NORTH SHORE – Today’s headlines include: Swampscott man allegedly burns down his own house; Salem man held for knife and bat attack over the weekend; Congressman Moulton in Salem to promote service to community; new Gloucester High School Principal sets goals for the coming school year; Crackdown on parties at the Pits in Gloucester; Lynn officials frown on charter school funding
NEWSCAST – Rick Moore
SPORTSCAST – Bill Newell
BELOW – Updates from North Shore Community College and the Topsfield Fair
NSCC Veteran Raises Funds for Her Own
North Shore Community College’s (NSCC) Veteran’s Services Coordinator, Kristine Babcock, from Beverly, just completed her second Run to Home Base with the NSCC Veterans team in tow. As a former Aviation Electronics Technician in the Navy, Babcock has a soft spot in her heart for the military. “If you’re a Vet, you love being around other Vets.”
Run to Home Base is a special event that celebrates America’s Military Heroes and raises necessary funds for Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Program. Home Base works to heal the invisible wounds of war for post-9/11 Veterans, service members and their families through world-class clinical care, wellness, education and research. Invisible wounds include post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury and other issues associated with the deployment cycle.
In her role as NSCC’s Veteran’s Services Coordinator, Babcock guides student Veterans through the process of activating their G.I. Bill and administering education benefits. Her program brings in outside programs such as Home Base to support NSCC’s student Vets.
“I run for the combat Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. That’s the majority of my students. I’ve seen firsthand how post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) affect Vet’s personal, educational and professional lives. I want to bring more awareness to that so civilians know what it’s all about—they hear about what PTSD is, but they don’t understand how it affects Vets.”
Although Babcock enjoyed her first Run to Home Base in 2015, she was surprised about one aspect of the race. “Before we got to Fenway, I was thinking, oh my God, we have to be there so early! But there were already a ton of people when we walked into Fenway at 8 a.m. It was fun from beginning to end, and there were Vets who told amazing stories about how Home Base helped them. There wasn’t a dry eye in the place.”
The NSCC team collectively raised over $6,420 for Home Base
Photo : L-r, Jesse Perkins, student veteran; Kristine Babcock; Cassandra Reed; Mike Monagle: Martin Collins, student veteran; MA State Representative Jerry Parisella. Missing from the photo was team member Frederick E. Dinsmore.
BROTHERS OSBORNE AND GRAND FUNK RAILROAD
TO PERFORM AT THE 2016 TOPSFIELD FAIR
TOPSFIELD – The Topsfield Fair, running September 30 – October 10, 2016 is pleased to announce that the hit country duo, Brothers Osborne, and legendary rock band, Grand Funk Railroad, will be performing in the Grandstand this year.
Grand Funk Railroad will perform on Thursday, October 6th at 7:00 p.m. Their hits include: We’re an American Band, The Loco-Motion, I’m Your Captain (Closer to Home), Walk Like a Man, Some Kind of Wonderful, and Bad Time.
Brothers Osborne will take the stage on Friday, October 7th at 7:00 p.m. Two sons from a working class family, John and TJ Osborne grew up in a small, Maryland water town writing and playing songs for friends and family in their father’s shed. John (guitar) moved to Nashville first to play in other bands and two years later, TJ (vocals/guitar) joined him. It was then they formed Brothers Osborne. The singer/songwriter siblings have been featured on several “One’s to Watch” lists including Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Country Weekly. Brothers Osborne’s debut album Pawn Shop was released on January 15, 2016 and features the GRAMMY-nominated, No.1 smash hit “Stay A Little Longer” which has been Certified-Gold by the RIAA as well as their current breezy single “21 Summer.”
Additional Grandstand shows include The Reminisants on Monday, October 3rd, North Sea Gas on Tuesday, October 4th, and the previously announced Frankie Avalon on Wednesday, October 6th. All shows are free with paid fair admission.
Ticket prices for the 2016 Topsfield Fair are $11.00 each September 30, October 3-6 and $15.00 each on October 7, weekends, and Columbus Day (October 10). Discount admission tickets are available at www.topsfieldfair.org through September 26, 2016. General Admission discount tickets can be purchased for only $9.00, which are good any day during the Fair’s 11-day run. A three-day pass, good any three days, is available for $25.00. Children under eight with an adult are free. Discounted food vouchers and ride tickets are also available when purchased in advance at www.topsfieldfair.org.
