Gloucester Alumni

By Matt Langone , Sports editor
Gloucester Daily Times

Just how big was the Gloucester football team's 26-22 comeback victory last Friday night against Lynn Classical?   Read more »

I met Mr. Hendrickson for the first time in the summer of 1994. I was 9, he was 81.

It was the beginning of the summer and of the six-week Gloucester-run golf program. My mom and I arrived at the O'Maley track at 9 a.m. in the sweltering heat to find Mr. Hendrickson, the instructor. He was tiny, about 5-feet, with a white polo shirt and a low, throaty voice.   Read more »

John D. Hendrickson, 93, husband of the late Annie K. (Walsh) Hendrickson, of Gloucester, passed away at his residence on Monday, Sept. 24, 2007.

John was born in Gloucester, April 21, 1914, the son of the late John and Mary (Hill) Hendrickson.

He graduated from Gloucester High School and later entered into the U.S. Army, serving during World War II.   Read more »

Keep the ball in play, and hit fairways and greens.

It seems pretty simple. But those are the attributes that are essential for any successful golfer, and also the attributes that make golf so frustrating for the average person.   Read more »

By Nick Curcuru
Correspondent

One of the most essential skills that a student-athlete must possess is the ability to balance their school work and athletics. Gloucester Girls Cross Country Captain Avery McNiff has to balance all of that and a lot more.he senior has homework and practice just like all other student-athletes. But McNiff is also the President of the class of 2008 and the Secretary of the National Honor Society.

McNiff admits that balancing all four tasks can be tough, but she has no regrets.   Read more »

Douglas A. Moser
Staff Writer Gloucester Daily Times

The man who led the high school's Junior ROTC program from 1996 to 2005 is returning to fill the recently-vacated top spot.   Read more »

His professional achievements alone were enough to assure the deep, wide maw created in the advertising world when Gloucester-raised Ray Welch left it and the rest of the world two weeks ago.

He was silenced in his 69th year for the first and only time, by cancer.   Read more »

Peter K. Prybot, Staff Writer
Gloucester Daily Times

Getting from here to there often is an interesting tale. A Gloucester High School Class of 2007 graduate just read from and signed copies of her first book of poetry.

“Yellow white ...”   Read more »

By Christina Morais , Staff writer
Gloucester Daily Times

For Anthony J. Parisi, bringing the USS The Sullivans to his hometown for St. Peter's Fiesta as commanding officer is a dream come true.

Born and raised in Gloucester, the 19-year Navy veteran remembers selling sodas and souvenirs with family at the Fiesta during the summers of his childhood.   Read more »

Gloucester High has had its share of high school athletes earn indoor track & field All-America honors since 1998. An athlete earns All-America status for placing in the top six at the National Scholastic Track & Field Championships.

Year Athlete Event

2007 Liam Anastasia-Murphy Distance Medley

2007 Jon Francis Distance Medley

2007 David Brooks Distance Medley   Read more »