Allison spreading word on do’s (pitching) and don’ts (drugs)
By Maureen Mullen / Boston Globe PHOTO: Jeff Allison (right) has found another calling in teaching youth baseball and talking about the...
Medford High football stuck in loss column
By Maureen Mullen / Boston Globe PHOTO: Jason Nascimento (kneeling) was named interim head football coach at Medford High after Rico...
Johnny Pesky was ‘local hero’ on North Shore
By Maureen Mullen / Boston Globe Georgia Georgakakis knew next to nothing about baseball or any of its legendary figures when she arrived in this country from Greece a dozen years ago. In between waiting tables at the Salem Diner last week, Georgakakis was not wiping tears from her eyes simply because of the loss of a beloved former Red Sox player. She was remembering a special individual who had visited the diner with his breakfast crew almost daily for the last deca
A hometown hero's fall still echoes after 40 years
By Maureen Mullen / Boston Globe Time has a way of smoothing the jagged edges of memories, wearing away the pain and leaving a varnished...
