Bill Baldiga Passes Away
William E Baldiga August 24, 1942 – January 20, 2025 William E. Baldiga, a cherished husband, father, grandfather, and brother, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 20, 2025,…
Read moreJim Pyne Passes Away
James G. Pyne August 8, 1942 – December 22, 2024 James G. Pyne, 82, of Hopkinton, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 22, 2024. Born in Framingham, he was the…
Read morePeter Salvatore Passes Away
Peter F. Salvatore, 86 of Shrewsbury, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at The Blaire House of Worcester. Peter was born in Worcester, a son of the late…
Read more“Milt” Wright Passes Away
Milton Francis “Milt” WrightApr 10, 1944 – Jan 3, 2024 STANNARD: Milton Francis (Milt) Wright,79, died unexpectedly following a brief illness at his home in Stannard on January 3, 2024.…
Read moreBill Balser Passes Away
Former Racing Photographer was 89 William P. Balser, 89 Dateline: Norton, MA William P. Balser, age 89, of Norton, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 21, 2022, at the Hope…
Read moreBill Tibbert, Jr. Passes Away at 73
William F. Tibbert Jr., 73 Dateline: Mansfield, MA William F. “Bill” Tibbert, Jr., age 73, of Mansfield, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He…
Read moreFrank Lemerise Passes Away
Frank A Lemerise March 13, 1958 – October 20, 2022 SPENCER- Frank A. Lemerise, 64, of Spencer, passed away peacefully Thursday, October 20, 2022, in Quaboag Rehabilitation & Skilled Care…
Read moreElliot Bigelow Passes at 82
Elliot F. Bigelow, 82, died Sunday, August 23, in the Milford Regional Medical Center, after a long battle with cancer. He leaves his wife of 65 years, Leann (Graves) Bigelow,…
Read moreRich Buteau Passes Away
July 4, 1946 – April 10, 2019 LANCASTER Richard P. Buteau, 72, died suddenly on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in Clinton Hospital, after being stricken ill at home. He leaves…
Read moreObituary: Henry ‘Hank’ Goff, II
1975 Seekonk Cadet Champion Passes Away at 78 Henry “Hank” Goff, II, 78 years old, passed away peacefully in Morton Hospital, on July 9, 2016. He was born in Dighton,…
Read moreBouchard Passes Away at 67
Former Modified Driver Was 1981 Cup Rookie of the Year Ron Bouchard, winner of the 1981 Talladega 500 and the premier series’ rookie of the year that same season, passed…
Read moreWestboro Speedway Reunion Sunday
The quinquennial Westboro (MA) Speedway reunion is Sunday, October 4 from 12 PM to 5 PM at Glick Nissan ( 273 Turnpike Rd, Westborough, MA 01581). The high banked quarter…
Read moreFormer NEMA Champion Butch Walsh Passes Away
Frederick T. Walsh HYANNIS – Frederick T. (Butch) Walsh died at Cape Cod Hospital on Aug 22, 2015. Butch was born in Dover, MA, in 1941, to the late Thomas…
Read moreRick Falconi Passed Away at 69
Richard E. Falconi, 69, a lifelong resident of Southborough, passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at his home, after a short illness, surrounded by family He was a graduate…
Read moreNEAR Hall of Fame Class of 2015
Victories at LeMans and Daytona International Speedway are among the hundreds of checkered flags owned by the New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame’s class of 2015. Sam Posey, one…
Read moreLee Allard Passes Away at 76
August 6, 1938 – November 8, 2014 Lee Allard, 76, formerly of Hudson, New Hampshire took his last checkered flag when he lost his battle to cancer on November 8th…
Read moreCunningham, Forsyth, Borden Added to NEAR Hall of Fame
Briggs Cunningham II, Roy “Pappy” Forsyth and Fred Borden are the veterans committee picks for inclusion into the New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame. The trio, along with drag…
Read moreWestboro Driver Jim Ryan Passes at 70
BOURNE ”’ James “Jim” Edward Ryan, 70, died Friday, August 8, 2014 as a result of declining health over the last several years. He leaves his loving wife, Carol Ryan;…
Read moreNEAR Announces 2014 Hall of Fame Class
Drivers Deke Astle, Jim Martel, Mike Rowe, Fred Schulz, Ron Wyckoff, drag racing icon Bob Tasca, historian R.A. Silvia and car builder/mechanic Dave Tourigny make up the New England Auto…
Read moreMcCallum Memorial/Life Celebration at Thompson Saturday
The Thompson Speedway Club House will host the Jimmy McCallum Memorial/Life Celebration on Saturday, April 19 at 6:30pm. The event recalls McCallum of Fall River, MA, who passed away on…
Read moreReino Tulonen Passes
NEAR Hall of Famer was 89 FITCHBURG — Reino Kalervo Tulonen, 89, of Fitchburg, died Jan. 26th at HealthAlliance Leominster Hospital, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 69…
Read moreAnne Empey, Former Long Time Chief Scorer at Stafford Motor Speedway & Many Other Race Tracks, Passes at 74
Anne M. Empey Anne Marie (Newell) Empey, aged 74, of Middleboro, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at the Sachem Rehabilitation and Nursing Home surrounded by her family. She…
Read moreNEAR Introduces “Class Of 2013” At 16th Annual Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony
South Windsor, CT — On Sunday November 10, the New England Antique Racers (NEAR), presented the 16th annual New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Conducted at Manelley’s…
Read moreImpressive Cast Set for NEAR Fame Fete
An all-star cast will induct an equally impressive group of inductees at the New England Auto Racing Hall of Fame Banquet Sunday Nov. 10 at the Lodge at Manelleys in…
Read moreJim McCallum Passes at 69
Jim McCallum, 69, of Fall River, MA passed away on September 20 after a long illness. Born on January 14, 1944, McCallum’s four-decade racing career began in the mid-1960s. He…
Read moreFormer Westboro Novice & Street Stock Driver Ed Dufault Passes
Edward W. Dufault of Marlborough died Monday (April 8, 2013) at Kindred Transitional and Rehabilitation Center in Marlborough after an illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and are…
Read moreNEAR Hall of Famer Red Foote Passes at 85
FOOTE, Melvin “Red,” 85, of Chesterfield, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 3, 2013. Red is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Loretta Foote; his…
Read moreCarl Merrill Passes at 88
Carl Merrill, 1924-2013 Alderman Carleton P. Merrill, a lifelong Newton resident, died on Jan 23, 2013. He was 88. Carleton was elected 13 times to serve as an Aldermen-at-Large from…
Read moreFrank Gehling Passes Away at 70
Frank Gehling, 70, Retired Norwalk Race Car Driver NORWALK, Conn. – Frank Gehling of Norwalk died Nov. 14 at his home. He was 70. Born May 5, 1942, in Newton,…
Read moreJoe Cast Passes Away at 80
Joseph Castellucci Joe Cast of Somerville, MA began his career in stock cars at the old Medford Bowl in the mid-1950s. He competed at a number of tracks including Hudson,…
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