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Celtics legend Dave Cowens showing off his shooting touch at 67
It had been decades since Hall of Fame Boston Celtics big man and Florida State legend Dave Cowens picked up a basketball as a player. But the then-67-year-old Celtics icon put on a shooting clinic in 2016 at his alma mater in Tallahassee, Florida. The two-time Boston champion sank shot after shot without breaking a sweat in this clip embedded below, only missing the first underhanded free throw he attempted, and making up for it with another made shot backward over his head. No word on whether the former NBA Most Valuable Player of 1973 is planning a comeback with that...
Filmmaker with Valley roots trains his lens on America’s wild horses
Steven Latham knows a thing or two about Hollywood and free-roaming horses. For starters, the Emmy award-winning director, who was born in Springfield, helped care for a pony in Hadley when he was in elementary school. “We adopted a Chincoteague pony when we took a trip to the Virginia coast...
Southwick seeks 3 volunteers to serve on Master Plan Implementation Committee
SOUTHWICK — It’s been more than three months since the Planning Board approved the town’s master plan, Southwick Vision 2040, but it was only last week that the Select Board invited applications for the three seats it will appoint to the implementation committee. “We’d love to have...
Dalton Police Station Gets Asbestos Abatement
DALTON, Mass. — Asbestos abatement in the police station is scheduled for Monday, but more work still needs to be done. The Select Board was notified of the safety concerns in the police station, located in the Town Hall basement, during its meeting on May 28. Issues in the...
La Festa Baseball Exchange Going Strong After 33 Years
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The La Festa Baseball Exchange each summer unites two ends of the commonwealth ... and generations of baseball families. On Saturday, the latter was on full display before North Adams hosted the North End Dodgers at Joe Wolfe Field. North Adams head coach John Marlowe made...
Toll free: Troopers help rescue grazing horse at side of Mass. Pike in Charlton
CHARLTON — A horse that wandered to the edge of the Massachusetts Turnpike Monday morning, drawing a double-take from passing motorists, has been returned to its owner. State troopers wrangled the cooperative palomino after authorities received reports of a grazing horse to the side of the westbound lanes. A trucker from Texas joined the rescue, offering the troopers a length of rope and a helping hand.
Eight sickened by carbon monoxide from faulty water heater in Somers
Eight people were taken to the hospital after a hot water heater malfunctioned at a home in Somers on Sunday and caused high levels of carbon monoxide to build in the home, according to the fire department. Firefighters responded to a home on Grasshopper Lane at 11:49 a.m. Sunday after...
A visit to the Auburn Farmers and Cultural Market
AUBURN — The Auburn Farmers and Cultural Market at the Dr. Arthur and Dr. Martha Pappas Recreation Complex at 203 Pakachoag St. runs on Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m. and ends Aug 29. The Summer in the Park concert series, happening right at the market starting at 6 p.m. at the Riley-Pappas Performance Pavilion, will offer up a new band each week paying tribute to great artists, like the Beatles and Tom Petty, or great music of past decades like the 60's, 70's and 80's.
Winchendon veterans housing project receives economic boost from Fitchburg bank
A $25 million project to convert two vacant Winchendon school buildings into low-income housing for veterans and their families has received another economic boost. Representatives of the Fitchburg-based Rollstone Bank and Trust dropped by the Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center in Gardner to deliver a $15,000 check to go toward the group's plan to redevelop the former Streeter and Poland Elementary Schools into 44 apartments for homeless and high-risk veterans in the community.
Gardner will hold a public hearing on proposed horse track on Tuesday. What to know
Gardner officials plan to hold a public hearing on the proposed Bay State Racing racetrack this Tuesday, July 23, at 7:30 p.m. The public hearing will be at City Hall in the Council Chamber. Before the public hearing, there will be a City Council informal meeting between 6 and 7:30 p.m., during which Bay State Racing LLC will give a detailed presentation on the project to transform the current GAAMHA Carl E. Dahl House facility...
Sunday's local roundup, results: Auburn, Burkett notch big Little League wins
BASEBALL Little League Auburn 11, Berlin (Md.) 10: Patrick Saucier belted a three-run double to left and scored on a double by Bryce Everson to cap a four-run rally with...
Attleboro man drowns in Rutland jet ski incident, authorities say
Authorities recovered the body in Turkey Hill Pond on Saturday. A 46-year-old Attleboro man died in a jet ski incident in Rutland on Saturday, Rutland police said. The Rutland Police Department and Rutland Fire Department were dispatched to Turkey Hill Pond around 4:30 p.m. after reports of a jet ski overturned in the water, police said in a statement. Witnesses reported the jet ski’s operator was “in depressed” before going missing underwater, according to police.
Tewksbury Woman Scores $120K Keno Jackpot In State Lottery
A Tewksbury woman landed a major payday after correctly guessing all nine numbers in the Massachusetts State Lottery's Keno game. Hillary Fetters won $120,000 after matching the numbers in the June 25 drawing. She would have only collected $40,000, but the 3X multiplier drawn after the game pu…
Quincy man pleads guilty to part in international money laundering operation
A Quincy man pleaded guilty to being involved in a “sophisticated” international money laundering and drug trafficking organization in federal court on Tuesday, according to the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office. Licheng Huang, 41, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, the U.S. Attorney’s office said in...
Massachusetts Democrat expresses concerns with DNC’s plans to hold roll-call vote ahead of convention
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) on Sunday criticized the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) plans to hold a virtual roll-call vote to nominate President Biden ahead of the convention next month, arguing the party needs more time to discuss the best solution for the party moving forward. “That roll call should happen at the convention, I’ve been…
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