Massachusetts residents of one seafaring community know a thing or two about greasy poles.It's because they happen to use one in an annual competition for major bragging rights."It's honestly what you ...

GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The world-famous greasy pole contest starts today at St. Peter’s Fiesta in Gloucester. Videos of contestants attempting to scamper across a slippery 45-foot telephone ...

GLOUCESTER — As a thick fog rolled over Gloucester Harbor, a man in a white T-shirt stepped out onto a 40-foot greased telephone pole suspended above the surf. He slipped and fell into the water. For ...

GLOUCESTER — Derek Hopkins remains undefeated on the greasy pole. Despite a three-year layoff, Hopkins again made it look easy, taking down the flag with a flawless walk as the second walker in the ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gloucester's greasy pole competition returned Friday as part of St. Peter's Fiesta. After the flag was accidentally knocked into ...

Only one team made it to the top of the 50-foot pole Sunday evening as part of the 49th Annual Grease Pole Festival. The fest always lands on the final day of Buffalo's Puerto Rican Festival. Team ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the annual Gloucester greasy pole competition, where participants take turns running down a greased pole to capture a flag ...