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Daily Record
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
I battled Odsonne Edouard when I played against Celtic and now I'm about to square up to Hoops in the dugout
The Queen's Park boss reckons his players facing the Hoops in Friday's friendly will prepare them for the energy-sapping Championship Sean Crighton had the unenviable task of marking Odsonne Edouard and his Celtic pals during Brendan Rodgers' first stint in Glasgow. Now the Queen's Park boss reckons his players facing the Hoops in Friday's friendly will prepare them for the energy-sapping Championship. Former stopper Crighton, 35, faced Celtic with Brechin and Airdrie and will do battle with them again this evening when he invites Rodgers and co to Lesser Hampden. He said: 'We need to know where the players are at. 'You're playing a dominant team in terms of having the ball, so it'll show us where we're at fitness-wise as well. It's going to be a really good test. 'I want the players to be prepared for what's coming and what's real. 'We've got all the data we can look at as well and go, 'Look how much we ran against Celtic and how much we ran against an opposition in the Championship or League Cup'. 'As a player, you thrive – it's an automatic thing. You would love to say to players you should be like that all the time but unfortunately they're not. 'When you come up against a Celtic or a bigger opposition, you want to give it your all. They've got a young squad as well, they might catch the eye. 'For me, that means their concentration is better and they've got that wee bit of smartness about them. 'I really enjoyed playing against Celtic. I was playing the first time against Edouard when he was a young boy coming from Paris St-Germain, then you play against Oli Burke. 'It's a tough test but it's good for the players to experience that as well because I know Celtic will be strong, which we're looking forward to.' Queen's have long been linked with a tie-up with Celtic. Asked if tonight could help that process, Crighton added: 'It can certainly help. "It's been rumoured for a few months that we've been in talks with Celtic. Until it's all finalised, we just don't know.' You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers and Celtic pages, and sign up to our newsletters to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season. We're also on WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Rangers community here and our Celtic community here.
Toronto Star
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Star
How David Bowie, the Smiths, Fleetwood Mac and others soundtracked this Toronto memoirist's queer awakening
Adam and the Ants' 'Dog Eat Dog.' The Smiths' 'Hand in Glove.' Kate Bush's 'Hounds of Love.' Fleetwood Mac's 'Sara.' This was the soundtrack to writer Pete Crighton's queer awakening and in his memoir, 'The Vinyl Diaries' (Random House Canada), he describes the transformative potential of music and its ability to stimulate the mind's incredible powers of recollection. Crighton was put up for adoption by his birth mother in 1969 and grew up in Toronto's east end with his adoptive family, and the music of the '70s and '80s resonated deeply with Crighton's adolescence. At a young age, he realized that he was gay, but it was not something that he was ready to fully embrace. Something — the cultural mores of the time, the safety of heteronormativity or the stigma of being 'out' — held him back.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Cities seek new plan to replace aging schools
BOSTON (SHNS) – As public school officials registered support Monday for overhauling the state's school construction financing formula, the Senate's education point person said the Legislature may need a dedicated plan for Boston Public Schools. School districts in communities of color and so-called Gateway Cities, which are home to predominantly working-class and lower-income families, are not getting enough state funding aid to build new schools or repair decades-old buildings, advocates and educators told lawmakers. 'Our facilities are in a dire need, and students in Boston have the misfortune of attending schools that are often crumbling and don't have the space for the needs of education today,' Johnny McInnis, a music teacher at Boston Public Schools and political director at the Boston Teachers Union, said at a hearing. 'In particular, the renovation of our vocational school, Madison Park, is pending, and we hope that the state can support our efforts to rebuild this vocational school.' McInnis testified before the Joint Committee on Education as part of a panel backing legislation from Rep. Daniel Cahill and Sen. Brendan Crighton (H 526 / S 318) that would pump more money into the Massachusetts School Building Authority. The bill increases the amount of sales tax revenue dedicated to the School Modernization and Reconstruction Trust Fund, allows school districts with a 'disproportionate need for school building renovations or replacements' to use up to 1% of their Chapter 70 aid on renovation or replacement expenses, and removes the 80% reimbursement cap for school building projects, among other reforms. Committee co-chair Sen. Jason Lewis indicated a follow-up conversation is needed with Boston stakeholders, and the Winchester Democrat said he would also be happy to speak with BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper and Mayor Michelle Wu. 'The challenge obviously with Boston is it's so much larger than any other district, and there's so many school buildings that are in need of renovation,' Lewis said. 'Seems to me we need to come up with a dedicated plan and partnership with the MSBA. I know there's been some conversation about that. My understanding is that Baltimore came up a number of years ago with a plan, working with their state legislature and all their local stakeholders because they, similar to Boston, had many old buildings that needed renovation or to be rebuilt.' Lewis later acknowledged that other school districts — including Worcester, Springfield and Lynn — also fall into a 'unique' category of needing a substantial volume of building renovations. Crighton, a Lynn Democrat, pointed out the city has more than 13 schools that are over a century old. 'This bill, as you heard earlier, certainly is intended to help the MSBA,' Crighton said. 'We appreciate the work that they do to continue to build schools across our commonwealth, but we believe that these well thought-out and vetted reforms could go a long way to really help Gateway Cities like Lynn.' Lynn has built only one new school in the past 25 years, Mayor Jared Nicholson said. Another new school building project is also 'on the brink of financial viability,' which he credited to the Legislature and to the MSBA for boosting its reimbursement level. 'But without reform, we're going to have to go another generation to be able to afford to build another school under the current system that we have,' said Nicholson, who outlined 'creative solutions' Lynn has deployed like transforming a former bank office building into a high school. 'We're a whole elementary school short as it is,' the mayor added. 'That's just in terms of capacity — never mind the quality of the facilities and that the increase in construction costs, as you know, create a huge disparity in the formula, which is disproportionately borne by municipalities, given the cap on the reimbursement rates.' WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Calgary Herald
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Calgary Herald
Death, freedom and the machine: Hermitess faces darkness with improvisation and renewal with Death and The Fool
Article content On the website for Hermitess, Jennifer Crighton is described as 'an aging and slightly reclusive witch.' Article content Article content It's a pretty specific description and, while in her Hermitess guise, Crighton can certainly seem like she is from another time and spiritual realm. First, there's the sound. She plays the harp. Her music also encompasses the hurdy-gurdy, a hand-cranked string instrument that dates back to the Middle Ages. Themes and lyrics in her music are often inspired by tarot cards. Her newest album, Death & the Fool, includes meditations on mortality and renewal and family history. The haunting and mournful ballad The Birds Never Left is based on a poem Crighton's grandmother wrote about the death of her eldest son. Three Bells is about a paternal ancestor who captained the titular ship that rescued the crew of the sinking San Francisco in 1853, a tale that was later immortalized by Walt Whitman in Song of Myself. Article content Article content But Crighton says she often thought about a more modern concept regarding music-industry norms when recording: The 'aging' part of the description. Article content Article content 'I joke about being an old lady,' Crighton says. 'I'm not really that old, but there is such a strong push towards being young and fresh in music. For me, the important story to tell on this record was what happens when you mature as a musician. I feel like I am the most in control of my craft the older I get, yet the concept that I'm less marketable as I age surprises me. When your experiences get richer, you have more material to work with and more to reflect on in life as you get older. So that was part of the story for me with this record.' Article content Crighton has been playing under the Hermitess banner since her 2017 self-titled debut, which she released after a decade of playing in Calgary acts such as The Consonant C and Devonian Gardens. Article content Article content The 'slightly reclusive witch' angle started with authenticity after Crighton landed a two-week writing residency in 2005, where she stayed in a cabin in the woods in northern Michigan with little more than her harp for company. Her 2017 debut was followed by two EPs, which were both released in 2020. The first, Tower, was recorded at the National Music Centre before the pandemic, while Celestial was largely recorded with Crighton and a handful of guests during lockdowns. Article content Co-produced by Crighton and Chris Dadge, Death & The Fool was inspired by big questions about life, death, identity, aging and mortality. These themes have been top of mind for Crighton after the death of both her father and her partner's mother.
USA Today
18-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Unlikely hero rallies Clemson past Louisville for big series-opening win in Top 25 matchup
Unlikely hero rallies Clemson past Louisville for big series-opening win in Top 25 matchup Jack Crighton picked an opportune time to hit his first home run for the No. 2 Clemson Tigers. Crighton's three-run blast to straightaway center with two out in the seventh inning off Louisville reliever Wyatt Danilowicz gave the Tigers their first lead of the night at 7-5. The bullpen held on in the eighth and ninth inning for a 7-6 victory over the 17th-ranked Cardinals in the opener of a Top 25 series in ACC baseball play Thursday night at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. With Louisville threatening in the ninth with the potential go-ahead run at the plate, Crighton drifted back to snag a well-hit fly ball in deep right by No. 3 hitter Garret Pike for the game's final out. Clemson, ranked No. 2 by Perfect Game and No. 4 in the Coaches Poll, won its 34th game and improved to 34-6 overall and 12-4 in ACC play. Louisville dropped to 27-10 and 9-7 in conference action. Crighton's blast, which traveled 397 feet and was 104 mph off the bat, was the second three-run shot of the night by the Tigers' offense. Earlier, Clemson got a similar blast from Collin Priest in the first inning to tie the game after Louisville stormed to a 3-0 lead off Tigers starter Aidan Knaak. Knaak, who left after giving up five runs (only two earned) in six innings, received a no-decision to avoid his first loss of the season on a night when things looked bleak at times for Clemson. After the Tigers tied it on Priest's eighth home run, Louisville plated two runs on a pair of RBI groundouts with runners in scoring position from Zion Rose and Pike for a 5-3 lead in the second inning that held until Crighton's first collegiate home run in 240 career at-bats entering the night. Lucas Mahlstedt worked a five-out save to lower his ERA to 0.86 on the season. The right-hander picked up his 13th save, the most in Division I baseball. Jacob McGovern (2-0) got the win in relief for Clemson, with Danilowicz suffering his first loss in 15 appearances. Entering the night, Danilowicz had allowed just one earned run in 14 2/3 appearances. Instant reaction Clemson was held to just five hits but made the most of them with the clutch home runs from Priest and especially Crighton. The infielder/outfielder was playing in his 26th game of the season and his 15 start. The Tigers played from behind for most of the night but good teams find ways to win. Clemson continues to do that. Clemson baseball schedule 2025 Game 2 of the series is scheduled for 5 p.m. (ET) Friday. The game can be streamed via ACC Network Extra and ESPN+. Contact us @Clemson_Wire on X, and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Clemson Tigers news and notes, plus opinions
