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Pumpkin Kings and Moto Maniacs: It’s all in a day at the Topsfield Fair

By | October 4, 2017
Woody Lancaster and his grandson Ryan Lancaster celebrate his victory in the Topsfield Fair's Giant Pumpkin contest. His gigantic gourd weighed in at 2003.5 pounds. (Courtesy Photo)
TOPSFIELD — Sian Espana, 19, puts on his helmet and cautiously rides his motorcycle into the  huge steel dome. Before long, he’s zooming along at 60 miles per hour, parallel to the ground, hugging the inside curves and defying gravity. A large all-ages lunchtime crowd at the Topsfield Fair roars its approval. Wait, what’s this?…
Bill Brotherton
Bill Brotherton Brotherton is Features editor for the Daily Item. He is also editor of Essex Media Group’s North Shore Golf, 01907 and ONE magazines. A Beverly native and Suffolk University graduate, Bill recently retired from the Boston Herald, where he wrote about music, edited the Features section and was Editorial unit chairman for The Newspaper Guild-CWA local 31032. This is his second stint at the Item, having labored as Lifestyle editor back in the olden days, when New Wave and Hair Metal music ruled the airwaves.

Bill Brotherton can be reached at bbrotherton@itemlive.com

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