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“Our world stopped”: Josh Hines Allen opens up about a life-changing moment with his son Wesley (Image Via X) NFL player Josh Hines-Allen and his wife Kaitlyn told their fans and followers on July 25, 2025, news about their son Wesley that was quite tragic. Seven months earlier, all came to a sharp stop when little Wesley was found to have acute promyelocytic leukemia. Though they went through terrible days of sobbing, protracted visits, and almost infinite treatment, the family persisted strongly. Now they say there is hope on the horizon. The way their lives turned from fear toward hope…

Saturday, May 10, 2025 12:05 PM Sruthi Gopalakrishnan, Concord Monitor Email, LinkedIn, and more After a nearly hour-long tour through The Nash Casino, where the bright lights flickered and the celebratory sounds of gaming machines rang out with each win, state Rep. Thomas Schamberg had just one thing to say: The casino seems to have “the right philosophical approach.” On Wednesday evening, New Hampshire legislators toured the 130,000-square-foot space at the state’s border in Nashua — part of the casino’s parking lot is in Massachusetts — to better understand how charitable gaming establishments have evolved. The visit comes as lawmakers…

Sports News Vermont Green FC has connected with its community on and off the field. The Vermont Green FC crowd erupts after a goal in the comeback win over FC Motown. Via Vermont Green Football Club By Hayden Bird July 25, 2025 | 2:14 PM 5 minutes to read After achieving an undefeated regular season — a run of dominance in which the team barely trailed at any point across 14 games — Vermont Green Football Club found itself facing a 2-0 deficit against FC Motown in the USL League Two Eastern Conference semifinal matchup this past Sunday.But spurred on…

In an all-Indian contest, Koneru Humpy (L) will take on Divya Deshmukh (R) in the FIDE Women’s World Cup. (Image: X) Indian chess history will be made at the FIDE Women’s World Cup in Batumi, Georgia, as Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh face each other in the final on Saturday, ensuring the first-ever Indian winner of the tournament. Both players have already secured spots in the Women’s Candidates tournament next year.Humpy, 38, advanced to the final after defeating China’s Tingjie Lei in a tiebreaker during Thursday’s semifinals. Deshmukh, 19, secured her spot by beating former world champion Zhongyi Tan of…

Colin A. Young  |  StateHouse News ServicesMultiple dead after fire engulfs Massachusetts retirement homeA fire broke out at the Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, leaving multiple residents dead and several injured.unbranded – NewsworthyFollowing a fatal fire at the Gabriel House assisted living facility, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced new fire safety measures for all assisted living facilities in the state.Within five business days, all 273 facilities must send residents and families a letter detailing fire safety protocols and complete a fire safety assessment survey.The survey will assess compliance with fire safety requirements, including sprinkler systems, fire…

By Steve Derderiansderderian@massgolf.org  BREWSTER, Massachusetts (May 27, 2025) – The sun was on their shoulders with a steady breeze through the pines. For most of the day, it was warm enough to shed the extra layer yet still comfortable enough to keep moving. That’s how the 121st Inter-State Matches for the Griscom Cup opened Tuesday at Cape Cod National, one of those perfect New England days made for golf with few, if any, distractions. The women’s game has undergone significant changes over the past century. Swings stronger. Schedules fuller. But this week, tradition takes precedence. Three of the oldest women’s…

One of Little League’s international tournaments will be played without its planned field.The Cacique Mara team from Maracaibo, Venezuela, was denied visas into the United States and will be forced to miss the Senior League World Series for players between 13 and 16 years old, Little League confirmed in a statement to South Carolina’s WSPA. A team from Victoria, Mexico, will reportedly take Venezuela’s spot as the tournament’s Latin American team in Easley, South Carolina.AdvertisementThe full statement:“Little League® International has been notified that the Cacique Mara Little League team from Venezuela was unfortunately unable to obtain the appropriate visas to…

FSU football quarterback Thomas Castellanos has been in the headlines recently for comments he made about the upcoming Alabama game. He was asked about that and his time at Boston College during the ACC Kickoff event in Charlotte, North Carolina, this week. Castellanos entered the transfer portal after playing in eight games at Boston College. Some folks believe he quit on that Boston College team, but Castellanos doesn’t feel that way:”Whatever [O’Brien] said or is out there — ‘he got benched’ or ‘he quit’ — that’s not true,” Castellanos told ESPN. “Only the people in that room know what went…

Morning Sports Update “That’s OK. I understand it.” Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown during a Grizzlies-Celtics game in Dec. 2024. AP Photo/Mark Stockwell Marcus Smart on facing the Celtics as a Laker: Marcus Smart is officially a Laker, with Los Angeles confirming the free agent signing on Tuesday.Smart, 31, is the latest ex-Celtic to eventually make his way to Los Angeles to play for Boston’s longtime NBA rival (an interesting list that includes Rajon Rondo, Avery Bradley, and Rick Fox).After spending the first nine seasons of his career with the Celtics — a period of time in which he won…