Eagle field hockey can’t quite cage bears

EAGLE SENIOR PADEN Lathrop and Brattleboro’s Jasmin Thibault chase after the ball during the Mount Abe field hockey team’s home playoff game on Tuesday. Independent photo/Steve James BRISTOL — The Mount Abraham field hockey team and their coach believed their tough Division I Metro Conference schedule would prepare them for the D-II playoffs. In Tuesday’s…

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New Jersey loves the money from online sports betting, but fears addictive consequences

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Online sports betting is reaping new revenue for New Jersey but also raising concerns about gambling addiction and potential harm to the finances of Atlantic City’s casinos that depend on in-person gamblers, sports books and problem gambling treatment workers testified Thursday. The state Legislature held a hearing to examine the impacts…

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