Keeping Score: Jim Reid knows how to pick ’em
Published: 1/1/2021 4:52:26 PM
Modified: 1/1/2021 4:52:13 PM
Good morning!
Jim Reid knows recruiting. He’s a football lifer who grew up in Medford, played at the University of Maine and married his teenage sweetheart Judy Crowley. He’s been a head coach at UMass, Richmond and VMI, and an assistant coach at Syracuse, Virginia, Iowa, Boston College and Bucknell.
So yeah, Jim Reid knows recruiting.
“I love recruiting, I think it’s fun,” said Reid. “I’m talking to families about the program and the future of their children.”
Reid turned 70 last year and has been sidelined since the COVID-19 crisis began, but over the years he’s driven to places like Pahokee, Florida, and Cedar Bluffs, Iowa, convincing players to join the program. “The key is getting to know the parents how hard they work, what they do and how they talk to you,” said Reid. “A humble, hard working parent who’s in the player’s life, you k
Deerfield Academy donates $25K to Frontier, Union 38 meal program
Frontier Regional School in South Deerfield. Staff File Photo/PAUL FRANZ
Deerfield Academy’s administration building. STAFF FILE PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
Modified: 12/25/2020 8:20:35 PM
SOUTH DEERFIELD Deerfield Academy donated $25,000 this week to the Frontier and Union 38 regional school districts to help reduce the funding gap in the meal program that has resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I thank Deerfield Academy for their timely and generous donation,” Superintendent Darius Modestow said in a press release. “I also want to thank our dedicated kitchen staff, who worked tirelessly to get healthy meals out to all those in need during this challenging time.”
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