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Boston Globe
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Eastern Mass. boys' volleyball: Globe Players of the Week for May 1-8
Related : Shawn LaDuke , Methuen — Behind the senior's 55 assists, the Rangers won a five-setter to split their season series against Merrimack Valley rival Chelmsford. Metheun's Shawn LaDuke (right) dished a whopping 55 assist in a five-set win over Chelmsford. Ken McGagh for The Boston Globe Michael Najjar , Central Catholic — The junior racked up 20 assists, 12 service points, and 3 aces to put the Raiders in the win column, sweeping a nonconference match with Essex Tech. Peter Reale , Newton North — Smacking 18 kills as a middle, the junior powered the Tigers over Milford in a 3-1 nonleague decision. Advertisement AJ Traub can be reached at
Boston Globe
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Globe Top 20 boys' volleyball poll: Despite loss, Brookline remains at No. 1
It was another productive week for Methuen. After The big win of the week, excluding the Bay State clashes, belonged to Greater Lowell, whose senior trio is clicking after a four-set victory over Acton-Boxborough. The Gryphons have won six in a row, which should improve their No. 25 power ranking in Division 2 (they were the 11-seed in last year's tournament). Related : Advertisement Records based on scores reported to the Globe. The Globe's Top 20 boys' volleyball poll The Globe poll as of May 10, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff. No. Team Record Previous 1. Brookline 11-1-0 1 2. Natick 11-2-0 4 3. Needham 13-2-0 3 4. Newton North 12-3-0 2 5. Lexington 14-1-0 5 6. Wayland 10-5-0 6 7. Milford 9-6-0 7 8. Taunton 11-1-0 8 9. Cambridge 11-4-0 9 10. St. John's Prep 11-5-0 10 11. Lowell 12-1-0 12 12. New Bedford 10-2-0 13 13. Acton-Boxborough 7-5-0 14 14. Methuen 11-3-0 18 15. Chelmsford 9-3-0 15 16. Newton South 7-5-0 17 17. St. John's (S) 7-8-0 11 18. Winchester 11-3-0 16 19. BC High 7-6-0 19 20. Greater Lowell 13-3-0 – AJ Traub can be reached at
Associated Press
06-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
DoorDash rings up record first-quarter revenue and expands delivery reach through acquisitions
A DoorDash sign is posted on the door of a Dunkin' Donuts franchise, Feb. 27, 2023, in Methuen, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] DoorDash said Tuesday that demand for deliveries remained strong in the first quarter even as more Americans feel increasingly uneasy about the U.S. economy . Total orders climbed 18% to 732 million, a quarterly record. Demand for grocery delivery surpassed prior quarters. DoorDash also added U.S. restaurants to its platform and broadened its geographic reach. On Tuesday, the delivery company also announced a pair of major acquisitions. DoorDash confirmed that it will acquire Britain's Deliveroo for 2.9 billion pounds ($3.9 billion) in cash , expanding its business in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Deliveroo first announced it had received a bid from DoorDash just over a week ago. It also said Tuesday that it had purchased SevenRooms, a New York company that makes hospitality management software, for $1.2 billion in cash. DoorDash said the deal will expand its offerings to merchants and help them grow in-store sales and customer relations. DoorDash expects the SevenRooms deal to close in the second half of this year. Revenue at DoorDash rose 21% to a quarterly record of $3.03 billion. That was short of Wall Street's forecast of $3.09 billion, according to analysts polled by FactSet. Net income was $193 million, a year after the company reported a $23 million in the January-March period. Adjusted for one-time items, the company earned 44 cents per share, topping Wall Street expectations by a nickel. The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world's population sees AP journalism every day.
Miami Herald
05-05-2025
- Automotive
- Miami Herald
Motormouth: Does costly repair on newer car seem right?
Q: I bought a 2021 Subaru Outback right off the showroom floor in May 2021. When I brought my vehicle into the Subaru dealership for service in November 2024, I was told the control arm bushings were torn and needed to be replaced at a cost of $710.63. Does this seem realistic, that is, the need to do this and the cost? My vehicle has less than 29,000 miles. R.B. Methuen, Massachusetts A: The control arm bushings should usually last about 100,000 miles on most cars, but that depends on things like poor roads, potholes, salty environment or even a crash. If it were my car, I would replace the entire control arm and save a bundle on labor. Q: I have a 2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid that just hit 25,000 miles. When getting it serviced at the dealership yesterday, they stated that I was in need of new tires soon. The reading was 5/32 and they said by 30,000 miles I should replace them. How can a vehicle this new need tires so soon? Do new cars come with poor quality tires these days? The ones that came on my SUV were Bridgestone Ecopia tires. I wasn't expecting this expense so soon! B.H., Davenport, Iowa A: There may be a few reasons that original tires wear faster than replacement tires. One possibility is that the tires are made with a softer compound, which provides for all kinds of driving conditions and locales. The tires may be underinflated and not topped off when they arrived at the dealership. New owners often push their car harder than the old jalopy. Replacement tires usually have a 50,000-mile warranty, but the originals often do not. Q: I cannot glance at my digital mirror in my Chevy Equinox without experiencing the same pain one gets when looking through thick eyeglasses. Anyone else? I'm 69. I'm guessing seniors are especially vulnerable. T.D., Schaumburg, Illinois A: General Motors issued a technical service bulletin on this subject stating that "The cause of the condition may be that when viewed in full sunlight, the mirror appears to be blurry or wavy. The distortion is actually a reflection of the left side I/P (instrument panel) vent onto the driver's side glass, as reflected in the mirror." I suggest temporarily draping a rag over the vent to see if this is true. Q: We have a 2024 Toyota RAV4 XLE Hybrid. The ride is very stiff – rather uncomfortable. Is there anything we can do to soften the ride? It is leased, so we can't do anything too drastic. A.A., Orono, Minnesota A: Hybrid tires can ride hard because tire makers often rank tread design over traction and comfort. That may lead to a harsher ride. I checked with the experts at and their favorite for a softer ride is Pirelli Scorpion AS Plus 3. I'm not sure what your definition of "drastic" is, but a set of four tires will likely set you back about $200 per hoop plus mounting, balancing and tax. Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
Boston Globe
13-04-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Sunday Sitdown: Reflecting with Lynnfield tennis and wrestling coach Craig Stone at the outset of his 93rd season
Advertisement We caught up with Stone ahead of his 44th tennis season — and 93rd overall — to talk about how high school athletics have changed in his half-century of coaching. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Next winter would be your 50th wrestling season, are you planning to be back in 2025-26? Yes, you can't end on 49. That's a horrible number. It's like being married and you're going to get divorced after 49 years. I jokingly tell people, I'm trying to get to 100 seasons. You're not far off. When you started the wrestling program at Lynnfield it was a club sport? Yes, in 1975 there were 20 kids who got together and signed a petition that they wanted to have a team. I was the only one who applied for the [coaching] job so I was in. We did a club program and the athletic director said to me 'Do you want to go JV next year?' I said, 'If we go JV, we're not going to get the kids out. Let's just go varsity and take our lumps.' Our first match of the year we tied Methuen, 36-36, then we lost 11 in a row. Advertisement This past winter, in his 49th season on the mat, Craig Stone guided the Lynnfield/North Reading co-op to an 18-3-1 season. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff Back then, could you even comprehend coaching in 2025? You probably thought you'd be taking a flying car to practice? I remember our 1999 banquet and I said 'Next year we'll be in the Year 2000.' That sounded like the Jetsons. It was hard to believe. My club team [players] are approaching their 70s. I don't think anybody who coaches looks that long-term. It's just one of those things you go year by year . . . I kept doing it out of joy, and also necessity. You had to pay the bills and that extra stipend certainly was nice. You just kind of get hooked, the same way the athletes do, by the competitiveness, the camaraderie, the team-building, and improvement that goes on. You retired from teaching nine years ago, what keeps you coaching? Two things: First, relationships. The relationships with the athlete, with the parents, and with the community. I enjoy that interaction. The second is I love the competitiveness and the opportunity to find ways that I can help the athletes be successful. Let me take you back to your own childhood in Warwick (R.I.). I read that the Boys Scouts and YMCA were big influences on you? A: I was 8 or 9 and I brought home a flier from the elementary school about programs at the YMCA. It was a Saturday afternoon and my mom put me on a bus and off I went. Then I got involved in the Junior Leader Corp. The next thing you know it's my senior year in high school and I'm thinking 'What am I going to do?' I had a good math and science background. My mother wanted me to go into engineering. My father said do whatever makes you happy. I pictured myself doing what I do now, so off to Springfield [College] I went [where he wrestled for the first time]. Related : Advertisement And you didn't wrestle until you got to Springfield? At Springfield you have to take classes in different skills to get a base and so you know how to teach the activity. I took a wrestling skills class as a freshman and we had an intramural tournament, freshman against sophomores. I guess I did well enough to impress the freshman wrestling coach who happened to have a void in his lineup at my weight, which was 167 at the time. I went out for the team and I got hooked and I ended up wrestling for four years. In high school you played football in the fall and basketball in the winter. What got you into tennis? I'm shooting hoops and one of my friends comes in and says 'We need a fourth to play doubles outside.' I'd never played tennis before in my life. I went out and played and I came home and said to my mother 'I want to play tennis.' She said 'Well, you don't have a racquet.' She was concerned if we bought a racquet I might not continue with it, so she said I had to pay half. I bought myself a Pancho Gonzalez wooden racket. I paid $6 and she paid $6. Advertisement Lynnfield coach Craig Stone chuckled with his players while sharing the lineup for a Cape Ann match against Hamilton-Wenham in 2023. Winslow Townson for The Boston Globe You've been around wrestling for more than 50 years now, how have you seen the sport, or the culture around it, change? Every sport runs four seasons. There's no downtime. Back when I started you had the traditional kids with football, then basketball, then baseball, and you basically took the summer off. You could be a successful athlete doing that. What has happened with specialization, everybody is now training out of season. It's not so much what you do during the season to improve, it's what you do out of the season, not only with your skill base but your conditioning. I think the level of wrestling and tennis is as high as it's ever been. It's the quantity, the number of people who are competing at that level now. Consequently, the schedules and the workload has increased tremendously. Back then, we'd have 14-15 dual meets and maybe two or three tournaments. Now, kids are wrestling 50 times a year. Related : Speaking of the kids, I've talked to a lot of coaches about how the kids have changed over the decades. What's your experience? I believe the motivation, the discipline, that has pretty much stayed the same. I think what has changed is there's so much opportunity, so much mobility. Before, you went to school, you did an after-school sport and then you went home. Now, everybody has a million places to be and a car to get there. They have a phone. I think that has caused them, if it's not going that well, then they just move on. I think you probably don't have the percentage of athletes who will stick it out for four years with the hopes of by the time they're a senior they may have a shot. The other thing that has changed is the way coaching has transformed and how the athlete is treated. The intervention from the parents . . . Advertisement That was my next question. I was curious if the kids have changed. But I know the parents have changed. You've heard of the helicopter parents. It's the same in sports. I've been in town for over 50 years and I've been fortunate. I have tried to be transparent and consistent throughout my coaching career . . . I've had very few issues. Your wrestling co-op with North Reading has lasted 20 years. What has that partnership been like? It has been fantastic. In the early 2000s we started to notice the decrease in numbers and enrollment was going down . . . When I started teaching, Lynnfield was a three-year high school and there were over 700 kids in three grades. Now, there are four grades and we have 550 kids. We're trying to fill five winter sports. There's just not enough athletes to go around. North Reading is similar in size and was experiencing the same issues. They dropped their wrestling program in 2000. I live in North Reading, my kids went to school there, and I proposed [a co-op]. Our first season, in 2005, we had three kids from North Reading. We got as high as 40, 45 kids equally distributed between the schools . . . We're five miles apart and you go from Thanksgiving football game where they're knocking each other down to the wrestling team where they're building each other up. Related : Advertisement Do you give much thought to reaching 1,300 wins? I'm sneaking up on it. I'd like to be able to get to that point, but it's not something where I'm going to hang in there just to get it. If it comes, it comes. Brendan Kurie can be reached at
