EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. - If Rob Oppenheim had his way, PGA Tour Qualifying School would begin tomorrow. The Andover pro has his game in high gear right now.
CALUMET — Rick Oikarinen cut out of work at his bike shop to make Applesauce Tuesday afternoon. He also spent Sunday morning making Applesauce. He wasn’t behind on his fall canning.
He was a 344-pound virtually homeless 16-year-old. Now he is one of the more highly valued teens on the planet. To cross that chasm took a lot of luck and a lot of people playing out of position where stereotypes would have placed them.
This is the last in a three-part series on gardens in Mansfield, Norton and Easton. When Laura Dean moved to Norton six years ago, she didn’t know a soul except for her husband, and found herself at a loss as to how to spend her time.
An alderman and a group of residents concerned about trees that were cut in two city parks in August met Thursday with the Pine Bluff Parks and Recreation Commission to challenge how the decision was made to cut the trees.