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Gloucester Photographer Melissa Cox Featured in Exhibit Starting July 2
The works of local photographer Melissa Cox have been selected for a month-long exhibit at BankGloucester in Gloucester starting on Tuesday, July 2. The show will continue through Friday, August 30 in BankGloucester’s main lobby at 160 Main Street in Gloucester. This public showing is a great opportunity to...
Watch: Gloucester’s greasy pole contest remains summer’s craziest competition
Guts, glory, and grease were all present in abundance at the annual highlight of St. Peter's Fiesta on Cape Ann. The worst thing you can do is tiptoe. No, if you want to walk (well, swim) away with the elusive flag in the annual greasy pole competition at St. Peter’s Fiesta in Gloucester, you’ve got to attack that 45-foot slimy protuberance in a full-on sprint.
Local Double Lung Transplant Patient Loses Donations After Charity Shutters
In mid-April, when most Americans were enjoying the warming weather and making summer plans, a 41-year-old charity in Memphis, Tennessee with a mission to provide fundraising support to organ transplant patients shut its doors and closed for good. Here on Cape Ann, Gloucester resident Kathleen “Kathy” Ernest—a 69-year-old grandmother and...
Following Haverhill Drowning and Other Near-Fatal Incidents, DA Tucker Offers Safety Reminders
In light of fatal and near-fatal drownings recently in Haverhill and other area communities, Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker rolled out an appeal Monday for residents to take certain swimming precautions. Tucker reminded residents of all ages not to swim alone. Parents of very young children can help...
Jerod Mayo introducing element at Patriots practice that Bill Belichick avoided
Since Robert Kraft named Jerod Mayo the next head coach of the New England Patriots, there have been high expectations regarding the types of changes he will implement, some of which are long needed. Because Bill Belichick had run things the same way for over twenty years, the idea of...
$1M Lottery Payday: Peabody Man Has Big Plans For Newfound Jackpot
A Peabody man who walked away with a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery said he plans to spend the money on his family. Frederico Sampaio won the seven-figure prize playing the $5 “Double Your Money” scratch-off game. Related: Waltham Winner Has Big Plans For His $1 Mil…
Beacon Hills may help homeowners whose foundations are crumbling
BOSTON - Homeowners across the state who rallied on Beacon Hill asking for help to pay for their crumbling foundations may soon see some relief.Why are foundations crumbling?Thursday night, state senators approved an amendment to the Affordable Housing Act that will create a fund for Massachusetts residents whose foundations are failing. The problem is a natural mineral called pyrrhotite, which eventually causes concrete foundations to crumble - and insurance doesn't cover the costs. The state now mandates quarries to test their product for pyrrhotite."The next step is finding the best methods for funding this effort," State Sen. Peter Durant, R-Spencer,...
Massachusetts gas prices rose from last week: See how much here
State gas prices rose last week and reached an average of $3.46 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, up from last week's price of $3.40 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average fuel price in state has fallen about 4 cents since last month. According...
Healey administration awards $45M to extend broadband infrastructure
FLORIDA — In Florida, a rural town in northwestern Massachusetts, high-speed broadband internet is hard to come by. “Depending on where you live in town, you might have better access to internet,” said Joan Lewis, the town’s administrator. “Sometimes that can prove to be dangerous for our emergency departments.”
IRS commissioner on scams, social media, and his cat
The head of the Internal Revenue Service just wrapped up his first year with the agency and he is on the road. He recently made a stop at our NBC10 Boston studios. “I'm sitting here, getting the word out, as the IRS commissioner urging residents of Massachusetts and beyond to be wary, to be skeptical that scams are on the rise,” he said.
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