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NEW PARTNERS: Tatum, George lead new-look Celtics

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum’s one constant during his development into a star with the Boston Celtics has been having Jaylen Brown as a teammate. That partnership ended this offseason when the Celtics front office decided to trade Brown -- the 2024 NBA Finals MVP – to the Philadelphia ...

Cellphone etiquette in public

Dear Annie: I'm starting to wonder if headphones have gone out of style. Last week, I was sitting in a doctor's waiting room when a woman across from me put her phone on speaker and had a very loud, very personal conversation for nearly 20 minutes. Everyone in the room could hear about her ...

NEW KIDS ON BLOCK: Cavs bow to Bobcats, but feeling their way

HOLLIS – Oyster River High School girls volleyball coach Cassandra Doore and her players were a little anxious about coming to Hollis Brookline High School on Monday night to face the Cavaliers. “We were nervous to come here,” Doore said. “This isn't an easy gym to play in.” That ...

HS Roundup: HB field hockey wins, South bows; BG girls soccer blanked

The rain fell Monday -- what else is knew -- and so did some local teams, except one. The Hollis High School field hockey team picked up a needed win Monday night in soggy conditions. However, Nashua South field hockey and Bishop Guertin girls soccer weren't so fortunate, despite great second ...

Woman succumbs to a prion disease, aka ‘mad cow disease’

DEAR DR. ROACH: Have you ever discussed prion disease in your column? It afflicts one in 1 million people, swiftly kills its victims in a matter of days, and is incurable. People commonly know it as "mad cow disease." I recently lost a great friend to a prion disease, and she truly was one in a ...

Let them eat cake!

Dear Heloise: In regard to Jim R.'s office birthday system, I worked at a place that only had 12 employees. On the first working day in January, a small piece of paper with everyone's name, birthday, and favorite flavor of cake went into a bowl. Everyone would then draw a name, and you were ...