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Boston Globe
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Five high school sports takeaways from a Thursday full of coaching hirings and college commitments
1. Milestones ▪ In the span of three days, Braintree senior Bella Duffy became the girls' lacrosse program's all-time points leader and all-time leading scorer. Her latest record is the all-time goals mark, and she needed six to reach it in Thursday's game against Milton. She finished with seven goals, giving her 282 for her career to surpass Grace Reinhold's mark from 2018. Advertisement Your New All-Time Leader in Goals! Congrats on another record, Bella!!! We L💙VE YOU!!! — 20KMD (@20_kmd9967) ▪ Senior Maggie Teahan already was the program record-holder for goals at Brookline (242), and she became the first player in program history to reach 300 career points with a goal and an assist in a 9-8 win over Framingham. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up ▪ Rockland boys' lacrosse coach Dave Taylor earned his 100th win, which also marked the 100th win for the program, which he started in 2014. Varsity Boys Lacrosse Coach, Dave Taylor earns his (and the program's) 100th career win with a victory over Middleboro this afternoon. Coach Taylor introduced the town to lacrosse through a youth initiative in 2011 and started the Varsity program in 2014. Congrats Coach!! — Rockland AD (@Rocklanddogs) 2. Daily lacrosse leaderboard Goals Bella Duffy , Braintree, 7 Emma Finch , Greater Lowell, 7 Gavan Biggins , Rockland, 5 Isa Robinson , North Andover, 5 Colin Carfagna , Bridgewater-Raynham, 4 TJ DiMario , Rockland, 4 Riley Gillis , Pembroke, 4 Daniel Hanafin , Burlington, 4 Jason Kane , Burlington, 4 Jayson Kelleher , Bridgewater-Raynham, 4 Mike Murphy , Lynnfield, 4 Advertisement John Powers , Lynnfield, 4 Mia Simuang , Lowell, 4 Points Duffy, Braintree, 7 Finch, Greater Lowell, 7 Carfagna, Bridgewater-Raynham, 6 Hanafin, Burlington, 6 Kane, Burlington, 6 Kelleher, Bridgewater-Raynham, 6 Robinson, North Andover, 6 Biggins, Rockland, 5 Meghan Daley , North Andover, 5 Cam Shanahan , Burlington, 5 Simuang, Lowell, 5 3. Coaching carousel ▪ Medford announced the hiring of John Prestigiovanni as its new boys' soccer coach. A Medford alum and lifelong resident, he has served as the school's JV coach for more than 10 years. 'John is a first-class person who will now join a long list of great Medford High School coaches,' AD Robert Maloney said in a statement. New Story: Congratulations John Prestigiovanni our new Boys Varsity Soccer Coach — MHS Athletics (@mhsathletics2) ▪ Dedham has pegged former Newton South coach Steve Matthews as its new boys' basketball coach. Matthews, who starred at Catholic Memorial before playing at Northeastern and Emerson, coached the Lions from 2018-23. After a knee injury ended his career in the British Basketball League, Matthews became an assistant under Denis Tobin at CM, was head coach at Matignon, and also served as an assistant at Brookline, New Mission, and Burke (now Holland). Matthews led the Lions to back-to-back Dual County League titles. His vision for developing student-athletes both on and off the court aligns perfectly with the values of Dedham High. We are confident he will bring energy, integrity, and a sense of purpose to our program. — DedhamAthletics (@DedhamAthletics) ▪ Bishop Fenwick has a new boys' hockey coach and Craig Seabury is familiar to hockey fans after serving as Winchester girls' hockey coach from 2014-23. The former UMass Lowell and Salem State player also was an assistant with the Somerville and Stoneham boys' teams. He was 115-40-20 at Winchester, making 10 consecutive playoff appearances and winning a Middlesex League title. Seabury has served as an assistant softball coach at Fenwick for the past three years, working under his brother, Brian . He takes over a Fenwick girls' hockey program that hasn't made the postseason in five years and is coming off a 2-18 season. Advertisement ▪ Triton hired Ed Melanson as its football coach. Melanson has served as an assistant at North Reading, Hamilton-Wenham, St. Mary's, Peabody, and Triton, where he has been since 2022. He replaces Patrick Sheehan , who led the Titans to a 7-4 record last fall. 4. Commitment central Tri-county senior Andrew Jennings , a 6-foot-3-inch, 300-pound lineman, announced he will play football at Nichols College. Congratulations Andrew Jennings '25 on your commitment to playing football at Nichols College! — Tri-County RVTHS Athletics (@TriRvths) Wakefield seniors Cam Deprizio and Frankie Sullivan made their commitments official, with Deprizio to play baseball at Salem State and Sullivan to compete in track and field at Trinity. Congrats to our student athletes who will continue their Athletic careers at the college level: Cam Deprizio: Baseball Frankie Sullivan: Track & Field — Wakefield Athletics (@WMHS_Warriors) Haverhill seniors Kevin McAninch and Michael Morris announced they will be wrestling at Emmanuel. Kevin McAninch has committed to the wrestling program at Emmanuel College. Congratulations Kevin!!! — Haverhill Athletics (@GoHillies) Michael Morris has committed to the wrestling program at Emmanuel College. Congratulations Michael!!! — Haverhill Athletics (@GoHillies) Sebastian Wilkins , the No. 31 overall boys' basketball player in the Class of 2026 as ranked by 247Sports, will announce his decision between Duke and Maryland at 4 p.m. Friday on YouTube. Wilkins, a Canton native who began his high school career at Lawrence Academy before transferring to Brewster Academy, is a 6-foot-8-inch wing. Brewster Academy and Mass Rivals' Sebastian Wilkins will announce his commitment tomorrow, live on the Watch Live: — Adam Finkelstein (@AdamFinkelstein) 5. College corner Senior goalie Elizabeth Driscoll , a Marblehead graduate, became the first Saint Anselm women's lacrosse player to be named to the IWLCA Division 2 All-America first team. She posted a .521 save percentage and allowed 10.06 goals per game, going 12-7 in 19 starts. Congrats to Elizabeth Driscoll, Elyse Scales, and Lucy Mawn on being named to IWLCA All-Region Teams! — Saint Anselm College Women's Lacrosse (@STAHawksWLax) Named to the USA Lacrosse All-American third team were Saint Anselm junior Colby Goodchild and sophomore Finn Granara , both Reading High graduates. Freshman Matt Lemay (St. John's Shrewsbury/Westminster) and junior Quinn Gannon (Scituate) were chosen as honorable mentions. Connecticut College senior Nick McLaughlin , a Wilbraham & Monson graduate, earned a spot on the USILA All-America second team, while junior Liam Horkan , a Belmont Hill graduate from Malden, garnered honorable mention status. McLaughlin, a short-stick defensive midfielder, recorded a career-best nine goals and five assists, finishing second on the team with 43 ground balls. Horkan scored 39 goals with eight assists. Advertisement UMass Lowell graduate student Garrett Murphy , a Billerica graduate, was selected to play in the USILA Division 1/2 North/South Senior All-Star game, which will be held Friday at Roger Williams. Murphy, who was named to the America East All-Conference Second Team finished the season with 19 goals and 32 points, both career highs. Hey now, you're an all-star 🌟 Congrats to Garrett Murphy on being selected for the USILA North/South All-Star Game! Best of luck tomorrow! STORY: — UMass Lowell Men's Lacrosse (@RiverHawkMLax) UMass Dartmouth freshman Ancil Alexander , a Taunton High graduate, became the first Corsair to earn All-America honors in the discus after finishing sixth at the NCAA Division 3 Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Congratulations to Fr. DL Ancil Alexander ( — UMass Dartmouth Football (@CorsairFootball) Saint Anselm senior Michael Papamechail , a Danvers High graduate, was named to the All-Northeast-10 third team, as was freshman Brandon Vitarisi , a Reading High graduate. Saint Anselm track senior Ava O'Donnell , a Cardinal Spellman alumna from Raynham, was honored as a USTFCCCA Division 2 All-Region selection for her performance in the 1,500-meter run, while on the men's side sophomore Andres Infante , a St. John's (Shrewsbury) graduate from Marlborough, earned the same honor as part of the Hawks' 4x400 relay. Brendan Kurie can be reached at
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
How many cannabis dispensaries are there in the Lower Hudson Valley? See our map
The marijuana industry continues to grow across the country— and since New York legalized the sale and consumption of cannabis in 2021 for adults, hundreds of legal dispensaries have opened across the Empire State. The arrival of the village of Haverstraw's first legal dispensary, 202 Cannabis Co., in early May, brings Westchester and Rockland's number of legal pot shops up to 19. Read on to learn more about the Lower Hudson Valley's marijuana shops, and where to find them. The first licenses were given to 32 dispensaries in 2022 through the Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary program, which granted priority licenses to business owners directly impacted by prior marijuana convictions, or nonprofits with a history of helping incarcerated people. However, the CAURD program met some push back in August 2023, when a state judge blocked new licenses from being granted after a group of service-disabled veterans claimed that state regulators "unconstitutionally awarded initial dispensary licenses to businesses impacted by prior marijuana convictions." This ruling paused licenses from being granted and dispensaries from being open until October 2023. See our map below to find where dispensaries are located in Westchester and Rockland counties. The following is a list of all the legal and licensed dispensaries currently open in the Lower Hudson Valley: 202 Cannabis Co.: 81 West Ramapo Road, Haverstraw Elevate Cannabis: 127 S. Terrace Avenue, Mount Vernon Nuna Harvest: 696 Locust Street, Mount Vernon HighLife Health: 19 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle Treehouse Cannabis: 28 Route 59, Nyack Valley Greens: 939 Central Avenue, Peekskill Cloud 914: 807 Washington Street, Peekskill Purple Plains: 32 Westchester Avenue, Pound Ridge Mindset Cannabis Shop: 51 Main Street, Tarrytown Purple Owl Dispensary: 405 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains Cannabis Realm: 475 Central Avenue, White Plains Etain: 75 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains Leafology Cannabis Company: 244 Main Street, White Plains Starlife Dispensary: 1 Hall Avenue, White Plains The Plant: 2595 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers Central Budz: 2245 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers NUG Yonkers: 2371 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers Budr Cannabis: 887 Yonkers Avenue, Yonkers Cloud Nine Legal Cannabis Dispensary: 305 Saw Mill River Road, Yonkers Contributing: USA TODAY Network New York state team writer David Robinson This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Where are marijuana dispensaries in Westchester, Rockland NY? See map
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Lohud.com will post school election results as they come in on Tuesday, May 20
School district elections take place Tuesday, May 20, and will post results as we get them for districts in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties. Polling hours vary but most districts close polls by 9 or 9:30 p.m. Look for lohud to start posting results shortly after 9:30 p.m. for small districts, although it usually takes several hours for some districts to release results. Registered voters will be asked to approve school board proposals for 2025-26 and choose school board candidates. Some districts will also ask voters to weigh in on a variety of propositions that have to do with spending public money. In some districts, library budgets and trustees are also on the ballot. Turnout is usually quite low for school elections, which take place each year in May. Three districts — Mamaroneck, New Rochelle and Pearl River — are proposing to raise their property tax levies by more than allowed under their state-imposed tax caps, meaning they will need the support of more than 60% of voters. Of the 53 voting districts in the Lower Hudson Valley, 28 are proposing to increase their tax levy as much as allowed under their tax caps. The Yonkers Public Schools, as one of New York's "Big 5" school systems, does not have a public vote on its budget. Districts where budget plans are defeated can propose second budget plans for public votes on June 17. Last year, voters rejected initial budget plans in Chappaqua and East Ramapo. Chappaqua was among four districts in the Lower Hudson Valley that proposed breaking their tax caps, but voters approved a second, revised budget plan that stayed under the district's tax cap. East Ramapo voters approved a second budget plan that included a 1% tax levy increase. But state Education Commissioner Betty Rosa, in a rare move, ordered the district to raise this year's tax levy by an additional 4.38%, an action that continues to divide the community. This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Lohud to post Westchester, Rockland NY school election results May 20
CTV News
18-05-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Calgary Canucks head for Centennial Cup final after 3-2 overtime win over Rockland
The Calgary Canucks advanced to the Centennial Cup final Saturday, defeating Rockland 3-2 in overtime. (Photo: X@cjhlhockey)
Ottawa Citizen
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Mustangs score four in third period to defeat Rockland
Article content Melfort Mustangs have upped its game at the Centennial Cup, defeating the Rockland Nationals of the Central Canada Hockey League to improve to 2-1 in the tournament. In the process, Melfort has boosted its intimidation factor in a tournament featuring the best junior A teams in the country. Article content While the Mustangs ended up beating the Nationals by a convincing 5-2 score, the convincing came late in the game. There was no scoring in the first period, nor an overwhelming number of shots on goal, with Melfort putting the punk on the net eight times compared to five by Rockland. Article content Article content But the Nationals scored the games first goal, coming at 12:30 of the second period. Melfort tied the game just over two minutes later with a goal from Will Munro. The Ontario club kept the pressure on the Mustangs goaltender throughout the second, with 13 shots on net compared to Melfort's nine. Article content Article content The third period started out as a nail-biter. The game was tied 1-1 until Melfort's Nolan Roberts scored at 5:49. Tristan Ziola made it 3-1 at the 13:00 mark, but any sense of relief was soon snatched away by the Nationals Anthony Hall, who brought his team within one goal at 14:55. Article content With about a minute-and-a-half left in the game, and Melfort clinging to a 3-2 lead, Rockland pulled its goalie. But the strategy was not rewarded. Melfort's Brayden Westerlund scored on the empty net at 18:52. Rockland left the net empty until 19:32, when Melfort scored a fourth goal in the period, another empty netter, this one from Ashton Hutchinson. Article content The game ended 5-2. Melfort outshot Rockland 27-25. The teams each had three power plays and 10 penalty minutes. Article content
