'Biggest Loser' contestant keeps on losing » Local News » SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Skip to Main Content

Local News

Discussion

The Salem News has a real-name policy for commenting. Users may sign in using the Facebook Connect tool above the comments field. Once your first comment is posted by a moderator, all future comments will post automatically. If you prefer not to use Facebook, send an e-mail with your comments user name (which must be the same as your real name), city or town, street address and daytime phone number to comments@salemnews.com. A staff member will contact you directly to confirm your identity. It may take a day or two before you can post comments. Only your user name will be public. All users are required to follow our rules for commenting, which can be found here.

comments powered by Disqus

October 11, 2007

'Biggest Loser' contestant keeps on losing

By Mike Stucka , Staff writer The Salem News Thu Oct 11, 2007, 11:59 AM EDT

MARBLEHEAD - Marblehead's Neil Tejwani was coming back from the gym yesterday when he talked to The Salem News about his experiences as a contestant in week five of the reality TV show "The Biggest Loser." Tejwani, a 35-year-old chemical engineer, started the show weighing 421 pounds.

This week, for the first time, Tejwani's blue team avoided the elimination round. That sent the black team into elimination for the first time.Read this article in full with a
Plus Edition account.Click here to learn more

Text Only | Photo Reprints

Leather factory to be razed

One of the city's last leather factories is coming down to make way for an apartment complex along the North River canal.
The developers of Riverview Place, a 130-apartment project that began five years ago, have been issued a demolition permit for the Bonfanti leather factory, 69-71 Mason St., and an adjacent multifamily house.

By Tom Dalton The Salem News Copyright 2012 SalemNews.com, Salem, MA. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sat, May 26
May 26, 2012 4:52 am
Marbleheader brings Indian, Pakistani professors together

MARBLEHEAD — The quarrel between India and Pakistan has long been one of the hottest disputes on the planet. Over the past half-century, both have been frequently at sword's point and twice at war.

By Alan Burke The Salem News Copyright 2012 SalemNews.com, Salem, MA. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sat, May 26
May 26, 2012 4:50 am
Ramps at Route 62 to open next week

DANVERS — An electronic sign along Route 128 south warns changes are coming to Route 62 ramps on Wednesday.
It's a sign the North Shore's $23.1 million "Little Dig" is starting to wind down.
"We are projecting making the changeover from the existing configuration to the new configuration next Wednesday morning," said Michael Verseckes, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

By Ethan Forman The Salem News Copyright 2012 SalemNews.com, Salem, MA. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sat, May 26
May 26, 2012 4:48 am 1 Photo
Ipswich names town manager finalists

IPSWICH — Selectmen will interview finalists for the town manager job next week.
Roberta "Robin" Crosbie and Gregory Federspiel, both of whom have decades of experience as town managers, will be interviewed by Ipswich selectmen in public sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

By Bethany Bray The Salem News Copyright 2012 SalemNews.com, Salem, MA. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sat, May 26
May 26, 2012 4:46 am
Photo Gallery: 2012 Graduations

Images of the Class of 2012 for North Shore high schools, colleges and universities. Updated throughout the graduation season.

Updated May 26, 2012 8:09 am
Fenwick grads look to future May 26, 2012 4:44 am 2 Photos
The Waring School graduates headmaster with Class of 2012 May 26, 2012 4:42 am 1 Photo
Montserrat College of Art commencement May 26, 2012 4:40 am 1 Photo
Police May 26, 2012 4:37 am
Corrections May 26, 2012 4:36 am
Correction May 26, 2012 4:34 am
Repair to close main route between Manchester, Essex May 26, 2012 4:22 am
salem man admits fraud May 25, 2012 4:58 am
Drinking cows crash party May 25, 2012 4:56 am 1 Photo
New faces elected to H-W school board May 25, 2012 4:54 am 1 Photo
Parades, church services planned for Memorial Day weekend May 25, 2012 4:52 am 1 Photo
School on lockdown as police nab fugitive May 25, 2012 4:50 am
It's reunion weekend at Harvard May 25, 2012 4:49 am
Marian Court commencement May 25, 2012 4:48 am
North Shore Community College graduation May 25, 2012 4:47 am
Salem ferry delayed May 24, 2012 4:56 am
Proposed school budget focuses on turnaround May 24, 2012 4:54 am
Local rep at center of auto repair debate May 24, 2012 4:52 am
Swampscott's talking Katz May 24, 2012 4:50 am 1 Photo
Man found stabbed on Route 62 had attempted suicide, police say May 24, 2012 4:49 am
'Lucky' robber eludes the long arm of the law May 24, 2012 4:47 am
Running to the sound of music in Hamilton May 24, 2012 4:45 am 1 Photo
police May 24, 2012 4:44 am
Higgins Middle School third quarter honor roll May 24, 2012 4:43 am
Ipswich High School honor roll May 24, 2012 4:42 am

Click here for more Local News stories



North Shore News Updates on Twitter
Stories Shared on Facebook
AP Video: Vatican in Chaos After Butler Arrested for Leaks Jimmy Carter Endorses Egypt's Election Results Biden Addresses West Point Graduating Class Dozens of Children Killed in New Syria Attack
Comments Tracker

Site Map

Reader Services

Resources

Blogs

Interact

RSS Feeds

Advertiser Services

Salem News Publications

Other CNHI Publications

Reader Access

Main: 978-922-1234

Home delivery: 978-338-2632

Classified advertising: 800-927-9200

Retail advertising: 978-338-2640

Newsroom: 978-338-2687

Calendar and community news: 978-338-2687

Letters to the Editor: Fax 978-927-4524

Obituaries: 1-800-681-6248

Celebrations: 1-877-246-1000

© 2012 Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. · CNHI Classified Advertising Network · CNHI News Service
Associated Press content © 2012. All rights reserved. AP content may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Our site is powered by Zope. Some parts of our site may require you to download the Flash Player Plugin.
Privacy Policy | AP News Registry privacy policy
Terms and Conditions
Advertiser Index

SalemNews.com, Salem, MA 32 Dunham Road Beverly, MA 01915