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1 day ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Stan Grossfeld
“He’s a wild man,” said John’s mother, Kellie Jenkins. “He’s the one who does the tours when people come here on the farm. He’ll tell you all about it, show off all his animals. “When he was born, he was given his first cow, and it was registered in his name. So now he owns six animals. So, he’s pretty proud of that,” she added. Jenkins says he shows the dairy cows through the 4-H club.
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1 week ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Stan Grossfeld
When the warm April sun pops out in Boston, this is as beautiful as any city in America. The sunshine warms the soul and spirits soar. The air is clean and cold and suddenly everything shifts from shades of gray to technicolor. Unfortunately, the weather in Boston doesn’t always cooperate. It has rained the last four weekends. However, there’s something renewing in walking the Freedom Trail, even in the drizzle. Following the news can be downright depressing these days, and some trends are troubling.
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2 weeks ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Stan Grossfeld
Cheta Emba, who played for the US women's sevens team in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, listens to music as a trainer stretches her out before the match.Stan Grossfeld/Globe StaffThe Boston Banshees logo is of a screaming woman, whose shriek signals impending doom. They even have a quote from “The Crucible,” the classic Arthur Miller play about the hysteria and fear of the Salem Witch Trial on their uniforms. In their first-ever game, they beat New York on the road in the last minute.
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3 weeks ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Stan Grossfeld
It was April 18, 1981. Crombie, her husband, Al, and their two young kids decided to go to the game between the Triple A Rochester Red Wings and the Pawtucket Red Sox. It was her first baseball game, held on a chilly night and the game started late. Easter Sunday was the next day. “He talked me into going. And then we were sitting there and sitting …” says Crombie, a pink-haired fireball.
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1 month ago | 
wfft.com | Stan Grossfeld
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1 month ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Stan Grossfeld
“Too dangerous,” Bobst said. He said he hasn’t had a drink in 12 years, after serving time for a 2010 OUI, nor does he do drugs. He chain-smokes cigarettes all day long. Bobst tried to keep warm on a rainy March day. “One wish I wouldn't want to wish on anybody is someone going through what I'm going through,” he said. Stan Grossfeld/Globe StaffHe refuses to panhandle. “I’m not that type of person. I always like to work and I can’t.
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1 month ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Stan Grossfeld
He doesn’t trust Trump. “The backstop of the Supreme Court I’m not sure I can trust anymore either…to prevent abuse of the power.” He doesn’t quite get the slogan “Make America Great Again.”“I never got a clear answer on why America wasn’t great before and what they really wanted to change. That was never made clear. So, you know, I was happy with America before. Clearly the Democrats can drift too far left for sure, but I’m not sure the answer to that is to tack far, far right.
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1 month ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Stan Grossfeld
First stop is the Stone Zoo. A flock of Caribbean Flamingos are whooping up a storm, flapping their wings, shaking their heads and honking like Jimmy Buffet was alive and serving free Margaritas. Turns out, this is all about sex. “Well, for flamingos, March is actually their love month,” says Peter Costello, assistant curator at the zoo. “March is actually their love month,” says Peter Costello, assistant curator at the Stone Zoo. Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff“You’ll see the displays they’re doing here.
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1 month ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Stan Grossfeld
Some clubs come from as far away as Brazil and Bermuda. A total of 78,000 spectators cheer them on. The energy levels are off the charts. And it’s not even the biggest event of the year for USA Volleyball. A recent qualifier in Orlando filled 142 courts. About 20,000 players from all over compete on the 91 red floors.Stan Grossfeld/Globe StaffSince 2021, USA Volleyball has experienced yearly double-digit membership growth across all player categories.
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1 month ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Stan Grossfeld
“When it first happened, we didn’t know if he’d survive,” says his father, Peter. “Where he is today is a miracle in many ways.”Endicott Gulls captain Jack Smiley, 25, is all smiles as he puts his skates on before his return to the ice after suffering a stroke and partial paralysis three years ago. Stan Grossfeld/Globe StaffAfter his stroke on Feb. 21, 2022, doctors at Mass General Hospital’s neurological care unit couldn’t predict if then 22-year-old would ever walk again.
