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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
State leaders celebrate Hartford Whalers anniversary
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — State leaders are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Whalers first game in Connecticut. Celebrating 50 years of the Hartford Whalers Lawmakers and fans took a few minutes Tuesday to celebrate the milestone anniversary. 'It was Hartford's team, they were on the national stage in a professional sport … when you came to Hartford you were immediately entrenched in the community,' Bob Crawford, a former Hartford Whalers player, said. The Whalers played in Hartford from 1975 through 1997 before leaving to become to Carolina Hurricanes. Once a year, they have Whalers night, where the team wears the old Whalers uniforms. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Boston Globe
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Eastern Mass. girls' lacrosse: Globe Players of the Week, May 18-25
Brooke Lomasney , Peabody — The senior standout finished the week with 18 points, including five goals and three assists in a 17-13 triumph over Beverly that clinched a share of the Northeastern Conference title. Advertisement Mayson Lower , Nantucket — The Whalers outlasted St. John Paul II, 17-11, on Friday thanks in part to eight assists from Lower, then defeated island rival Martha's Vineyard as the senior added three more assists along with five goals to hit 100 career goals. Jill Martin , Chelmsford — The Lions, winners of eight straight, leaned on the Merrimack-bound senior to cruise past Nashoba (2 goals, 1 assist, 8 draw controls) and Westford (4 goals, 1 assist). Trevor Hass can be reached at
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Longtime Hartford Reporter Tom Monahan Dies at 84
Tom Monahan, a longtime reporter for NBC Connecticut, has died at the age of 84. Monahan's wife Nancy said he was in Florida when he died. He suffered a stroke Sunday night. Monahan retired in 2010 after working at WVIT for 45 years. He started his career there in 1965 as as a booth announcer. The station said that he covered some of the biggest stories in the state's history, like the 1978 roof collapse at the Hartford Civic Center. He reported on Hurricane Gloria in 1985, and broke the news to Connecticut that the Whalers were leaving Hartford in 1997. He went on to become what the station said was 'the state's preeminent political television reporter. If there was a big political news story, Monahan was on top of it.'
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Hurricanes 'Get Right' With Timely Win Over Sabres
The Carolina Hurricanes were losers of five of their last six games, had been shut out twice in that span and were struggling to play to their identity. So what did they do? They became a totally different team. No, actually. It was Whalers Night at Lenovo Center Thursday night, so the team donned the classic green and white jerseys, paying homage to their past as they shelled the Buffalo Sabres in a 5-2 win. There was a lot of things to like for the Canes in their 60-minute effort. For one, Jesperi Kotkaniemi set the tone early, dropping the gloves with Dylan Cozens off of the opening faceoff. Whalers night in Raleigh off to a flyer: Kotkaniemi and Dylan Cozens drop the gloves right off the opening draw #RaiseUp #SabreHood — NHL News (@PuckReportNHL) February 28, 2025 "Just a quick decision, I guess," Kotkaniemi said on his decision to drop the gloves. "I thought we needed a little energy there. I don't know. I rarely start the game so I thought I might do something there. Got a little energy from that, got a good start to the game. Good to get a win again." "Obviously good job by KK to start the game and bury the guy there," said Mikko Rantanen. "Gave us a lot of energy and the building was rocking after that for a while." The team got rolling from there, getting back to their hard-working, suffocating identity, the power play converting and it was also a good night for the newest acquisitions too as both Rantanen and Taylor Hall got on the score sheet with goals. For Hall, it was his first as a Hurricane, as Jack Roslovic served him up a perfect no-look pass. "He's a creative player and I read it well," Hall said. "I had a feeling he was going to look for that and I think he picked it out of the air with one hand too. He's a nifty player and an easy guy to play with. We've had a few shifts since I've been a Hurricane and it's a lot of fun." ROSLOVIC NO LOOK PASS TO HALL FOR HIS FIRST AS A HURRICANE/WHALER 🔥 — B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) February 28, 2025 For Rantanen, it was a two-point night and an actual power play goal that the Canes have been desperately looking for. "I think after you get one, you get a little confidence, hopefully, and get more chemistry and more confidence," Rantanen said on the power play. Mikko Rantanen gets his first Whalers goal 🚨 — B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) February 28, 2025 The team also played a great overall defensive game, holding Buffalo to just 15 shots on goal. Brent Burns and Jaccob Slavin were especially good, with countless pass and shot blocks throughout the night. "Both him and Jaccob were, I thought, just great tonight," Brind'Amour said. "With their sticks and just breaking up plays. I don't know what the shots ended up, maybe 10, 12, but that's a pretty good number. If you can do that, it says a lot about not just those two, but the D in general, I thought, had a good game." Beyond them though, the team, as a whole, did a good job playing more direct and connected hockey. Its the way the Canes will need to play moving forward if they want to be the team they're capable of being. The Hurricanes will be back in action on Saturday as they host the Edmonton Oilers. Stay updated with the most interesting Carolina Hurricanes stories, analysis, breaking news and more! Tap the star to add us to your favorites on Google News to never miss a story.
New York Times
26-01-2025
- New York Times
In Santa Fe, Native American Jewelry Has a Showcase
In the early-morning chill of the high desert, almost 100 Native American artisans, most of them jewelry makers, lined up for one of the 68 numbered sales spots on the blocklong front porch at the Palace of the Governors. It was the first day of winter, and although the temperature was just above freezing, the forecast called for sunny skies and city hotels were full of tourists. That was a promising combination for the vendors hoping to set up shop on what is called the portal (por-TAHL), a prime location facing the central Santa Fe Plaza. Artisans in the portal program — who must meet rigorous requirements to participate — usually start arriving at 7 a.m. and put down a folded cloth to claim a desired spot; at 8 a.m., they are allowed to spread the cloths out and create their displays. (Tables are not permitted.) But if by 8 a.m. there are more vendors than available spaces, as can happen during peak tourism seasons, their location for the day becomes a matter of chance. And so on this December morning, the artisans took turns drawing numbered poker chips out of a bag to see where, or if, they could land a spot. One pumped his fist when he saw his number. 'I'm gonna make a million dollars today,' he said to no one in particular. Jeanelle Whaler, a bead worker from Santo Domingo Pueblo (a community southwest of Santa Fe also known as Kewa Pueblo), drew a blank chip. Normally she and her silversmith husband, Avelino Whaler, would be out of luck, but a couple of dozen additional spaces were made available along the west side of the building and a second drawing was held for them. In the end, all the artisans who stayed around got a spot. The Whalers settled in for a cold morning — the low winter sun would not reach those west-side spots for a few hours — but at least it would not be a wasted trip. By the time they packed up in late afternoon, they said, they had sold about 20 pieces, ranging from a small $20 beaded bracelet to a $350 silver bracelet with a turquoise stone. The site of this distinctive, open-air market is rich in history and, in fact, the one-story adobe building is part of the New Mexico History Museum. The Palace of the Governors dates to 1610 (it was the local seat of government in Spanish colonial times), making it the oldest continuously used public building in the United States, according to the museum's executive director, Billy G. Garrett. The porch was added a couple of centuries later, he said. When New Mexico became a state in 1912, the building was undergoing the renovations that would give it the 'Santa Fe style' it has today, with its protruding wooden rafters, or vigas, Mr. Garrett said. The Spanish word portal, which can mean entryway, porch or portico, probably came into greater use in that era, he said. Native American artisans likely sold their wares on the portal in the 1800s, Mr. Garrett said in an interview, and the practice would have become more commonplace in the 1920s, with the growth of tourism in the Southwest. The portal program, established in the 1970s, is administered by the museum with a vendor committee of 10 regular members and four alternates handling basic operations and ensuring compliance with rules governing the quality and authenticity of goods. Every piece offered for sale must have a maker's mark, and every vendor must display a museum-issued identification card. Judy Charley is a silversmith who was raised by her Navajo maternal grandparents. Now 63, she has sold on the portal for more than 30 years. She sometimes makes silver cuffs with a representation of the Palace of the Governors stamped on the inside. 'This is the only place I sell,' she said. No Flea Market Almost everyone who visits Santa Fe stops by the plaza at some point and is drawn by 'the intrigue of the portal,' according to Randy Randall, Santa Fe's tourism director and interim city manager. 'It's just something that people don't miss.' Shows or festivals featuring the work of Native American artisans are held periodically in a number of cities around the United States, but the portal program is unusual — in part, said Mark Sublette, a longtime gallery owner, because the richness of New Mexico's tribal and pueblo cultures means it runs all year long. 'I don't think there's anything like it,' he added. Mr. Sublette owns the Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery in Tucson, Ariz., and used to have another gallery in Santa Fe. He said he would often encourage people who were curious about Native American jewelry or pottery to go to the portal, talk to the artisans and buy something, because they could be confident that it had been made by hand. The history museum thinks of the portal program as a way to engage with local communities and recognize a complicated history. 'This entire site is part of an area that was used by Native people before the Spanish came in and established Santa Fe,' Mr. Garrett said. 'Part of what we can do in terms of acknowledging the history of our own place is to continue to support Native arts and culture in this way.' Jewelry accounts for most of the merchandise offered on the portal these days, although some artisans sell pottery, paintings, dolls and other items. And while it is possible to find items for less than $50, there also are pieces executed with high levels of craftsmanship that are priced in the thousands. 'Some tourists that are unfamiliar with Santa Fe and the portal might view it as a flea market environment. But it certainly isn't,' said Greg Toya, 64, a jewelry maker who recently was elected by fellow artisans to the 10-member committee. 'Not just anybody is allowed to be there,' he continued. 'You have to demonstrate that you are able to make what you sell.' A member of Jemez Pueblo, Mr. Toya began to learn jewelry-making after his retirement from a career in law enforcement. He said that he became authorized to sell at the portal about a year ago, after three committee members watched him make a ring, a bracelet and a pendant. With rare exceptions, all of the artisans must be members of federally recognized tribes or pueblos in New Mexico. (A court case in the late 1970s upheld the state's right to limit the program to Native American vendors.) The pool of participants is large — 1,200 to 1,500, by Mr. Garrett's estimate — but not all of them sell regularly or depend on portal business for their livelihood. The portal is open almost every day, including holidays, though for two weekends every summer the artisans cede the space to two art shows, the Santa Fe Indian Market and the Traditional Spanish Market. And activity at the portal tends to follow the rhythms of tourism in Santa Fe, meaning it is busiest in the summer months and slow in January and February. Sales and Interactions Under the portal's wide overhang, shoppers can find jewelry made in a large range of styles and materials — and talk to the person who made a particular bracelet or pair of earrings. Rodey Guerro, a 67-year-old silversmith whose mother was Diné (Navajo) and father was Apache, said that people increasingly seemed to be interested in making a connection with the portal artists and learning about the pieces they had made. 'They want to know who it is, what it is and how it's made, and what we represent in New Mexico,' he said. That was the case with Beth Strickland, an artist from New Zealand on her first trip to the United States, who bought a $175 silver ring with a thumb-size turquoise stone from Dennis Ramone, a Diné silversmith. 'He told me how he makes his work, which really makes the experience interesting,' she said. 'It's just going to be a very special memory for me.' Shopping at the portal is a tradition for Kolt and Julie Moreland of Lubbock, Texas, who were vacationing with their baby daughter and other family members. 'My granddad took me here for the first time when I was like 6 years old,' said Mr. Moreland, who now is 30. Ms. Moreland ended up with a pair of elegant dangling earrings set with green turquoise from Northern Arizona after the jeweler, Wayne Bailon of Santo Domingo Pueblo, reduced the $325 price to $275. ('Every once in a while, I play good guy and I give them some breaks,' Mr. Bailon said when asked about the transaction.) Patricia Anderson, 74, learned to make silver jewelry from her Navajo father and said that at least five generations of her family, beginning with her grandparents, have sold at the portal. One of her great-granddaughters is now learning the craft. 'I love talking to people and meeting people,' Ms. Anderson said, adding that she had sold her work to tourists from around the world — and recently had met a visitor from the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. But one of Ms. Anderson's granddaughters, Maya Pino, 34, said she had been so timid at first that she would barely make eye contact with visitors. 'I just had to learn how to interact with the customers,' she said, 'and, in a way, open up to let them in to see my family, the history, the symbolism and all that.' And once in a while, something life-changing happens. Ellouise Toya, who is from Kewa Pueblo, recalled one bitterly cold day in March 1991, when she was a single mother (she now is married to Greg Toya). A stylish customer who didn't seem to want to talk, and whose name Ms. Toya never discovered, took her time looking at all the jewelry before buying a selection in cash — an $8,000 windfall that allowed the struggling mother to catch up on her bills and buy materials. 'I did a prayer for her in my language,' said Ms. Toya, 56, who teared up as she recalled the moment. 'I cried because I needed that money. I really had a hard time being a single parent. And she just looked at me and she said, 'Everything's going to be OK.''
