The Thomas Geriatric Symposium is at the Idaho State University Pond Student Union Ballroom this Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon, with registration beginning at 8 a.m. Admission is free
Chelmsford High heavyweight Thomas Brown scored a national championship at the NHSCA High School Nationals in Virginia Beach on Sunday. Sidney and Tayla Tildsley of Billerica both finished second.
favorite story of the day. abc s josh elliott shows us quite an extraordinary friendship. reporter: they are the unlikeliest of pairs. 22-year-old collin smith and 72-year-old ernest green known to all here at highpoint university as a package deal. we always have fun. reporter: prior to his collin, a budding three-sport athlete was involved in a horrific car accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down. green a recently retired engineer. heard through his church about the accident and felt what he says was a calling to help collin whom he never met. so he called collin s family, offering his services to the boy s overwhelmed parents. green put in 12-hour days, leaving his home before dawn to get to collin s house by 6:00 a.m. he would get collin out of bed and ready for school. and make the 45-minute drive to highpoint university. attending classes with and taking notes for collin all while pushing him three miles a day or more. did you ever feel sorry for him?