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 ...

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 ...

GLOUCESTER , MASS. (WHDH) - A beloved annual tradition returned in Gloucester Friday in the form of the city’s annual greasy pole competition. Part of Gloucester’s St. Peter’s Fiesta, the competition ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Sunday marked the last day of the Italian Feast in Springfield. And it’s no Italian celebration without the grease pole competition! The grease pole competition is a ...

YEARS. OH, YOU’RE VERY FUNNY. SEE WHAT I’M SAYING, BEARS? ALL RIGHT, WE’RE GOING TO TAKE YOU TO GLOUCESTER NOW FOR THE GREASY POLE COMPETITION. NOW IT IS. IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS, IT IS EXACTLY ...