The longstanding Thanksgiving rivalry game between the New Bedford High and Durfee football teams will take on a new twist this year.
As one of the state's longest running matchups, the Whalers and Hilltoppers will square off in the 135th edition on Thanksgiving Eve with the game being played at 4 p.m. at Fenway Park in Boston.
Presented by Cross Insurance, there will be four traditional Thanksgiving rivalry games played at Fenway Park on Nov. 24 and 25, the Boston Red Sox announced on Thursday, Sept. 3. General admission tickets are $20 and allow admittance to both games that day.
"It's really exciting," said New Bedford athletic director Tom Tarpey. "The players and staff are really excited."
New Bedford senior two-way lineman Congo Hepburn agreed, "When we found out, everybody was so happy. It's just a great thing."

#bedford #played #really

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:RARE) was up 7.5% in after-hours trading as of approximately 5:33 p.m. ET Wednesday after the FDA approved Genglycos for glycogen storage disease type Ia, or GSDIa. The one-time gene therapy is the first approved treatment designed to address the disorder's underlying cause. It will carry a U.S. list price of approximately $2.7 million per patient and is expected to become available through qualified treatment centers within 30 to 60 days.
The approval gives Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:RARE) first-mover status in a disease the company estimates affects only 1,500 to 2,500 Americans. The commercial question is whether a high-priced treatment for an ultra-rare population can produce meaningful revenue after diagnosis, reimbursement, and treatment-center constraints.
GSDIa prevents the liver from releasing glucose properly, leaving patients dependent on frequent raw-cornstarch doses to avoid potentially life-threatening hypoglycemia. In the Phase 3 GlucoGene trial, Genglycos reduced mean daily cornstarch intake by 41% at Week 48, compared with 10% for placebo, while maintaining glucose control. For Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:RARE), reducing that daily burden creates a clear argument for premium pricing.
Longer-term data also support the treatment's potential durability. At Week 96, the original-treatment group reported a 61% mean reduction from baseline, while the crossover group reported a 61% reduction from Week 48, when it began treatment. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:RARE) will manufacture the therapy at its Bedford, Massachusetts, facility, giving the company direct control over an important part of the supply chain.
The launch will also test infrastructure that could support future gene therapies. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:RARE) already sells rare-disease products including Crysvita, Dojolvi, Evkeeza and Mepsevii. Second-quarter revenue reached $214 million, while cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaled $436 million as of June 30. Genglycos therefore enters a functioning commercial organization rather than a first-time launch platform.

#rare #pharmaceutical

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:RARE) was up 7.5% in after-hours trading as of approximately 5:33 p.m. ET Wednesday after the FDA approved Genglycos for glycogen storage disease type Ia, or GSDIa. The one-time gene therapy is the first approved treatment designed to address the disorder's underlying cause. It will carry a U.S. list price of approximately $2.7 million per patient and is expected to become available through qualified treatment centers within 30 to 60 days.
The approval gives Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:RARE) first-mover status in a disease the company estimates affects only 1,500 to 2,500 Americans. The commercial question is whether a high-priced treatment for an ultra-rare population can produce meaningful revenue after diagnosis, reimbursement, and treatment-center constraints.
GSDIa prevents the liver from releasing glucose properly, leaving patients dependent on frequent raw-cornstarch doses to avoid potentially life-threatening hypoglycemia. In the Phase 3 GlucoGene trial, Genglycos reduced mean daily cornstarch intake by 41% at Week 48, compared with 10% for placebo, while maintaining glucose control. For Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:RARE), reducing that daily burden creates a clear argument for premium pricing.
Longer-term data also support the treatment's potential durability. At Week 96, the original-treatment group reported a 61% mean reduction from baseline, while the crossover group reported a 61% reduction from Week 48, when it began treatment. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:RARE) will manufacture the therapy at its Bedford, Massachusetts, facility, giving the company direct control over an important part of the supply chain.
The launch will also test infrastructure that could support future gene therapies. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:RARE) already sells rare-disease products including Crysvita, Dojolvi, Evkeeza and Mepsevii. Second-quarter revenue reached $214 million, while cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaled $436 million as of June 30. Genglycos therefore enters a functioning commercial organization rather than a first-time launch platform.

#treatment

IDA – Dave Potter started coaching high school football in 1973.
He helped Jefferson win a state championship in 1994 and is a member of the Michigan High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame.
He's never been a head coach.
After winning 218 games at Jefferson while ******* isting Marc Cisco for 40 years, the 1966 Bedford graduate took a job helping at his alma mater in 2013.
Training Camp Report: Hall of Famer Mifsud lands dream job at Bedford

#hall #michigan

The Maine state champions scored eight runs in the first inning, which proved to be enough in a 10-6 victory over Portsmouth in an elimination game on Sunday at the New England Little League Baseball Regional in Bristol, Connecticut.
Portsmouth, which beat Bedford for the New Hampshire state ***** le, finished 0-2 in the double-elimination tournament after falling to Vermont on Saturday. The Maine team (1-1), with boys from Gray, New Gloucester and Raymond, advanced to another elimination game on Tuesday.
On Sunday, Portsmouth rallied after falling into an 8-0 hole. Held to one hit (a single by Gabe Fournier) through three innings, the Seacoast boys scored six runs in the fourth, highlighted by two-run doubles by Drew Cresta and Ryan Poulin. Ryder Raizes also delivered an RBI single.
But Maine held on from there, plating two insurance runs in the fifth off Cresta, who relieved starter Raizes in the first inning and held Maine down until the fifth. At the plate, Cresta finished 2-for-2 with a walk.
On Saturday, Portsmouth fell to Richmond, Vermont (Camel's Hump Little League), 1-0. Mickey Brown pitched a two-hitter for the victors. Bennett Smith was effective for Portsmouth, working 4 1/3 innings and allowing the one run on three hits.

#cresta #little #league

MONROE – Former St. Mary Catholic Central volleyball coach has been elected to join the Michigan High School Coaches **** ociation Hall of Fame.
She will be inducted at the Comfort Inn & Suites Conference Center in Mount Pleasant on Sept. 27.
Tuller began coaching in 1976 and her career spanned 45 years.
She started coaching at St. Mary Academy from 1976-82.
More: Bedford's Sylvia Pierce qualifies for World Powerlifting Championships

#monroe #central

WORCESTER - How long can the summer last?
Franklin Post 75 is in the American Legion Baseball Northeast Regional for the first time since 2023. The program went 1-2 in each of its two prior regional appearances and has never reached the American Legion World Series.
There are six teams competing in the Region 1 double elimination tournament, which will run from Aug. 6-9 at Holy Cross' Fitton field and Tivnan Field in Worcester. They come from Massachusetts, Vermond, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. The winner will advance to the American Legion World Series in Shelby, North Carolina from August 13-18.
Worcester will also play host to the Mid-Atlantic Region 2 tournament primarily at Tivnan field.
Follow along with Thursday's action, as Franklin faces New Hampshire state champion Bedford Post 54 in the opening round. First pitch is set for 2 p.m.

#legion #franklin

When Meghan Markle debuted her Netflix lifestyle series With Love, Meghan last year, comparisons to domestic doyenne Martha Stewart were inevitable.
But Stewart, never one to mince her words, has made it clear what she thinks of the ***** ss's venture.
In a new interview with People from her 156-acre farm in Bedford, New York, the 85-year-old revealed she recently attended a dinner party in California with Markle.
"She had just gotten back from the palace," Stewart revealed, referencing Markle and Prince Harry's recent reunion with King Charles and Queen Camilla in the U.K.
"I didn't talk to her really more than to say a couple words, but I know she was talking about it," the entrepreneur added.

#markle #love

The high school girls' golf season has teed off. Batesville was the first local program to start the season.
The Lady Bulldogs traveled to the 15-team Bloomington South Invitational at Stone Crest Golf Course. Batesville posted a team score of 337 to place fourth overall.
Center Grove won the team ******* le with a 301 followed by Castle 306, Floyd Central 324, Batesville 337, New Albany 350, Bedford North Lawrence 350, Washington 366, Southport 379, Bloomington South 381, Seymour 391, Mt. Vernon 396, Evansville Memorial 413, Columbus East 417, Madison 419 and Clay City 479.
Batesville sophomore Stella Maple carded an even-par round of 71 to place second individually.
Alexis Gallagher was next for Batesville with 78. Grace Saner finished with 92. Adelyne Koehne had a 96 and Makenna Moore completed her round with 118.

#bloomington

Competing in the United World Wrestling U17 Freestyle World Championships might be the least of Kooper Deputy's worries.
The 16-year-old from Bedford County was dealing with other issues in the buildup to his first international competition. The travel to Baku, Azerbaijan, where Deputy will wrestle in the 48-kilogram weight class Friday, was a challenge. He was also getting accustomed to different types of food and the time change, which is eight hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.
"It's a little out of his comfort zone," said Josh Deputy, Kooper's father and head coach of Chestnut Ridge High School and the Orchard Wrestling Club. "It's an obstacle for him.
"He's a regimented kid who likes to do things a certain way."
The weight cut has also been difficult for Kooper. He won a PIAA ****** le at 107 pounds in March, but the sport's 2-pound growth allowance made the limit 109 by that point in the season. The world championships' 48-kilogram weight class equates to 105.8 pounds, making it even more difficult on a rising sophomore who has grown over the past few months.

#weight #Wrestling

With the summer in full swing, now is the perfect time to take a look at some of the best golf courses on the SouthCoast.
From private clubs to public courses, there are several options for local golfers. Modern ones (m) were built in 1960 or later while classic ones (c) were built before 1960.
Here are some of Greater New Bedford's best golf spots, listed alphabetically by name.
Here’s your chance to vote for your favorite with our SouthCoast Golf Course of the Year for 2026 poll.
Voting will end at 8 p.m. on Friday, July 31.

#golf #here #modern #greater

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Lawyers for Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student in 1990, urged a New Hampshire judge Monday to allow her latest petition for a new trial to move forward.
Smart, 58, was a 22-year-old high school media coordinator when she began an affair with a 15-year-old boy who later fatally shot her husband, Gregory Smart, in Derry.
The shooter was freed in 2015 after serving a 25-year sentence. Though Smart denied knowledge of the plot, she was convicted of being an accomplice to first-degree murder and other crimes and was sentenced to life without parole after a trial that was one of the first in the nation to be broadcast live on television from start to finish.
Smart filed a petition for habeas corpus relief in January seeking to overturn her conviction over what her lawyers claim were several constitutional violations. The state responded with a motion to dismiss the petition, resulting in Monday's hearing, which Smart attended remotely from the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women in New York.
Merrimack County Superior Court Judge James Kennedy took the matter under advisement. He planned to rule in 30 to 60 days.

Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, were arrested in Miami following new charges in the U.K.
On Saturday, July 18, the U.S. Marshals Service took the controversial social media personalities — Andrew, 39, and Tristan, 38 — into custody in Miami on a sealed warrant, an agency spokesperson, Brady McCarron, told the **** ociated Press.
British prosecutors announced on Saturday their intention to seek the Tate brothers' extradition on charges of raping and trafficking women between 2010 and 2017. Per the BBC, British authorities have issued a total of 38 new charges against them.
"We have decided to prosecute Andrew and Tristan Tate for further offences including rape, arranging or facilitating trafficking for **** ual exploitation and offences relating to indecent images of a child," Malcolm McHaffie, the head of the special crime division at the Crown Prosecution Service, said in a statement.
McHaffie continued, "These charging decisions followed receipt of a further file of evidence from Bedfordshire Police and bring the total number of alleged victims in this case to seven."

US Marshals arrested social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate in Miami Saturday on an extradition request from the United Kingdom following an investigation into ******* ual offenses reported by seven victims, according to the UK Crown Prosecution Service.
UK officials accused the brothers of abusing women in the East of England region, just north of London, between 2010 and 2017.
Andrew Tate, a self-proclaimed misogynist with billions of views online, faces 42 charges, including rape, human trafficking, indecent images of a child and ******* ault, according to the UK Crown Prosecution Service and Bedfordshire Police. Tristan Tate faces 17 charges, including ******* ual ******* ault, rape and trafficking, officials said.
"Officers from our major crime unit have been working closely alongside the Crown Prosecution Service and both national and international law enforcement agencies as part of this complex investigation," Bedfordshire ******* istant Chief Constable Karena Thomas said.
The Department of Justice confirmed US Marshals arrested Andrew and Tristan Tate "pursuant to extradition proceedings," adding the arrests "were made in accordance with the treaties and law enforcement agreements governing Justice Department extraditions."

Pensacola State College women's basketball will have a new leader on the sidelines next season.
The school announced that Kayla Gordon, who spent the last two seasons as an ******* istant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Mississippi, as the program's next head coach on July 14. She replaces longtime coach Clenita Bedford, who went 180-153 in 12 seasons leading the Pirates. PSC finished 15-14 in 2025-26.
“Kayla’s experience as a highly accomplished student-athlete, professional and coach obviously brings tremendous value. She holds records as a Division I student-athlete and as a professional player, and she has coaching experience in the Southeastern Conference. The resume itself is impressive, but what stood out the most to us was her passion for developing young women,” Pensacola State College Athletic Director Bryan Lewallyn wrote in a press release announcing the hire.
“All the feedback we received kept coming back the same: she invests in and develops young women to be women of integrity and character because that’s who she is. She shares our commitment to developing leaders who excel in competition, in the classroom and in life. We are excited to welcome Kayla to PSC as the leader of our women’s basketball program.”
A Meridian, Mississippi native, Gordon helped ******* emble one of the nation's top recruiting classes in her time at Ole Miss, helping lead the Rebels to NCAA Tournament appearances in both seasons, including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2024-25. Before coming to Ole Miss, she spent three seasons at the coaching staff of her alma mater, Jacksonville University, as an ******* istant coach and recruiting coordiantor.

NASHUA — Aiden O’Connell has settled into a summer routine.
The Bedford resident and pitcher starts once a week for the defending New England Collegiate Baseball League champion Keene Swamp Bats. On his off days, O’Connell does mobility training, throwing sessions and watches baseball with his teammates.
“That’s really the best part,” said O’Connell, a lefty who pitched the Swamp Bats to a 2-1 exhibition win over the Nashua Silver Knights of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League on Monday night at Holman Stadium. “It’s been a pleasure being here.”
The seven-inning bout was the first ever between the state’s only summer collegiate baseball teams and the inaugural game of the “Granite State Showdown.” The teams will meet again on Tuesday, July 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Alumni Field in Keene.
O’Connell, who allowed one run and struck out seven over five innings against Nashua, said the routine has been beneficial.

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Easthampton, Massachusetts-based Hometown Financial Group, the holding company for bankESB, bankHometown and TruNorth Bank, has entered into a merger agreement to acquire Bedford, New Hampshire-based Primary Bank for $160 million, the banks said Monday.
The acquisition is set to add four branches to Hometown's 55-branch footprint and $743 million in ******* ets to Hometown's $6.9 billion, according to a news release. "This is a low-margin business that requires scale," Matt Sosik, Hometown's CEO and chairman, said in an interview. In the "densely populated banking world up here in New England, M&A has to necessarily play a part in achieving that scale."
Hometown's board also adopted a plan to convert its mutual holding company structure to a stock holding company structure. The mutual-to-stock conversion and acquisition are both expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2027.
The Primary acquisition is the ninth merger in the past decade for Hometown, with its most recent purchase being CFSB Bancorp last November, according to an investor presentation.

Exeter have signed Worcester Warriors lock Obinna Nkwocha for the 2026-27 Prem season.
The 23-year-old moved to Sixways a year ago after a two-year spell with Champ side Coventry.
The former Saracens academy player has been brought in after Rusi Tuima left the Chiefs to join Newcastle.
Nkwocha scored two tries in 17 appearances for Worcester as they won the Champ ****** le last season - he came off the bench in their win over Bedford Blues in the play-off final.
"We've had numerous players who have dropped out of academies, gone to play with Championship clubs and have had that time growing up, both mentally and physically, and that's what I'm really seeing when I watch Obinna play," Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter said.

POTOMAC PARK — The Travel Mug Sluggers drew 15 walks en route to a 13-8 victory over Bedford in a Mountain League Baseball Junior Division game Tuesday at Hamilton Field.
Bedford held a 12-5 edge in hits, but walks and 11 errors allowed the TM Sluggers to score multiple runs in four innings.
Errice Weeks reached base five times, scoring twice, and had a team-high two hits, and Silas McIntyre scored three times.
Ben Kamp was the winning arm, giving up four runs (two earned) on seven hits in four innings with two strikeouts and no walks.
Bedford’s Gavin Wagoner and Cameron Feight had three hits each. Feight drove in two runs, and Kaalan Wilt singled twice. Brantley Elliott was dealt the loss.

Network Rail has warned that disruption between London and Bedford is expected to continue for a week following a fatal train crash, which it described as a "tragic, isolated incident".
A train driver was killed and about 100 people were injured when two East Midlands Railway (EMR) services to London St Pancras collided at about 17:15 BST on Friday near Bedford.
Police said 28 people remained in hospital, including nine in a critical condition.
EMR services to and from London St Pancras have been suspended over the weekend, while Thameslink has urged passengers to travel only if essential.
Network Rail said the line is expected to remain closed between Bedford and Luton for the rest of the week, until 28 June.

A $750,000 portfolio and $2,800 monthly Social Security produce roughly $63,600 gross income, clearing a comfortable Seneca Falls budget with real buffer.
New York exempts Social Security and the first $20,000 of IRA withdrawals from state income tax, shrinking a retiree's state tax bill to hundreds.
Property taxes ranging from $6,000 to $7,500 annually on a $250,000 home are the retirement plan's single biggest pressure point, not New York's income tax.
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Every December, millions of Americans watch It's a Wonderful Life and imagine living in a place like Bedford Falls: a walkable town, familiar faces, a historic downtown, and a pace that feels slower than modern life. For some retirees, that fantasy leads to a practical question. If Seneca Falls, New York, the village widely believed to have inspired Bedford Falls, is a real place, could you actually afford to retire there? For a 67-year-old with a $750,000 portfolio and $2,800 a month in Social Security, the answer depends less on movie nostalgia than on what the numbers look like after the credits roll.

Multiple people were injured after two passenger trains collided in England, officials said.
The collision occurred Friday evening in the Bedford area, north of London, according to British Transport Police. A "number of people" have been injured, according to UK Health Secretary James Murray.
The collision involved two East Midlands Railway passenger trains, according to UK Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander.
"I'm grateful to emergency services who are on the scene, attending to those affected," Alexander said in a statement on social media. "We're working quickly with the rail industry and local partners to support passengers."
An East Midlands Railway spokesperson said a train traveling from Corby to London was involved in a collision south of Bedford with a train traveling from Nottingham to London.

With the 2026 playoffs in full swing for high school spring sports in Massachusetts, we are going to take a look at those boys lacrosse players who were the driving force behind their teams’ success during the regular season and vote for the 2026 Standard-Times Regular Season Boys Lacrosse Player of the Year.
This poll features athletes from eight different high schools — Apponequet, Bishop Stang, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, GNB Voc-Tech, New Bedford, Old Colony and Old Rochester.
(Editor's Note: Voting will close at 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 14. Voting is unlimited.)
Here’s a look at the 26 nominees (listed in alphabetical order by school).
VOTE: SouthCoast Regular Season Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year