Nicknamed the “Brockton Blockbuster,” Rocky Marciano remains the only heavyweight boxing champion to retire undefeated (49–0). Rocco Francis Marchegiano was born to Italian immigrant parents in Brockton, Massachusetts, on September 1, 1923. In a bit of foreshadowing, his mother received a card from a friend that pictured little boxing gloves and read, “Welcome to another […]
“Still Life with Tea Caddy” by John Stuart Ingle.
“Dawn on the Marsh,” by John Seerey-Lester.
Doug Fichera has been in the snowmaking business for 15 years—which doesn’t sound all that impressive until you consider that he’s only 23.
The rat invasion started like house guests that overstayed their welcome. Before the author realized it, the little rodents were more at home than he was! I was not alarmed by the ceiling noises at first, those skittering overhead passes in the night. I’d lie awake and imagine a harmless little critter playing up there, […]
Sixth-generation Vermonter Susan Clark, co-author of All Those in Favor, is the town meeting moderator for her hometown of Middlesex, Vermont. Needless to say, she knows her stuff when it comes to effectively participating in municipal discussions. So with town meeting season coming up in early March, take Clark’s advice and speak up for your […]
“Floating Away,” by Susan Davis.
Excerpt from a 1990 interview with Rene Rancourt, “Oh, Rene, Can You Sing,” Yankee Magazine, January 1990. It’s 6:25 in the press room behind Section 47 of the Boston Garden, 65 minutes before face-off. Hardened hockey-beat reporters sit on hard plastic chairs, sip soft drinks, and deal cards; others scribble self-consciously in their notebooks in […]
How bad does a storm have to be before you say uncle and let yourself be snowed in? Tell us where you stand on snow days.
Against all odds, these Yankee Craftsmen are keeping New England’s traditional arts and trades alive. Learn more about these talented New Englanders.
“Pink Roses and Larkspur” by Georgia O’ Keeffe.
The Blackington Collection — a priceless collection of 2,000 glass-plate negatives that captured New England life from the 1890s through the 1930s — had been forgotten in a box in the cellar of Yankee’s offices. Then they were rescued. They’ll often start, ‘I have a funny question. You may not be interested, but …’” As the […]
