coughlin wants the Taft visits commemorated with a plaque at Lynch Park. Coughlin [...]

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