Richie Farrell (left) works out with Dicky Eklund at Gold’s Gym in Chelmsford. Eklund was featured in Farrell’s documentary, “High on Crack Street.’’
(Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)
The fighter
Richie Farrell’s heroin addiction nearly killed him, but he lived to write about it
Richie Farrell (left) works out with Dicky Eklund at Gold’s Gym in Chelmsford. Eklund was featured in Farrell’s documentary, “High on Crack Street.’’
(Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)
LOWELL - Richard Farrell looks uneasy, gripping the steering wheel with both hands as he pulls up to St. Patrick’s Church. (Full article: 1113 words)
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