Hurricane Earl took aim at North Carolina on Thursday and is on track to lash its barrier islands with dangerous winds and pounding surf before cutting a path up the U.S. East Coast.SUMATRA ISLAND. A two-year-old Indonesian boy who became an Internet sensation over his 40-a-day cigarette habit has quit smoking after the government put him through intensive therapy.From Baltimore to Lancaster avenues and along Market Street in between, University City is abuzz from the arrivals of college students and professors back after summer vacation.If you are what you eat, then most Cape Codders would be a clam — or maybe a lobster roll A land named for a type of fish should abound with chances to sample tasty seafood, and Cape Cod does not disappointWhile you can certainly find a decent number of micro-brews on tap at the city’s better pubs, it’s safe to say you won’t see a selection like this anywhere else when the Massachusetts Brewers Guild holds the Mass Brewers Summerfest on Friday. The festival brings 80 local craft beers from more than 20 breweries all together in one place.It’s a book, a play, a Broadway musical, a film — and now the American Repertory Theater is rebooting the story behind “Cabaret” as an interactive theater piece.Coming fresh off of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” reunion (did you all catch that horror show? One word: cray-cray) is the announcement that Bravo is set to release yet another Real Housewives franchise, “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” next month.Even though it need not be said, it bears repeating: The preseason means nothing. It reveals nothing. And it is a predictor of absolutely nothing.With the fourth and final preseason game just days away, NFL teams were forced to reduce their rosters to 75 men yesterday.
BOSTON. Tickets are going for thousands. Fans are waiting in line for days.
But 15-year-old Johnny Orozco will be living the dream tomorrow night.
Orozcoe, who is part of the Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay, will be attending the World Series at Fenway Park with his Big Brother Matt Anderson. If that weren't enough: Orozco will also be an honorary bat boy, which means he’ll be on the field during batting practice while the players warm up.
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance,” said Orozco, who lives in Woburn. “At first I thought, ‘Maybe I shouldn’t go and I should let my mom go because it is one thing she wanted to do in life.’ She’s a diehard Red Sox fan.”
Orozco was chosen by Big Brothers, Big Sisters after Anderson, who has mentored the teen for almost four years, nominated him for the opportunity because of his passion for baseball. Orozco is hoping to someday play in the major leagues. He pitches for a Lowell Babe Ruth team and for a summer league.
“It's definitely going to be really special for him and for me,” said Anderson, 29, a business manager at Campbell’s and a Stoneham resident. “I've never been to a World Series game. For me, it'll be equally exciting."
This isn’t the first time Orozco has had a brush with baseball fame. Two years ago, he threw out the first pitch at a Pawtucket Red Sox game. The catcher, who couldn’t believe how fast Orozco’s pitch was, walked up to the teen and said, “Where the heck did that come from kid?”
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