Agganis Classics Week kicked off for 2011 with the annual awards breakfast Sunday at Manning Field. Chairman of the Agganis Foundation Board of Directors Thomas Demakis welcomed the gathering to the ceremony. “As good an athlete as Harry Agganis was,…
Month: July 2011
The Agganis Foundation : 56 Years and Going Strong
The Agganis Foundation honoring the late Harry Agganis, arguably the greatest athlete to come out of this city in the 20th century, is celebrating 56 years of honoring athletic excellence and of giving scholarship money to scholar-athletes. The all-star games…
The Dead of Summer
It is the dead of summer, that moment in our lives and in the life of the summer when there is as much summer in front of us as behind us. For those of us who love the heat, who…
Obituaries 07-12-2011
Violet DePaulo Aetna Insurance retiree Violet A. (Ariniello) DePaulo, formerly of Revere and Chelsea, died in Kingston, MA on July 8. She was 87 years old. A retiree of Aetna Insurance Co. of Boston, she was the wife of the…
St. Mary’s High School Students Win Mwra Writing Contest
MWRA is pleased to announce that three students of St. Mary’s High School in Lynn won MWRA’s 30th Annual Writing Contest. Christina Mignosa, grade 9, won Second Place for her essay. Cristian Abarca and Alexandria Fisher, also grade 9, received…
The Fourth of July 2011
July 4 marked the 235th year of American Independence. It is a worthy occasion noting the anniversary of one of the great days in world history. If you are the type who appreciates history, the 235th anniversary of anything is…
Agganis Classics Are Best
There are several reasons that Harry Agganis All-Star Classics Week has become the area’s premier summer sports extravaganza for graduating players, coaches, and fans. One is you get the opportunity to see the best athletes perform for the final time…
Obituaries 07-05-2011
Eugenia Russo Retired Seamstress Eugenia (Capano) Russo of Revere died on June 28 at the Light House Nursing Home. She was 89 years old. A retired seamstress, she was born in Italy, the daughter of the late Luigi and Rosaria…