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Rockland Boulders Pro Baseball Team Announces Name Change Rockland Boulders Pro Baseball Team Announces Name Change
Rockland Boulders Pro Baseball Team Announces Name Change It’ll be a new year, new league and a new name for the Rockland County-based New York Boulders. The Boulders, entering their 10th season of play, announced that they are rebranding the team as the New York Boulders, in the newly formed 14-team “Super League” after Can-Am and the Frontier League merged to become the largest league in all of Independent professional baseball. The rebranding, announced on Friday, Dec. 13, weeks after the Super League was officially formed, includes new jerseys, a new logo, and colors. The Boulders first formed as an expansion franchise in the Can-Am League in…

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by Zak Failla
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Nancy Elliott, Yorktown's First Female Supervisor, Dies Nancy Elliott, Yorktown's First Female Supervisor, Dies
Nancy Elliott, Yorktown's First Female Supervisor, Dies Nancy Elliott, Yorktown's first female supervisor, died Thursday, July 11 in Hillsborough, North Carolina. She was 89. "We are saddened to learn of the passing of Nancy Elliott, a former chair of the Yorktown Republican Town Committee and political legend who served 12 years as Yorktown supervisor from 1980 to 1992," Yorktown Republican Town Committee chair Christopher Arnold said in a statement. "She was our first female supervisor and having been fortunate enough to grow up here to watch her in action, I witnessed her numerous achievements first hand and her tremendous loss grieves us all…

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Pro Baseball Team In Connecticut Becomes First In Nation To Ban Peanuts, Cracker Jack Pro Baseball Team In Connecticut Becomes First In Nation To Ban Peanuts, Cracker Jack
Pro Baseball Team In Connecticut Becomes First In Nation To Ban Peanuts, Cracker Jack Baseball fans in Connecticut will no longer be able to be able to buy peanuts and Cracker Jacks at a minor league ballpark, and they don’t care if you never get back. Dunkin’ Donuts Park, the home of the Hartford Yard Goats minor league team, the Double-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, announced that it is banning peanut and Cracker Jacks from the stadium. The ban is believed to be the first professional sports venue to ban the popular ballpark snack in the country. The ban came due to the peanuts inside the product, which is among the deadliest allergens in the country, particularly am…

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