Mets Season Preview
A new era has dawned for the New York Mets and 2011 is just the beginning. The hiring of new General Manager Sandy Alderson has […]
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From Florida, With Wins
While mother nature has led the postponement or cancellation of three of the Hawks’ last five games, it was not a worry over spring break where the Hawks went 6-3 at the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic in Fort Myers, Fla. Over the course of the five-day trip, the Hawks faced six teams including Knox College, Plymouth State University and Colby College and used the games played to gain experience for the remainder of their season. “Our pitching and defense was outstanding in Florida,” Head Coach Matt Griffiths said. “Early in the season, those two aspects are what you want to see […]
Photographic Memories
When 93-year-old Annette Finestone sold her hotel business in 1978, she never expected her husband to find a bag of her old film from Japan while rummaging through things. “I found this film and I said, ‘Oh my god I ought to do something about it.’ They were just rolled up in a bag still, I didn’t even know I had them,” Finestone said. Finestone’s job as a placement officer landed her in Nagoya, Japan after a job was unavailable in France. She arrived in Japan in 1945 six months after the bombing of Hiroshima. […]