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2020 Persons of the Year: Revere’s Nick Granitsas’ faith fed many

By | December 28, 2020
Revere's Nick Granitsas has been named one of Essex Media Group's "Persons of the Year." (Spenser Hasak)
REVERE — Nick Granitsas stood on Revere Beach on July 2, 1974 and wondered how a young pastor from a small town was going to lead an inner-city congregation.  It didn’t take long for the Harvard and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary graduate to find his answer. Half the people attending First Congregational Church were born in…
Thor Jourgensen
Thor Jourgensen A newspaperman for 34 years, Thor Jourgensen has worked for the Item for 29 years and lived in Lynn 20 years. He has overseen the Item's editorial department since January 2016 and is the 2015 New England Newspaper and Press Association Bob Wallack Community Journalism Award recipient.

Thor Jourgensen can be reached at tjourgensen@itemlive.com

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