Chris Body (Western New England College men's lacrosse) - The Golden Bears opened the season at 2-0-0 with a 13-6 win over Union College and a 7-6 overtime win over Hartwick College in Springfield. Massachusetts. Body - a 2006 All-Pilgrim League

By KIM HARMON

Published: Mar 16, 2007 12:00 am

Chris Body (Western New England College menâs lacrosse) â The Golden Bears opened the season at 2-0-0 with a 13-6 win over Union College and a 7-6 overtime win over Hartwick College in Springfield. Massachusetts. Body - a 2006 All-Pilgrim League first team pick and a preseason All-American selection â earned both wins in the cage, allowing the 12 goals while stopping 22 shots. For a .647 save percentage and 5.88 goals-against average. Body concluded the 2006 campaign with an 11-2 mark and made 147 saves in 14 games.

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Casey Kirch (Sacred Heart University menâs lacrosse) â The Pioneers opened the 2007 season at 1-2-0 with losses to Colgate (14-5) and Manhattan (10-8) and a win over Wagner (22-5). Kirch, a captain, has appeared in all three games while registering a goal and an assist with five shots (three on the cage).

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John Oliver (St. Maryâs College menâs lacrosse) â The junior attackman scored a goal and assisted on another as the Seahawks pounded Neumann College, 27-1, on March 3 and then added an assist in a 10-8 loss to No. 17 Villa Julie on March 10. Oliver has started in all four games for the 2-2 Seahawks and has five goals and two assists. He has also scooped four ground balls along the way. Entering the season, Oliver â a 2004 graduate of Newtown High School, had four goals and an assist on his career.

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Brian Sharnick (Brown University menâs lacrosse) â The Bears opened the season at 2-1, rebounding off aÂ 12-11 overtime loss to the University of Maryland at Baltimore County with a 7-6 win over Hofstra and a 7-3 win over Providence. Sharnick started all three games.

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David Kugielsky (Savannah College of Art & Design menâs lacrosse) â The Bees evened their mark in 2007 to 3-3 with a 25-1 rout of The Citadel on March 10 in a Southeastern Lacrosse Conference Division B match.

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Pat Coakley (Ohio Wesleyan University baseball) â After missing all of his freshman season undergoing shoulder surgery, Coakley â a graduate of Bridgton Academy â returned to the field for the Battling Bishops. A catcher, Coakley has yet to appear for the 1-2 Bishops.

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Pete Oggeri (Wentworth Institute of Technology baseball) â Oggeri, a freshman catcher, collected hits in his first four collegiate games as Wentworth opened the 2007 season in Port Charlotte, Florida. As of Tuesday, Oggeri was 4-for-12 with four singles, leading off for the 1-3 Leopards against Fontbonne and Anderson colleges.

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Kim Solheim (Christopher Newport University womenâs lacrosse) â The Lady Captains opened the 2007 season at 4-2 with wins over Ferrum College (18-3), NC Wesleyan (20-1), Sweet Briar College (16-2) and Shenandoah University (22-4). Solheim, a freshman D-wing and center, has appeared in five games and registered one shot while scooping four ground balls.

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Jenna Van Waalwijk (Muhlenberg College womenâs softball) â The Lady Mules opened the 2007 season at the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Florida, with just three wins in 10 games. The Mules lost their first four contests before defeating Heidelberg, 9-6, and Westminster (PA), 6-1. On the final day of the trip south, the Mules stopped Wittenberg, 3-2. Van Waalwijk doubled in a 2-1 loss to Wheaton, Illinois, on March 8.

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Kacy Foehrenbach (Keene State womenâs basketball) â The Owls earned their first ever berth to the NCAA Division III tournament, but saw their season come to an end with a 77-52 loss to top ranked Bowdoin College on Saturday. The Owls concluded the 2006-07 season with a best-ever record of 22-7. Foehrenbach finished her freshman season appearing in 14 games, averaging four minutes a contest. She was 3-for-11 from the field for six points and added four assists and a steal along the way.

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Tim Lux (Middlebury College swimming & diving) â Middlebury College finished at the NESCAC championships and began competition in the NCAA championships on March 15. At the NESCAC championships, Lux finished second in the 50 breaststroke at 26.89, was the second leg of the 400 medley âAâ relay which took second at 3:25.53, finished third in the 100 breaststroke at 58.94 and eighth in the 200 breaststroke at 2:14.88.

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Kyle Tyll (Sacred Heart University ice hockey) â Tyll scored a goal as the Pioneers shut down American International, 4-0, in the Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinals on March 10. The Pioneers earned the top seed in the tournament, concluding the regular season at 20-10-4. The Pioneers move on to the semifinals on Friday to face the winner of the Holy Cross/Air Force contest.

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Meg Regnery (Sacred Heart University womenâs lacrosse) â The Lady Pioneers opened the 2007 season at 1-2, starting with a 10-9 win over Binghamton followed by a 13-12 loss to Brown and a 12-8 loss to Sacred Heart. Regnery has yet to appear on the field.

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Christina Wolf (Southern Connecticut State University softball) â The Southern Connecticut State University softball team will open its 2007 season on Thursday, March 15 with a double-header match-up against St. Thomas Aquinas on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida.The Owls had their first two scheduled games postponed due to inclement weather. As a freshman last year, Wolf had one hit in 17 trips to the plate.

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The Way We Were

John D. Pfingsten (1953-2025)

It’s Time for Bold Change in Newtown

Endorses Rahtelli

Endorses Chaudhary

Yes, elections have consequences — Democrats lost. Now it’s time to deal with it instead of trying to turn every local race into a national political drama. Dragging “Project 2025” into a Newtown election is a stretch that borders on absurd. Our local government isn’t deciding national policy — it’s fixing roads, managing budgets, and keeping taxes reasonable. If you think Washington politics are running Town Hall, you haven’t been paying attention. Jeff Capeci and the local Republican team are focused on what actually matters here at home: fiscal responsibility, public safety, and smart development. That’s the kind of leadership Newtown needs — not scare tactics and conspiracy-laced talking points pulled from cable news.

Elections Have Consequences XVII

I’m not sure the author of that letter was actually at the debate, because she seems to have missed the portion near the end when Bruce Walczak couldn’t explain (remember?) how the town pays for its roads. That moment was uncomfortable to watch — and it underscored exactly why experience in town government matters. Jeff Capeci didn’t rely on “pat answers”; he relied on facts. His understanding of how Newtown operates — how projects are funded and how to actually get things done — comes from years of hands-on service, not theory or guesswork. And let’s be honest: it’s not a bad thing that Jeff Capeci was “practiced.” I want someone who prepares for a debate, who does their homework, and who takes the role of First Selectman seriously enough to be ready. Winging it might sound authentic, but it’s not leadership. At several points, Bruce struggled to follow along. He had to have a question repeated because he couldn’t hear, and at yet another point Jeff had to ask for clarification because no one could understand what Bruce was saying. It was clear he wasn’t answering the questions that were actually asked. It was shockingly reminiscent of a recent debate on the national stage.

After The Debate, I’m With Bruce

... he’s “not a politician.” That may sound appealing, but it’s a little disingenuous — Bruce has been trying to become one for the better part of twenty years. He’s run for local office multiple times, often under different party banners. That’s not the résumé of an outsider; that’s the record of someone who has been seeking political office for decades. Newtown voters deserve honesty. You can’t say you’re “not a politician” while campaigning for office year after year. Leadership isn’t about slogans — it’s about results, collaboration, and credibility.

Open Letter to Dave Ackert. Mr. Ackert, you are a very angry and mean-spirited person who, in my recent memory, has never done anything but complain and has never shown anything but a one-dimensional uncompromising way of thinking. Want to change Newtown in a way you feel would be better? Then why don’t you RUN FOR OFFICE and stop hiding behind your ranting posts and letters and stop thinking that world revolves around you. Hating Trump (or Trump derangement Syndrome) HAS NOTHING to do with Newtown! Zero! I have talked with Democrats and “Never Trumpers” while out campaigning and knocking on doors that think critically and feel the same way. The Democrats have raised the taxes in Newtown to an unsustainable level and plan on making Newtown even more unaffordable in the future if they retain the majority. If you are not happy with how low (sarcastic) your taxes are? Vote for the Democrats. They will be more than happy to remedy that situation. They just passed a generational tax increase that if you read between the lines, essentially means if you don’t agree with the way they are stealing the innocence and charm out of Newtown, then leave. They have shown no regard to all the people that are struggling to pay their current taxes or rely upon the food pantry to put food on their table. At least the Republicans here in Newtown are dealing with real local issues and quite honestly have shown more common sense in the way the taxpayer’s money is spent. I think some of your arguments are valid, but I would like to see you use the intelligence God gave you in a more constructive way than just criticize. I am serious about you running for office. It would force you to see the big picture and maybe wield your influence in a more productive way.

Open Letter to Newtown’s Voting Majority

I appreciate your optimism about keeping national politics out of local government — we all want leaders who put Newtown first. But calling Paul a “centrist” just doesn’t match what we’ve seen. If you look at his comments online or watch the recent debate, Paul was the first to go negative and came across more like a national political candidate than a neighbor. That’s not the tone of someone trying to bring people together. Now, Paul is another story entirely. He’s honest, articulate, and clearly knows what he’s doing. Frankly, I think local Democrats would have been better off putting him at the top of their ticket.

I’m With Bruce And Paul

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Chris Body (Western New England College men's lacrosse) - The Golden Bears opened the season at 2-0-0 with a 13-6 win over Union College and a 7-6 overtime win over Hartwick College in Springfield. Massachusetts. Body - a 2006 All-Pilgrim League

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