Norwood 4, Walpole 0: Gorman, 'Stangs deny rivals a piece of the Herget
24 May 2012, 7:42 pm
Just as the season reaches it’s most important juncture, the lineup for the Norwood High softball team is starting to round into form. In her first full game back from a right ankle injury suffered during the basketball season, junior Jess Gorman knocked in a pair of runs to help the Mustangs earn a 4-0 win at Walpole, denying the rival Rebels a piece of the Bay State Conference Herget Division ...

Norwood 4, Walpole 0: Edged out in Herget title chase
24 May 2012, 5:06 am
As the Walpole High girls softball team prepares for the postseason, it must feel like it has some unfinished business to make up for after coming up short in two attempts to grab at least a share of its first Herget Division title since 2002.

Kenya: Major Funding Boost for Resource Management Project
23 May 2012, 12:15 pm
[IFAD] Rome - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a loan of US$33 million to the Republic of Kenya to finance the Upper Tana Catchment Natural Resource Management Project. An additional loan amount of EUR 12.8 million from the Spanish Food Security Cofinancing Facility Trust Fund will also be provided to fund the same project.

David Peña Dorantes balances flamenco tradition and innovation
23 May 2012, 3:33 am
You can tear away at Spain — as many have done — hunting for a term that defines it all. But no such simple clarification exists. The country is many old kingdoms and rivalries wide, a pile of timeworn allegiances tall, and many, many fathoms of crushing remembrances deep. Content yourself, then, that there are threads visibly but barely keeping the whole together. Religion is one. Music ...

Tribute Run raises money for scholarships
22 May 2012, 6:35 pm
BETHEL -- The inaugural 5K Tribute Run on Saturday attracted more than 150 runners and 300 spectators while raising nearly $10,000 for scholarships to be awarded to children or grandchildren of local veterans.

Southeastern Massachusetts Festival Chorus honors troops' homecoming
21 May 2012, 7:20 am
The Southeastern Massachusetts Festival Chorus saluted the troops with 100 soaring voices alongside violins, flutes, trumpets and other instruments during concerts held this weekend at B-R high school and in Taunton.

Oswego County Recognizes Patrol Officer gaita
21 May 2012, 6:12 am
The Oswego County Legislature’s Public Safety and Emergency Services Committee presented a certificate of appreciation to Deputy Michael gaita for his 10 years of service. Continue reading →

Stroudsburg freshman shocks long jump field
16 May 2012, 11:19 pm
WHITEHALL — Stroudsburg freshman Aspen gaita sure knows how to make an introduction.

Clean sweep for Stroudsburg at MVC track and field championships
7 May 2012, 11:08 pm
Senior sprint sensation Langston Northern won the 100 and 200, and ran legs on the winning 4x100 and 4x400 as the Mounties won their fourth straight Mountain Valley Conference boys track and field championship meet with a whopping 221 points.

Cops: Man threatened girlfriend with loaded gun
30 April 2012, 10:07 am
BETHEL -- A Bethel man was taken into custody Saturday night after police said he pulled a gun on his girlfriend during an argument. Vincent gaita , 45, of Dodgingtown Road, was charged with second-degree threatening and reckless endangerment after the incident, which occurred about 10:30 p.m., according to Bethel police.