Longtime High School Basketball, Football Coach In Chappaqua Battling Stage 4 Brain Cancer
A longtime Northern Westchester high school coach who spent more than three decades helping young athletes is now facing a devastating battle with terminal brain cancer, prompting his family to seek help.
Dave Fernandes, known to generations of Horace Greeley High School athletes in Chappaqua as "Coach Dave," was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma in September 2026, according to a GoFundMe fundraiser launched by his daughter, Kayle Fernandes, on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
The diagnosis came suddenly, and his health has declined rapidly, his daughter said.
Fernandes spent more than 30 y…
Chicopee Man Killed In Shooting Outside Holyoke Boys & Girls Club During Girls' Basketball Game
A Western Massachusetts man died after a shooting near a high school girls' weekend basketball game that sent children diving underneath bleachers, witnesses said.
Craig Jones, 37, of South Hadley, faces a murder charge in the Sunday, Oct. 11, shooting that killed Ricky Arroyo, 35, of Chicopee, Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni said on Wednesday.
Holyoke police were called to Nick Cosmos Way around 1 p.m., when they found Arroyo suffering from a gunshot wound. Responders rushed him to an area hospital, where he died of his injuries.
Witnesses told Western Mass …
'Happy Gilmore 2', Filmed All Over NJ, Premieres Friday
The 29-year wait is almost over.
"Happy Gilmore 2," the long awaited sequel to the Adam Sandler golf comedy classic will begin streaming on Netflix on Friday, July 25. In the sequel, Happy Gilmore returns to the sport to pay for his daughter Vienna's ballet school, according to a synopsis.
The movie features the return of Sandler, Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald as the iconic Shooter McGavin and Ben Stiller as the malevolent nursing home aide. Joining the cast are Bad Bunny, Margaret Qualley, Travis Kelly and professional wrestlers Becky Lynch and MJF.
The Adam Sandler sequel was fi…
Kutztown Basketball Star Tamir Johnson’s Shooting Ruled Justified In Road Rage Case: DA
No criminal charges will be filed in the shooting death of Kutztown University basketball star Tamir Johnson, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Monday, July 21.
Johnson, 35, of Whitehall Township, was killed around 3:37 a.m. on Sunday, July 6, at 5th and Hamilton streets in Allentown after allegedly attacking another driver with a metal bat during a road rage incident.
The driver of the Honda Prius, identified only as John Doe, was deemed legally justified in shooting Johnson under Pennsylvania's “Stand Your Ground” law, investigators concluded.
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