DANVERS — The summer of 2014 remains uniquely notable thanks to a powerful we-are-the-world moment when a heartwarming cultural phenomenon known as the Ice Bucket Challenge captured the planet’s attention in the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). On Thursday, Sept. 29 in a chilly celebration of 2003 graduate’s stunning legacy, St. John’s Prep commemorated one of … [Read more...] about St. John’s Prep all in as Ice Bucket Challenge turns 10
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Ice Bucket Challenge lives on 10 years later
If you turned on ESPN this past Sunday, you would’ve seen a wide exterior shot of Marblehead. That’s because, it’s been 10 years since Pete Frates changed the trajectory of ALS research with the Ice Bucket Challenge. The documentary cut to a 3rd grade classroom inside of Glover School. There, Marblehead students were talking about Frates, who grew up in Beverly, attended St. … [Read more...] about Ice Bucket Challenge lives on 10 years later
HOW THEY MET: The Giver
The trip to Montreal had been planned for months. It was an early weekend in August when Marblehead residents Maddie Miller and Ben Farrar were scheduled to depart. The five-hour journey across the border to visit mutual friends was a send-off of sorts, a farewell to friends who were moving from Montreal. The diligent planning had been completed, with every detail neatly … [Read more...] about HOW THEY MET: The Giver