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Porter Gaud tops Northwood 21-7 for first championship appearance since 2016
By Neill Kirkpatrick Special to the HSSR Charleston – Behind JJ Fludd’s two touchdown and two interceptions the Porter Gaud Cyclones are headed to the SCISA AAAA state championship game for the first time after knocking off area rival Northwood Academy 21-7. Fludd told the HSSR after the game, “I just try to play what is in front of me. I just got to be a dawg.
‘It’s out of control’: Salem seeks solution to homeless encampment
The Boston Globe SALEM — The encampment sprangup nearly a year ago on the manicured Harbor Walk, next to a playground, just across the South River from a brewery, in the heart of downtown. It was just a few tents at first, but now up to two dozen people occupy a narrow stretch of city land adjacent to a Wendy’s parking lot.
Nothing screams North Shore like getting lost at the Cummings Center
The Boston Globe BEVERLY — Jill LeGrow had eight minutes to get to a doctor’s appointment, and things were not looking good. “Here’s L, and that’s E, then over here it goes from L to Q, but I need G. Where is G?” she exclaimed, pointing at signs on the outside of a massive building. “Make it make sense!” LeGrow shouted at a reporter, who was of no use whatsoever.
Deaths of two divers have Cape Ann scuba community asking questions
The Boston Globe Richard Brady and Alan Leao were known as skilled divers who were familiar with the coast of Cape Ann. So their deaths earlier this month have touched off not just grief, but bewilderment: How could both men have perished on an easy dive just off a shallow beach in Rockport? Brady, 78, of Hampton, N.H., and Leao, 75, of Pepperell, died Oct. 4 during a routine dive in a spot whose relative ease has made it a favorite of scuba shops taking beginners on their first dives in the ocean.
Newburyport took hundreds of prime waterfront parking spots to expand a park, prompting a major controversy
The Boston Globe NEWBURYPORT — Andy Port was walking along the waterfront on a recent afternoon, just next to the construction site in Market Landing Park that is the center of a major controversy brewing in this city, when he found himself cornered by four exasperated residents. “You’re taking too much!” a man complained to Port, the city’s director of planning and development. “Nobody uses the green space we already have,” a woman lamented.
Long Beach in Rockport is a summer paradise. It may also be a climate disaster waiting to happen.
The Boston Globe On a dune in Rockport sit 152 summer cottages, built behind an aging seawall, on land owned by the town. With their leases expiring and storm surges rising, many are asking if it’s time to start the retreat. By Billy Baker, The Boston Globe updated on August 8, 2023 | 3:51 PM ROCKPORT — This time of year, life at Long Beach is easy. Kids splash in ankle-high waves. Adults sit with their toes in the sand, enjoying a book or a cold beverage.
Striped bass are in trouble again. Can an emergency measure save them?
May 24, 2023 — To understand the emergency catch limitsbeing rushed into place for recreational anglers who chase striped bass — by far the most popular saltwater fish in the Northeast andthe centerpiece of a multibillion-dollar industry — you have to understand “the slot” and how the “class of 2015″ is swimming right into it. The slot refers to thesize range of fish an angler is allowed to keep.
Andrew’s Point in Rockport has long been open to the public. Now, an oceanfront homeowner is suing to end that.
The Boston Globe By Billy Baker, The Boston Globe updated on March 23, 2023 | 10:11 AM ROCKPORT — “There it is,” John Penaloza said as he reached the end of a public foot path leading to a majestic stretch of coast known as Andrew’s Point. But he was not referring to the giant boulders or the rocky ledges, the crashing waves or the circling sea birds. No, he was pointing at a sign posted by the property owner that read: “Private Property. No sitting or climbing on rocks.
Friendship deep dive (Part 1)
Every year, I try to read several books on one subject I’m particularly interested in. One area for me has been friendship, which I’ve read 6-ish books about over the last 6 months. I chose it as a topic given 1) it’s really important and 2) is something I don’t feel I have a ton of time for - as a midcareer father to young kids, most of my waking hours are accounted for.
High School Sports Report Sweet 16 Polls (January 13)
By Billy Baker • 24 Jan, 2023 • An Inside Look At 2022-23 HSSR Miss Basketball Milaysia Fulwiley By Billy G. Baker Publisher Columbia — On the way to securing “generational” status as an athlete in any sport, embracing the struggle that starts the long and enduring process towards excellence is the first hurdle of many hurdles, in your journey to becoming the best-of-the-best in your beloved sport.
Barnwell Wins 34-28 in Come-from-Behind Showdown with Woodland
By Billy G. Baker Publisher Barnwell—No doubt the Woodland Wolverines came into Barnwell with every intention of winning the region showdown, and a 20-14 lead at the half things appeared to be headed in that direction.
‘Bizarro World’ - The Boston Globe
That’s what my wife and I entered when we drove up to an arcade in Weirs Beach, New Hampshire, where she would attempt to break an official world record in the classic video game Tetris. By Billy Baker | August 19, 2007 Andrew Gardikis is a 17-year-old kid from Quincy with a shaggy mop of dirty blond hair and a long, lanky frame that he’s still growing into.
No. 1 Dutch Fork blows out No. 10 Chapin 69-21
CHAPIN -- At this point, not much surprises Dutch Fork football head coach Tom Knotts. His Silver Foxes squad ran its unbeaten streak to 56 games with a dominating 69-21 victory over Chapin at a soggy Cecil Woolbright Field on Friday. They’ve done it with an offense that is clicking about as well as it has in marching to five straight state championships.
Lexington rallies to beat River Bluff 21-20
By From staff reports • 29 Sep, 2021 • AAAAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK Zyeir Gamble Sumter 3 INT, 2 INT TD Returns, 3 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 PBU, 3 KO returns for 36 yards, 1 punt return for 8 yards, 1 punt for 39 yards, 2 carries, 12 yards AAAAA Malik McKinzie Sumter 11 tackles, 1.5 TFL Monteque Rheames Sumter 9 tackles, 1 sack, 4.5 TFL Jabari Tiller Sumter 7 tackles, 5 TFL, 1 PBU Jayden Bradford Chapin 18-30, 180 yards, 1 TD Jarvis Green Dutch Fork 11 rushes, 118 yards, 2 TD Davin Patterson Dutch Fork...
Excerpt: Billy Baker's 'We Need to Hang Out: A Memoir of Making Friends'
Let’s start with the moment I realized I was already a loser, which was just after I was more or less told that I was destined to become one. I had been summoned to a magazine editor’s office with one of the oldest lies in journalism: “We have a story we think you’d be perfect for.” This is how editors talk when they’re about to try to con you into doing something you won’t want to do. The lie remains in circulation because it works well on the right sort of ego.
I may not be cut out for ice fishing. Or ice drinking.
I may not be cut out for ice fishing. Or ice drinking. Two days inside the gong show that is the massive ice fishing derby on Lake Winnipesaukee LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H. — The only thing I really knew about Captain Bob — besides the fact that his ice fishing bob house is so elaborate that it has been called the Bob Mahal — is that he was not the least bit concerned about crashing through the ice. That made one of us.
Why Middle-Aged Men Have Trouble Sustaining Friendships
Let’s start with the moment I realized I was already a loser, which was just after I was more or less told that I was destined to become one. I had been summoned to a magazine editor’s office with one of the oldest lies in journalism: “We have a story we think you’d be perfect for.” This is how editors talk when they’re about to try to con you into doing something you won’t want to do. The lie remains in circulation because it works well on the right sort of ego.
Team USA comes home to Minnesota
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Planting flags, hanging wreaths, and learning lessons
© John Tlumacki/Globe Staff JROTC student Angel Clarke finished up the flowers on a Memorial Day wreath she was making in a classroom at the Community Academy of Science and Health. James Kelly is the sort of guy whose lips, legs, and arms are always moving, and they move at frenetic speed as Memorial Day nears, because that means something to Sergeant Major Kelly.
Smelly clothes from Gloucester fishermen take over city
GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — There is an old saying in Gloucester that fish smells like money.It's a great saying, rich with optimism and fantastically unapologetic in its attempt to cover up the olfactory truth — fish smells like fish.Which is why the town proud to be called America's oldest seaport may also have America's oldest laundry problem. They that go down to the sea in ships come back with disgusting clothes.
61 Things the Robots Can Do Now
Jibo is the world's first family robot. Some say it's too human. Some say it's not human enough. But the MIT roboticist who created it says...
This Robot Means the End of Being Alone
old-growth trees, a gorgeous home at the end of a long driveway off a shaded street off a winding road. Farmhouses dating to the Revolutionary War sit at the edge of hilly meadows. The roboticist strolls across the lawn wearing a simple blue dress, the lush grass cool under her bare feet.
High School Sports Report
HSSR SC Top 125 Players (As Of July, 10 2014) (Class of 2015: These Players Are Highly Requested For Media Day Sunday July, 13 at USC in Columbia Starting At I P.M ( Note: Any Varsity Player, any grade can attend with approval from your high school coach) Any questions about media day or this prospect list call Billy G. Baker at 843-200-9555. This list is revised every two weeks between now and the start of the season in late August.
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