Lobo becomes legend
9/14/2017
| Chris Maza
news@thereminder.com
When she looked up toward the dome adorned with the faces of past greats enshrined at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame at the jacket presentation and press conference the day before the Enshrinement Ceremony, Rebecca Lobo was taken aback by something – herself, looking back at her.
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Forest Park hosts Bruins Fan Fest
9/14/2017
| Chris Maza
chrism@thereminder.com
Western Massachusetts native and Boston Bruins forward Frank Vatrano stole the show at the Boston Bruins’ inaugural Fan Fest at Forest Park on Aug. 29. Springfield was one of six stops on the team’s first of its kind tour throughout New England.
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Springfield Museums hosts solar eclipse viewing party
9/14/2017
| Chris Maza
chrism@thereminder.com
Hundreds of people flocked to the Springfield Museums to see the solar eclipse, using special glasses, telescopes and various other contraptions.
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Eat.Enjoy.Live.: A first timer tries out Big E food
9/14/2017
| G. Michael Dobbs
news@thereminder.com
For veteran Big E attendees we know the drill: going to the fair means being able to try food we’ve never seen before and never imagined before. Fair food is an art form located at the intersection of taste, novelty and mobility. A fair food item may be the best tasting treat you’ve ever had, but it has to have a degree of mobility so you can graze as you wander around the acres of fairgrounds.
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Healthy Living: Out of the Darkness Walk finds new home
9/14/2017
| Chris Maza
chrism@thereminder.com
Now in its 16th year, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Greater Springfield Out of the Darkness walk has a new home in School Street Park in Agawam.
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