Gloucester natives helping Pingree to most successful season in school history The Pingree School football team has gotten used to winning in their short existence as a program.
The program has seen a steady increase in wins each year since the program began in 2005 and this year, they just finished off their best season in school history. At 7-1, good for first place in the Evergreen League's Northeast Division, the Highlanders were selected to play in the Clark/Francis Bowl tomorrow afternoon at Endicott College (1:30 p.m.). Pingree is the only team from the Evergreen League to qualify for the Bowl, which features the top New England Prep School Athletic Conference Schools and even a few schools from New York. Pingree will face off against Brooks Academy of North Andover in the Class C game. Brooks also comes into the game with a 7-1 record....continued
MAC expands business to Gloucester The Manchester Athletic Club is building more than just its members' muscles these days.
The business is expanding into Gloucester which will not only help more Cape Ann residents stay healthy — but help the local economy as well. The new gym located on Whistlestop Way next to the Commuter Rail Station is slated to open in early December and will be known as "MAC Fitness."...continued
Editorial: Council made right call by nixing proposal for meals tax hike Would a .75 percent city hike in the meals tax charged at local restaurants spark an outcry among local diners?
Perhaps not. That level of city "option tax," if you will, would only hike the tax charged by restaurants from the state's 6.25 percent to 7 percent — and that may not sound like a financial dealbreaker....continued
