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Time Travel: Recalling the classic bonspiel at NCC

In honor of curling, which we typically see only during the Winter Olympics: FEB. 11, 1952 – “Rink No. 2 of the host Nashua Country Club, skipped by Dr. E.J. Belanger, defeated the St. Andrews No. 2 rink of New York City, 16-13, in the exciting final round of the Granite State Bonspiel ...

High school track … cancelled again

March 13, 2020, changed the world for so many for a variety of reasons. It is not necessary to list what has happened since that date as we all know too well what the past 22 months have been like. But for our high school track athletes, it has been an endless waiting game. After finishing ...

From scrub to Hall of Famer

He was wide-eyed, if not bushy tailed. The young rookie was sitting at his locker in the old, cramped home team locker room Foxboro Stadium, as happy as could be. It was the end of sixth round draft pick Tom Brady’s first training camp as a New England Patriot. And he had made the team as ...

Time Travel: Diggins leads charge to track triumph

FEB. 5, 1962 – “Dick Diggins continues to beat the clock and Nashua High’s track team romped to its third straight victory by making a shambles of West and Central in a tri-meet at the Exeter Cage on Saturday. “The Purple track and field men scored a total of 73 points as Manchester ...

Brady’s retirement leaves Patriot fans disappointed for many reasons

Thank goodness that's over with. Yes, Tom Brady has now officially retired with his lengthy Instagram post on Tuesday morning. Of course, this whole retirement thing wasn't without drama. Because over the second half of his career, either through his own doing or that of others, Brady was Mr. ...

All these playoffs tell us is that the Patriots lack firepower

Happy Conference Championship Day, New England Patriots fans. Remember when it used to be a big day for the region? You had one eye on the game and the other on making potential Super Bowl travel arrangements. The Patriots were always playing on this Sunday, a remarkable streak of seven ...