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New England HS Basketball Star Commits To ACC Program New England HS Basketball Star Commits To ACC Program
New England HS Basketball Star Commits To ACC Program A prep basketball standout from Connecticut is taking his talent to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Four-star point guard Brensley Joseph, who stars at the Putnam Science Academy in Windham County, signed a letter of intent with the University of Miami to join a star-studded Hurricanes recruiting class. Joseph is ranked the 16th-best point guard and 101st-best overall player in the 2021 class, according to 247Sports, a prominent network of recruiting websites. ESPN had him ranked as the number 80 overall player and both sites had him listed as the top recruit in Connecticut. A 6-foot-…

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Actor Charles Grodin, Who Dies At 86, Was Longtime New England Resident Actor Charles Grodin, Who Dies At 86, Was Longtime New England Resident
Actor Charles Grodin, Who Dies At 86, Was Longtime New England Resident Actor Charles Gordon, a longtime Connecticut resident, died at the age of 86. Grodin, who lived in Fairfield County, in Wilton, died from bone marrow cancer on Tuesday, May 18, his family announced. Grodin had numerous stage credits before he was cast in “Catch-22” in 1970 by director Mike Nichols. He then went on to star in “Heartbreak Kid,” in “Heaven Can Wait” with Warren Beatty, and with Robert De Niro in “Midnight Run.” “Chuck was as good a person as he was an actor," De Niro said in a statement issued through his publicist. " 'Midnight Run' was a great project to work on, and Chuck …

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