Football’s all in the family for Lynn’s James Guy Jr.
DANVERS — The old Guy came to watch the young Guy play Thursday, as he’s done through most of the boy’s life. And to say the least, the old Guy... Read more.
Item Santa: GE is a real Good Neighbor
Fund drives such as the Item Santa’s need a lot of community involvement if they’re to succeed. Nobody knows that more than the employees at General... Read more.
St. John’s blanks rival Xaverian in dominant performance
DANVERS — A flock of angry Eagles swarmed Fred Glatz Field Thursday morning, and it wasn’t to celebrate coach Brian St. Pierre’s 40th birthday.... Read more.
Defense built the momentum that KIPP needed for a Thanksgiving win
LYNN — The ebbs and flows of athletic events hardly ever take place in running time. Sometimes, turning points can happen as early as the first quarter. ... Read more.
Item Santa: Celebrating a legacy
Maureen Tucker made it clear when she was about to die: she wanted to make sure that any contributions people made in her memory be directed to the Item Santa Fund.... Read more.
Lynn football, cheerleading captains honored at 99th annual luncheon
LYNN — Over a decade ago, the captain’s luncheon that honors the principal players of Lynn’s Thanksgiving Day football games was in some trouble.... Read more.
Myron Stone: The man who brought the Jaurons to Swampscott
MARBLEHEAD — For someone who never played a down of football in his life, Swampscott’s Myron Stone looms large in the legend of the Big Blue. Back in the... Read more.
Swampscott, Marblehead kick-off Thanksgiving week with Old Timers’ dinner
MARBLEHEAD — The state of health of football in general was the theme of the night for the 58th annual Swampscott-Marblehead Old Timers’ Dinner at the... Read more.
Seeking a better life
One of the sadder stories about immigration is how often — and for how long — families have been separated so that moms or dads could come to the United... Read more.
Item Santa makes his return
Today begins the 53rd year of the Item Santa drive. We usually do this the day after Thanksgiving, but because this year the holiday falls so late in the month,... Read more.