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Cheech Marin shows up at local ‘Champions’ movie preview with producer Andrew Shriver

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:42 GMT

There’s nothing like a good nail-biting movie, and the new film “Champions” is just that.Woody Harrelson plays a basketball coach who tries to take a team to the Special Olympics, and it has a SoFlo connection.Some lucky fans got to see the film at AMC Sunset before it hits the big screen. Co-star Cheech Marin was also there doing a Q&A.So was Andrew Shriver. He produced the movie and couldn’t stop gushing about the casting.“It’s great for Best Buddies,” said Shriver. “It’s great for special need athletes. It’s great for people with special needs, to celebrate them, put them on the big screen and showcase all their talents. I’m super grateful.”“Champions” features three wonderful folks from Best Buddies.You can catch their acting skills when it opens this Friday.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:42 GMT

‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ features two hopefuls from MiamiProducer: Kaylin CantorA good juicy reality TV show can stir up drama- and a little love all at the same time. Thankfully, Fox’s new show, “Farmer Wants a Wife” can do just that. We caught up with the Miami city slickers hoping to win over the farmers’ hearts to check out the farm report.Fox is cookin’ up some country love with their new show “Farmer Wants a Wife.”It’s hosted by country superstar Jennifer Nettles.Jennifer Nettles: “What I have found so wonderfully surprising and so delightful about this show is the opportunity to sort of, dare I say, guide or offer, offer, not advice, but to sort of mother hen, especially the guys, so that’s been fun for me.”The show is about four farmers and a group of single city women finding romance on a ranch.The ranchers had their reasons to try a dating show to find their match.Hunter Grayson: “Well, I figu...

Stars of ‘Shazam: Fury of the Gods’ say superhero sequel is all about family

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:42 GMT

There’s nothing more important — or more crazy — than your family. That’s the story behind “Shazam: Fury of the Gods.” The hero’s super-powered “Shazam-ily” takes on three sister goddesses out for revenge. Deco was only out for a story, so they talked to us.Zachary Levi (as Shazam): “The Daughters of Atlas are coming to hunt us.”Gace Fulton (as Mary Bromfield): “This is revenge.”Lucy Liu (as Kalypso): “But we come bearing gifts.”Zachary Levi returns as the forever-young magical superhero in “Shazam: Fury of the Gods.”Helen Mirren (as Hestera): “Children stole the power of all the gods.”Asher Angel (as Billy Batson): “Shazam!”Helen Mirren (as Hestera): “This is very personal, Billy.”Playing teenaged Billy Batson in an adult body is a gift that keeps on giving.Zachary Levi: “Living out my actual dreams of not just being a working successful a...

Couple has baby on board cruise ship, airlifted to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:42 GMT

A couple thought going on a cruise was going to be a great way to relax, since Mom wasn’t due to give birth for three months, but this baby wasn’t going to be left out of the vacation.For Patrina and Cortaz — giving birth to their first baby was nothing like they had planned.“So we planned a vacation originally just for being our family get-together/babymoon,” said Cortaz.The couple boarded a cruise ship in South Florida headed to Jamaica.Their calendar seemed to be going up to speed, but two days into their vacation things started to take a turn.“The day after Coco Cay is when we went down by the medical bay, and they were like yeah, you’re in labor, so…” said Patrina with a laugh.Even though the ship’s medical staff was not prepared, they did everything they could to keep mom and baby safe.“Even when they had to let us know that like, hey, you know this may not be the best outcome, anything can happen, they were ver...

Healey proposes new statewide missing persons unit

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:42 GMT

Governor Maura Healey is working to establish a statewide missing persons unit. The envisioned $300,000 investment is part of a new $55 billion state budget proposal from Healey. The unit would include 300 officers focused on missing persons and unidentified human remains. Training would include the use of forensics, digital evidence and geolocation technology. This announcement this week came just days after investigators announced they had identified a 1978 murder victim known as “Granby Girl.”The woman’s remains were found nearly 45 years ago in the woods. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later ruled her cause of death to be a bullet wound to the temple. Decades later, officials said genetic testing led them to identify the woman as Patricia Ann Tucker. Officials said her husband, who died in 1996, is a person of interest in the case.

Rape, drugging charges against high-profile RI basketball trainer dismissed

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:42 GMT

A case against a high-profile basketball trainer from Rhode Island has been dismissed, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office announced on Wednesday. Robert McClanaghan was arrested on charges of rape and drugging for intercourse back in November. On Wednesday, the DA’s office announced it is no longer pursuing a prosecution. ”Our responsibility in all cases is to follow the evidence wherever it leads,” the DA’s office said in a statement. “In some cases that endeavor does not add up to a viable prosecution.” “We have a duty to recognize that conclusion and to take the appropriate action when it is reached,” the DA’s office continued. “We have taken that appropriate action today.”An NBA skills trainer, McClanaghan has worked with celebrity basketball players like Steph Curry, Kevin Durant and Al Horford.Writing this week, the DA’s office said it will have no further comment on the case “Out of respect for the privacy of all parties involved.” 

Springfield Central brings defense, ousts Brookline on road

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:42 GMT

BROOKLINE — Even with the 12th seed and a long layoff, defending state champion Springfield Central is still making noise in the Div. 1 bracket.In a loud and packed Schluntz Gymnasium, the Golden Eagles used a strong full court press and their size to take down No. 5 Brookline on the road 65-52 in the Division 1 second-round matchup.“Part of our scheme is that we want to play good defense,” said Springfield Central coach James Gee. “Open up the full-court defense and make teams make some bad decisions. We got in some foul trouble, so we had to pull back a little bit in the second half to play a little wiser.”Sophomore Angela Hector was a big part of fending off Brookline (17-5) in the fourth as she netted 10 of her team-high 24 points in the frame. She also gathered 17 rebounds, with 12 of those coming on the offensive end.From left, Brookline’s Talia Thompson, Faith Rothstein and Gigi McMahon go for a rebound against Springfield Central’s Julie Bahati. Brookline was ous...

Biden beats Trump in New Hampshire poll but most Dems want someone else

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:42 GMT

Most Democratic voters in New Hampshire want someone other than President Biden to run despite the fact he would beat former President Donald Trump in a second head-to-head presidential matchup, according to new polling.“In a hypothetical 2024 presidential matchup between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Biden leads Trump 42% to 38%,” pollsters from Emerson College and 7 News WHDH found after sampling over 1,000 Granite State voters.Trump’s support in his own party has not suffered despite several ongoing investigations or the sense that some Republicans want to move on to new candidates amid a slowly broadening field. The 45th president, according to pollsters, would garner more than three times as much support as his closest theoretical rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, polling 58% to 17%, with New Hampshire’s Gov. Chris Sununu coming in third at 7% and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley at 6%.Former Vice President Mike Pence and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo showed 4% and 2% s...

Ang Catino, Spartans blank Peabody to reach Division 1 girls hockey semifinals

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:42 GMT

LYNN — As hard as it might be to believe, it had been a decade since the St. Mary’s girls hockey team had made it to the state semifinals.On Wednesday night at Connery Rink, the top-seeded Spartans finally got that monkey off their back, but it sure didn’t come easily.First-period goals from Tia Picardi and Jenna Champlain staked the Spartans to a 2-0 lead. Goaltender Ang Catino did the rest as she turned aside all 19 Peabody shots she faced to turn aside the upset bid from the No. 8 seeded Tanners.“It sure wasn’t pretty at times but we sure will take it,” St. Mary’s coach Frank Pagliuca said. “Peabody sure made it tough on us but our kids buckled down and got it done.”Peabody’s Hannah Gromyko tries to defend against Gabbi Oakes of St. Mary’s as she skates toward the net. St. Mary’s earned a 2-0 state tournament win. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)The Tanners (18-5-0) held St. Mary’s (24-1-0) to only 14 shots but couldn’t take advantage of four power plays, thr...

‘Stand up and support each other:’ Healey joins coding girls for International Women’s Day

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:42 GMT

The first female governor of Massachusetts spent her first International Women’s Day learning a bit about binary code with young girls at the Curley K-8 School on Wednesday afternoon.“This is the best part of my week,” said Gov. Maura Healey. “This is Women’s History Month. Today is International Women’s Day, and we wanted to make a point of spending time with young girls.”The governor and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, along with a handful of local officials, piled into a brightly decorated classroom at the school with a group of 3rd through 5th grade girls participating in a Strong Women Strong Girls mentorship program Wednesday afternoon to mark the holiday and encourage some female empowerment.The politicians got to join in on a session learning about the Women Who Code founder — a non-profit helping girls advance in still male-dominated technology fields — and visualizing binary code with beads.Meanwhile, the girls got to chat with ...