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Granite Chin Promotions signs 2024 N.E. Golden Glove Champion “Showtime” Shea Willcox
To make Pro debut on Sept. 13 in Bridgewater, Mass. Granite Chin Promotions (GCP) has announced the signing of Everett junior welterweight “Showtime” Shea Willcox, a 2024 New England Golden Gloves Champion, to an exclusive promotional contract. He is scheduled to make his pro debut on September 13 in a GCP show in Bridgewater, Mass. The 22-year-old Willcox, who was a member of two of Everett High’s Super Bowl, Division One, football championship teams, was also selected as the “Most Outstanding Boxer” at this past February’s New England Golden Gloves Championships. He also was a 2018 Rocky Marciano Tournament Champion.
Meet Mirror-Spectator Intern John Gigian
WATERTOWN — Every summer the Armenian Mirror-Spectator hires an intern. The interns receive a stipend from the Armenian Students’ Association. This year, the intern is John Gigian. Gigian is about to start his senior year at UMass Amherst, where he is a journalism and history major. He is...
A Ukulele Club In Somerville Brings Together Players Of All Ages
SOMERVILLE, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — For those who are looking to pick up a new instrument, there’s a new club in Somerville that can help you achieve that goal. “It’s really hard to take yourself too seriously when you’re playing the ukulele,” said John Soares, one of the leaders of the Strummerville Ukulele Club.
Bridging technology and an older generation together
EVERETT – New technology can be hard to navigate. Once, the country was agrarian in nature with an agriculture-based economy and society. Then came the Industrial Age with its factories and urban centers. Now we live in the Information Age full of an ever-changing line of apps, devices and platforms for communication and media consumption.
Crimson Tide football begins practice for the 2023 campaign on Aug. 16
Second-year coach Justin Flores schedules three non-league powerhouses to improve chances for the postseason. Summer vacation is almost over for head coach Justin Flores and his Everett High School football team. Flores, the Crimson Tide’s second year coach, will be welcoming his players back to the field for the first official day of practice on Aug. 16.
Update: Energy Prices and Heat Pumps
Winter is long gone and the heat of summer is with us. The challenges of climate change and what to do about it continue, especially in this wacky election year. As a Lexington HeatSmart Advisor, I continue to field numerous questions on electrification, electricity prices and heat pumps. Here’s a heat pump update as we (too quickly) approach fall and winter:
State Police ID MA, NJ Women Killed In Charles County Crash, VA Victim Airlifted To Hospital
On Thursday, police said that Norma Matthews, 81, of Lowell, Massachusetts, and Virginia Licata, 86, of Blackwood, NJ, have been identified as the pair killed in a crash on July 24 that shut down Route 301 for hours. The other driver, King George, Virginia resident Caitlynn Connell, 28, was also...
Suspected child murderer Demiko Fox arrested in New Hampshire, U.S. Marshals say
A man accused of killing a 7-year-old girl in Washington state in April was arrested by law enforcement in New Hampshire Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Demiko Fox, 22, is facing a charge of second-degree murder in the death of a girl who was in his care...
Fisherman caught with oversized stripers in NH; planned to sell them in Mass.
Tips from anglers fishing along New Castle and Rye Tuesday afternoon led to authorities busting a fisherman's alleged scheme to illegally keep 14 oversized striped bass and sell the fish in Massachusetts. New Hampshire Fish and Game’s Law Enforcement Division and Operation Game Thief announced Wednesday the Massachusetts man admitted to his plan after being caught by Portsmouth police Tuesday. ...
Will Joe Biden supporters in New Hampshire back Kamala Harris?
SALEM, NH - As Democratic support consolidates around Vice President Kamala Harris, Granite Staters are now weighing whether they want her to be the next President of the United States. "Honestly, it's just, it's a lot," one voter in Bedford told WBZ. "I honestly feel like we need to have a bigger pool to choose from," another said.Poll showed Trump ahead after debate Less than a month ago, the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm's College conducted a post-debate poll finding former President Donald Trump two points ahead of President Joe Biden among Granite State voters. But a...
Family of murdered Lowell man cheers in court as temple shooting suspect held on no bail
“He doesn’t deserve to be out on the streets. He doesn’t deserve to be walking around while my brother is getting ready to get buried,” said Jose Ortiz’s sister, Sasha Rivera.
FEMA adds Grafton County to major disaster declaration for New Hampshire
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has added Grafton County to a major disaster declaration made earlier this month over an April nor’easter in New Hampshire, the governor announced Tuesday. It was added after additional preliminary damage assessments “found enough damage to reach the County’s predetermined disaster declaration threshold,” Gov. Chris Sununu’s office said in a […]
Boxford Summer Fest set for Saturday
Described as “Boxford’s best kept secret,” the town’s annual Summer Fest will be held on Saturday, July 27. As with all good events, admission is free and will include live music, including the popular 12 Barz Band (www.12barzband.com) Brown and Budnick Meats, the Ipswich Ale Tapmobile...
Nine River Hawks Named to IWLCA Honor Roll
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. - Nine members of the UMass Lowell women's lacrosse team were named to the 2024 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Honor Roll, as announced by the association on Wednesday afternoon. Graduate students Caroline Klim (Wrentham, Mass.) and Julia Napolitano (Oakdale, N.Y.), seniors Rylee Kelly (Harwood, Md.) and...
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