Just pass the official half-way mark, Week 9 of the 17 weeks.
I have only one upset, if it is considered an upset, on Monday night.
Enjoy …
Sunday’s games
NEW ENGLAND 27, Miami 20 … Pats will have to earn this one
ATLANTA 38, Washington 17 …. Falcons are in must-win-big mode
CHICAGO 27, Arizona 23 … Could go either [...]
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Friday night at Nicholson Stadium had to be.
I throw out this compliment with the deepest respect one can muster in these parts.
Somewhere right now, the late Larry Klimas is grinning, ear to ear.
His once-proud Methuen High football program is in incredibly competent hands.
Any dissenters to that statement, doubters of Pat Graham and his Methuen High [...]
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Anyone who does any amount of cooking likely has at least a few cookbooks. If you’re my mother, you might have a few hundred. There are some you keep only for one recipe and some that you use on a weekly basis. Many are divided by theme — appetizers and desserts, meat or vegan, Italian [...]
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Name,
In case you missed my last 38 postings, I wanted to be sure you understood. The teams allowed to be ranked on Hector’s blog, by Hector, for readers of Hector are:
Amesbury, Andover, Central, Georgetown, Gr. Lawrence Tech, Haverhill, Lawrence, Londonderry, Methuen, North Andover, North Reading, Pelham, Pentucket, Pinkerton, Salem, Sanborn, Timberlane, Whittier.
Why? Because I said [...]
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If you’re a fan of the Food Network, you’ll want to catch Guy Fieri as he comes to Lowell later this month. The Guy Fieri Roadshow starts its monthlong tour with a stop at Lowell Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $39.50, $49.50, $150, and $250. The auditorium is located at 50 [...]
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Some random thoughts while I wonder how Susanna Hoffs is looking these days …
Sorry Sondra, the song is just sticking in my head.
The news whispers like the wind around the Merrimack Valley. All sides, remember I have nothing to do with this other than report the rumor. Do not ATTACK me.
There is word that a [...]
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Halloween has passed and your jack-o-lantern’s night in the spotlight is over, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy the seasonal taste of pumpkin.
We celebrated Halloween in the newsroom and I found this great pumpkin chili recipe to give a favorite dish a different twist. I was asked how many alarms this chili had [...]
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Andover’s favorite comedian talks about his ups and downs, trials and tribulations here with Broadcasting & Cable magazine.
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1. The countdown to Central Catholic-Billerica has officially begun. Yes, those two don’t play for two weeks, but the MVC large has thing to two teams with Andover’s loss to Dracut. The Raiders and Indians are on a collision course.
2. Let’s say this about Central, the Raiders are resilient. Facing adversity, Central rallied like the [...]
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