Thirty-two-year-old Tom Daley began racing lasers in 1988. He remembers one particular gloomy day when he drove from New York City to Rockport for a sailing regatta. “It was August 10, 1995,” he recalled, “the day after Jerry Garcia died.” After business school at Cornell, Tom was working in New York City while traveling weekends … [Read more...] about HOW THEY MET: Sailing competitors, lifelong mates
HOW THEY MET
HOW THEY MET: A tight fit at Maddie’s
Marblehead native Steve Tompkins was a recent graduate of the University of New Hampshire in the early 1960s when Carol Benner walked into Maddie’s Sail Loft with one of his fraternity brothers. “Upstairs at Maddie’s wasn’t open back then,” Carol recalled of the evening when she accompanied her date to meet up with Steve and his friends. “They only had booths for … [Read more...] about HOW THEY MET: A tight fit at Maddie’s
HOW THEY MET: Disciples of music, SOSS Records
It all started with a passion for live music. While serving on the board of the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival, Marblehead resident Joy Jolliff, a self-proclaimed “diehard blues fan,” felt strongly about promoting live music on the North Shore. Renowned Marblehead saxophone player Henley Douglas Jr. shared her goals, as did fellow Board member Kurt Overberg and music aficionado … [Read more...] about HOW THEY MET: Disciples of music, SOSS Records
HOW THEY MET: The Shube Legacy
Louis Shube and Ida Baer, both of Russia, met and wed in the United States in the early 1900s. First settling in Marlborough, the Shubes eventually moved to Lynn for factory work. Their shared goal was to save enough money for a business of their own. “They were looking at two existing markets to purchase. One was in Winthrop, and one was in Marblehead,” said grandson … [Read more...] about HOW THEY MET: The Shube Legacy
HOW THEY MET: Hometown comforts
In 2012, 26-year-old Erin Weber joined some friends for a casual night out at Maddie’s Sail Loft. A few drinks in, she complained, more loudly than she had intended, about a bad retro song on the jukebox. Standing within earshot was an amused James McCarthy, who seized the moment and took Erin in his arms for a slow dance. “We both went to middle and high school in … [Read more...] about HOW THEY MET: Hometown comforts