The world-famous greasy pole contest started Friday at St. Peter's Fiesta in Gloucester.

I’m astonished by how deeply I’ve come to love this weird and wonderful festival. And by how it is still legal.

"It's honestly what you dream of ever since you're a kid," said Tyler Parisi in 2024, just before he would compete and, ...

A 45-foot long telephone pole, dripping with grease, juts off a pier 200 feet off Gloucester’s Pavilion Beach and people just ...

St. Peter’s Basilica saw seminarians waving their national flags, interrupting Leo frequently with applause and shouts of ...

When June rolls around in Gloucester, it can only mean one thing: it's time to bring out the greasy pole. "It's honestly what ...

Contestants at the St. Peter’s Fiesta in Gloucester, Massachusetts, have made their way to compete in the annual Greasy Pole ...

"When I look out onto the ocean, I just find it a place that's easy to pray, easy to sense the presence of God, the truth of ...

A Harrogate school says winning the prestigious Eco Schools Green Flag Award is testimony to the “inspirational enthusiasm” ...

Baton twirling, a sport that combines dance, agility, coordination, and flexibility while manipulating one or multiple batons ...

Inside, exhibits chronicle the island’s unique distinction as the only U.S. location to have flown under eight different flags – Spanish, French, British, Patriots, Green Cross, Mexican, Confederate, ...