It started as something of a joke. Jake Thiebeault made a simple statement in passing to Boston Bruins Foundation Coordinator Tommy Comparato and Director of Development Bob Sweeney at a foundation event in October. “Wouldn’t it be awesome if my brother Drew ran the Boston Marathon for you guys?” It seemed like an innocent enough […]
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Siobhan Donovan running to show her strength
Though she’ll run 26.2 miles in the Boston Marathon on Monday, that’s far from the biggest challenge Memorial Middle School teacher Siobhan Donovan will face next week. Battling cancer while training for the run, the 35-year-old was celebrated at the school on Friday.
Thornton tells his story at Fitchburg State
FITCHBURG — There was a time not too terribly long ago that when Shawn Thornton dropped his gloves, it spelled trouble for someone wearing an opposing sweater. With his mitts off Monday, what the former Boston Bruins enforcer brought to Fitchburg State University wasn’t a physical altercation, but rather a candid and honest look into […]
Sky’s the limit for Leominster’s Anderson
Leominster’s Henry Anderson is achieving great things in a short amount of time on the slopes. The nine-year-old Johnny Appleseed School student is in Colorado, ready to compete for a national snowboarding title.
Editorial: Stadium complex’s facelift preserves past, ensures future
Unless of a certain age, spectators at Lowell High School athletic events at Cawley Stadium may have no idea of the historical and sentimental significance attached to that edifice. Built in 1937 in the heart of the Great Depression, it truly represented the heart in many ways of Lowell’s community spirit, a spirit that rose […]
Longtime official Don McGillicuddy passes away after state tournament game
Veteran official Don McGillicuddy was in the process of making a call with 37 seconds left in the game when he collapsed.
