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USS Enterprise Sailing Off To History's Scrap Heap

2012-11-24 17:47:00

The USS Enterprise is the nation's oldest active duty warship, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and a history-making symbol of America's naval might for half a century. But it's now headed for the scrap heap. Virtually all the weapons and...

Sam Dively receives national FFA recognition at Big E

2012-09-23 23:20:00

Samuel Dively, a member of the Berlin Brothersvalley FFA Chapter, received national FFA recognition at the Eastern States Exposition (Big E) in Star Agricultural Placement for Dairy at Springfield, Mass., Sept. 15. The Big E Competition includes 18...

Big E's Fried Creations Keep The Crowds Happy

2012-09-13 00:00:00

For 17 days, the 2012 Big E in West Springfield will dish up all sorts of family entertainment when New England's largest fair opens Friday, Sept. 14. In addition to an emphasis on the region's agricultural industry, the festival will offer live music and...

Big E Food Alert: Look For The Fried Lasagna

2012-08-14 10:18:00

Food will again take center stage at this annual mega-fair, and low-calorie isn't always an option. Deep-fried Kool-Aid was all the rage last year. But deep-fried Oreos and Samoas will have some competition from a new offering this year — fried...

Frying The Big E: Kool-Aid, Brownie Bits, And Butter

2011-09-16 00:00:00

Of the Big E's newest mega-calorie creations, few have raised more questions than the fried Kool-Aid. Namely, how do you deep-fry a liquid? "You don't," said Paula Cushing-Pote of Wilmington, Mass.-based Marion's Fried Dough, laughing as she blended a...

Nate Torrence brings 'sun' to 'Mr. Sunshine'

2011-03-02 16:08:00

The last thing viewers of the comedy "Mr. Sunshine" (8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, ABC) probably expected was to see sweet man-child Roman get a girlfriend. Nate Torrence, who plays the son of the Sunshine Center's owner, Crystal (Allison Janney), is all...

Kicking Daisies, Radio Disney’s N.B.T. winner, describe life on stage

2010-12-14 16:32:45

USS Enterprise: The aircraft carrier that changed everything turns 50

2010-09-24 08:28:00

NEWPORT NEWS — Fifty years ago today the largest dry dock in the world filled with water from the James River, setting afloat the world's largest ship and first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. At 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 24, 1960, Mrs. William B....

Protecting The Pigs At The Big E From Swine Flu

2009-09-14 04:53:00

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - The throngs of people who attend the Eastern States Exposition this fall won't be allowed to get too close to the pigs to prevent the possible spread of swine flu - to the hogs. Donna Woolam, director of agriculture and...

Pitchmen At The Big E

2009-09-25 19:21:00

The ferris wheel and food varieties may be the main attractions at The Big E in West Springfield but everything is fair game inside the ''Better Living Center'' a few hundred yards from the Midway. It is in the rectangular shaped cement block building...

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2009-09-18 08:35:59

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Big events for September

2008-08-24 00:00:00

Sept. 4-13: Toronto International Film Festival,877-968-FILM; www.tiff08.ca. Canada's premier stargazing party features 250 flicks. Sept. 5-7: Norwalk Seaport Oyster Festival,Norwalk, Conn., 203-838-9444; www.seaport.org. Shucking and slurping to the...

The Big E finished with 27,303 points in 1,303 games with the Rockets and Bullets, an average of 21.0 a game.

2012-12-05 00:00:00

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