A 45-foot long telephone pole, dripping with grease, juts off a pier 200 feet off Gloucester’s Pavilion Beach and people just can’t wait to run it.

The world-famous greasy pole contest started Friday at St. Peter's Fiesta in Gloucester. Videos of contestants attempting to scamper across a slippery 45-foot telephone pole that juts out over ...

Peel Retail & Leisure has just announced Starbucks has signed at Gloucester Quays retail park in St Ann Way and will fully open officially on Friday, July 25.

Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester attended Merville Barracks today to award the Firmin Sword of Peace to 16 Medical Regiment. The award was given to the rapid response unit for its work across three ...

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Churchland, Hampton, Gloucester players take all-state honors Several area players captured VHSL Class 4 all-state honors. The first team included four local seniors: Hampton ...

WATCH: Greasy pole returns to Gloucester waters for this unique Mass. tradition Gloucester families rejoice in annual tradition featuring an unusual competition ...

GLOUCESTER , MASS. (WHDH) - It’s one of the most popular events of the summer in New England. SKY 7 HD was over the scene of the Greasy Pole Competition in Gloucester as part of the annual Saint ...

Gloucester City Council leader Jeremy Hilton (LD, Kingsholm and Wotton) said he welcomed the removal of the “eyesore” hoardings. It has made a noticeable improvement to the Westgate street ...

Lucky whale watchers catch ‘incredibly rare’ sighting of great white sharks off of Gloucester By Sarah Mesdjian Globe Correspondent,Updated June 26, 2025, 3:06 p.m.

A River Island store in Gloucestershire is among 33 earmarked for closure. On Monday, Punchline-Gloucester.com reported that the fashion retailer was set to close 33 stores, but it hadn’t named them.

Starting Point newsletter A love letter to St. Peter’s Fiesta I’m astonished by how deeply I’ve come to love this weird and wonderful festival. And by how it is still legal.

Local News Off-duty nurse and lifeguards revive man with CPR, AED shock at Gloucester beach The man had been pulled unresponsive from the water at Good Harbor Beach.