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Healey: Tens Of Thousands Coming For “America’s Game” When Army-Navy Game Kicks Off at Gillette

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:32:25 GMT

Next weekend’s Army-Navy Game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, only the third time in the game’s 124-year history that it will be played outside of the mid-Atlantic region, will be an economic boon for Massachusetts and help kick off a series of historical celebrations here, Gov. Maura Healey said Wednesday.The Army-Navy football game is a tradition that began in 1890 when the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York faced off against the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland. The Navy Midshipmen lead the series, 62–54–7, but the Army Black Knights won last year’s contest 20-17 in double overtime. When the game kicks off at 3 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 9, it will be the first time the service academies square off in New England and the third time it is played somewhere other than the mid-Atlantic (Chicago hosted in 1926 and Pasadena, Calif., hosted in 1983).Most tickets for the game are controlled by the academies and secondary market prices have been soaring as thousand...

Patriots’ Joe Cardona knows how important Army-Navy game is

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:32:25 GMT

FOXBORO – New England Patriots’ long snapper Joe Cardona will not be a neutral observer when “America’s Game” comes to Gillette Stadium on Dec. 9.Cardona was a four-year starter at the Navel Academy (2011-14) who never experienced defeat in the traditional Army-Navy rivalry game before being selected by the Patriots in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. Cardona is an eight-year NFL veteran who serves as a lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve in the offseason.“It’s America’s game and everybody is a winner as long as the two teams go out and play hard,” said Cardona. “But we all know I’m a Navy faithful so I will be supporting blue and gold on game day.“Go Navy and beat Army and don’t make any mistake on that one. I will be here cheering my guys on. You can’t look at this as a normal football game.”The festivities for the first Army-Navy game to be played in Massachusetts and third outside the Mid-Atlantic region kicked off on Wednesday morning in the G-P Atrium inside the lightho...

Ticker: Kraft debuts cheese-free mac-and-cheese; US economic growth revised to brisk 5.2% 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:32:25 GMT

Kraft Macaroni and… Fava Beans?The Kraft Heinz Co. said it’s bringing dairy-free macaroni and cheese to the U.S. for the first time. The company said the new recipe has the same creamy texture and flavor of its beloved 85-year-old original Mac & Cheese but replaces dairy with ingredients like fava bean protein and coconut oil powder.The plant-based Kraft NotMac & Cheese, which will be rolled out to U.S. stores over the next few months, was developed in collaboration with Not Co., a Chicago startup that makes plant-based milk, burgers and other products.Kraft Heinz, which is based in Pittsburgh and Chicago, formed a joint venture with Not Co. last year. The joint venture, called The Kraft Heinz Not Co., has already released non-dairy cheese slices and mayonnaise in the U.S. It plans to add more products and begin international distribution next year.Kraft Heinz began selling vegan macaroni and cheese in Australia in 2021, but this will be the first time it’s been ...

Marlboro murder-suicide under investigation: Man reportedly kills woman before shooting himself

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:32:25 GMT

Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in Marlboro after a man reportedly killed a woman before shooting himself Wednesday morning.The 29-year-old man and 28-year-old woman had been in a dating relationship, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and Marlboro Police.Police received a report of a shooting at a Rice Street residence at around 10:05 a.m. on Wednesday.When officers arrived at the scene, they found two females and a child outside who told police that their female roommate had been shot inside the home.Then once inside, officers found the woman and the man. They were both dead from apparent gunshot wounds.Police in their preliminary investigation learned that the man had allegedly threatened the woman at his home Tuesday night.The woman returned to her Rice Street residence Wednesday morning.Then shortly before 10:05 a.m., the man reportedly came to the woman’s home, breaking in through a window.Once inside the residence, the man ag...

Spinal Tap film sequel will include guest appearances by Paul McCartney, Elton John and Garth Brooks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:32:25 GMT

By George Varga, The San Diego Union-TribunePaul McCartney, Elton John and Garth Brooks are set to appear in the sequel to “This is Spinal Tap,” the 1984 cult film classic that was the first film directed by Rob Reiner.In a Monday interview on the podcast “RHLSTP with Richard Herring,” Reiner also disclosed that shooting for the “Spinal Tap” sequel will begin in February, He confirmed that all three of the original film’s stars — Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer — will reprise their roles as the hapless members of a not-very-good English heavy-metal band called Spinal Tap.The new Spinal Tap film will be directed by Reiner, whose other credits include helming such hit movies as “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally” and the Oscar-nominated “A Few Good Men.” Reiner will reprise his role as “Spinal Tap” film director Marty Di Bergi.Released in 1984, “This Is Spinal Tap” was a documentary film satire — or “mockumentary” — of an ill-fated U.S. concert tour by the...

Youth football teams from Dixmoor and Robbins raise funds for Florida trips — and eye national championships

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:32:25 GMT

When the Robbins Eagles youth football organization was founded in 1983, it was seen as a way to “give kids something to do and to give them the chance we didn’t have,” according to Bernard Ward, who helped start the program.Now, on the 40th anniversary of the team’s founding, the Eagles will play on the national stage as the team advances to the American Youth Football League championship in Naples, Florida.“They are going to represent the whole Midwest,” Ward said at a pep rally Tuesday. “It’s the best investment we ever made.”They will be in Florida at the same time as the Dixmoor Vikings are fielding two teams vying for the title in the Pop Warner Super Bowl in Orlando.Vikings coach Dwayne Tyson will bring a team that came in second at last year’s competition, falling shy of the title primarily because he and some other coaches and players came down with the flu at the last minute.“We had big expectations from the...

Source: Bailey Zappe took majority of Patriots QB reps in first practice of Week 13

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:32:25 GMT

FOXBORO — Bailey Zappe took most of the Patriots’ practice reps at quarterback Wednesday, a source told the Herald.That’s also what reporters saw during the open period when Zappe took top reps followed by rookie quarterback/wide receiver Malik Cunningham, while Mac Jones, who has started the first 11 games of the season, stood by and watched.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Source: Patriots WR Demario Douglas in concussion protocol New England Patriots | Bailey Zappe leads QBs, Mac Jones sits out at start of Patriots practice Wednesday New England Patriots | Sources: Patriots adding wide receiver depth amid injuries New England Patriots | Bill Belichick explains Patriots rookie Malik Cunningham’s lack of QB reps New England Patriots | Bill Belichick ‘not prepared’ to announce Patriots’ starting quarterback Zappe has not received a starting opportunity yet ...

Ringo Starr’s latest book features never-before-seen photos, era-defining fashion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:32:25 GMT

Ringo Starr’s latest book is a colorful literary chronicling his music career and standout fashion sensibility.Titled “Beats & Threads,” the 312-page tome features photos of the legendary Beatle’s drum kits and “era-defining” fashion over 70 years.On sale Friday through the publishing division of Julien’s Auctions, the book has a list price of $80 — with autographed limited editions selling upwards to $750.In a press released issued Friday, the Los Angeles-based auction house said the book features “nearly 300 shimmering images capturing iconic and many never-before-seen intimate moments of Ringo’s illustrious life and career, along with the drum icon’s warm memories told in his own words.”Proceeds from “Beats & Threads” will be donated to the Lotus Foundation, a charity founded by Starr and wife Barbara Bach which supports projects connected to “family and child welfare, women’s issues, addiction recovery and education.”During the 2022 Thanksgiving season, the “Yellow Subma...

Pennsylvania is trying to help voters avoid mistakes that would invalidate their mail ballot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:32:25 GMT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is trying anew to help voters using mail-in ballots in the battleground state avoid mistakes that might get their ballot thrown out in 2024’s presidential election and beyond.In a new directive Wednesday, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration asked counties to start using a standard set of instructions to explain how to complete mail-in ballots, among other steps.Shapiro’s top election official, Secretary of State Al Schmidt, said some counties already use these methods.The effort comes amid a partisan stalemate in Pennsylvania’s Legislature and court battles over provisions in the state’s four-year-old mail-in voting law that have led counties to throw out tens of thousands of mail-in ballots cast by legal voters. Voters completing a mail-in ballot must put their completed ballot into an inner secrecy envelope, insert that into an outer return envelope, and write their name, date and signature on the back of the outer en...

Texas man who set fire to an Austin synagogue sentenced to 10 years

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:32:25 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who set fire to an Austin synagogue in an antisemitic attack two years ago was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in prison. Franklin Sechriest, 20, had previously pleaded guilty to arson and a hate crime causing damage to religious property on Halloween 2021. He also was ordered to pay $470,000 in restitution to Congregation Beth Israel, and to serve an additional three years of supervised release once he gets out of prison, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release. Sechriest, who was a member of the Texas State Guard and a student at Texas State University, had written racist and antisemitic journal entries before setting the fire, federal investigators said. Journal entries included “scout a target” on the day of the attack. Several days later, he wrote, “I set a synagogue on fire.”Security footage showed Sechriest’s Jeep at the synagogue just before the blaze started, investigators said. He was seen carrying a 5-gallon (1...