“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” – Emma Lazarus, The New Colossus (1883) These familiar words are cast on a plaque at the base of the Statue of…
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Grid Picks: Battered underdog Methuen won’t back down vs. Tewksbury
The challenges continue to mount for Methuen High. A week after losing quarterback Josh Danella to a broke collarbone, the Rangers travel to one of the state’s premier programs, fellow Merrimack Valley Conference power Tewksbury….
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Return of the Vikings!: A revitalized Triton field hockey shuts out Pentucket, has big plans for 2025
BYFIELD — The memories are still there, etched into the history of the Triton field hockey program forever. And, really, we’re not talking about ancient history here. We’re just going back to 2022, when current…
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Senior Day in Peabody
The city of Peabody hosted its annual Senior Day at Brooksby Farm on Wednesday. Local seniors enjoyed a lunch served by municipal workers and local officials, there was live music, and booths with resources for…
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Corner Kicks: Bucchiere scores twice, Burns posts shutout to lead Newburyport to first win
It took a couple of weeks, but the Newburyport boys are now officially in the win column for the 2025 season. Everything seemed to come together on a beautiful Tuesday afternoon, as the Clippers rolled…
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PREP FOOTBALL: Vikings have a new view against Chargers
DANVILLE — After and up and down first three weeks of the season, the Danville football team have more of an hold on what to work on. Danville head coach Marcus Forrest said after Friday’s…
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Sports Roundup: Driend, Rangers give Raiders first loss
Volleyball Methuen 3, Central Catholic 1 In a battle of two of the top teams in the area, the Rangers (6-2) came away with the four-set victory (19-25, 25-17, 25-22, 26-24). Methuen was led by…
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Northern defeats Keyser for fourth consecutive sweep
KEYSER, W.Va. — No. 1 Northern hasn’t lot a set or a match so far, but it’s still a work in progress. After a mistake-filled win over No. 1 Fort Hill on Monday, the Huskies…
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St. Augustine’s Applefest returning to Peru this weekend
PERU — As it does every year, Peru’s famous St. Augustine’s Applefest is back this weekend to help close out summer and usher in fall. The long-time North Country tradition, now in its 47th year,…
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