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(Archive April 2017) Maintaining a Busy and Healthy Lifestyle with Corey Boucher

By editorialteam on September 10, 2024

By Nick Cherico | Assistant Editor

Corey Boucher, age 23, is from Leominster, MA. He is currently balancing his work life as an upholsterer and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Boucher currently works for Marcoux Upholstery in Leominster. While working there, he has been a part of some big reupholstering projects, a major one being the upholstery of the seats at Fenway Park. After his company won the bid they put in for the job, they began to start working in January of 2015.

The company was contracted for 6,000 seats. 5,500 red vinyl seats and 500 blue vinyl seats were scheduled to be reupholstered over the course of 3 years. The main goal of the upholstery was to make the seats you can see on television look nicer/stick out more.  read more

(Archive February 2017) Preview of the 2017 Boston Red Sox

By editorialteam on September 5, 2024

By Nick Cherico | Observer Contributor

After having a couple of down years, in 2016 the Boston Red Sox finished 93-69 and first in the American League East for the first time since 2013. However it did not end too well for them because the Cleveland Indians swept them in the first round of the playoffs. Going into the offseason, Boston was looking to build on their success from the prior season.

At the the beginning of the season, the Red Sox already knew that they would be dealing with the departure of one of the greatest players in team history, David Ortiz. According to espn.com, in 2016 Ortiz hit 38 home runs, 48 doubles, and hit with a .315 average, which was good enough for 6th overall in the American League.  read more

(Archive April 2016) Boston Red Sox: A 2016 Season Preview

By editorialteam on August 28, 2024

By Andrew Hoenig | Assistant Editor

Boston, Mass. – Spring is upon us! And that means it is time for America’s favorite past time to start up again. 

Spring training is over and done and now it is time to start another Major League Baseball season. At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, the Red Sox get set for what should be a memorable 2016 season.

This year is the last season for fan favorite David Ortiz, or Big Papi, in the MLB. Big Papi has decided to call it a career after the 2016 campaign, sparking this farewell tour of sorts for the season. No doubt however the season plays out, the last regular season game in Fenway will be sold out just to see Big Papi play ball one more time. read more

(Archive March 2017) Biggest Questions Going Into the Regular Season for the Red Sox

By editorialteam on March 7, 2017

By Nick Cherico | Observer Contributor

Pitchers and catchers reported for their first workouts on February 14th, marking the official beginning of a new baseball season. After their early exit in the 2016 playoffs and David Ortiz going into retirement, this Red Sox team faces plenty of questions heading into the new league year.

Who is going to start at third base?

Last year for the Red Sox third base was a revolving door. They never had a true every day starter. This is mainly due to the injury of Pablo Sandoval early in the year. After the Red Sox traded who many people thought would be their future third baseman in Yoan Moncada and one of their more versatile infielders in Travis Shaw, this spot is going continue to be a question mark for Boston. read more