Asparagus, polka key to Hadley man’s longevity
Hadley resident Stanley Fil speaks to about 40 people, including relatives from Florida and Alaska, who helped him celebrate his 100th birthday at the Hadley Senior Center’s monthly ice cream social on Friday. Among the things that Fil, born in Hadley on June 29, 1921, credited for his longevity were hard work, Hadley asparagus and polka dancing. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
Hadley resident Stanley Fil looks up after blowing out a single candle, representing 100 years, on his birthday cupcake during an ice cream social at the Hadley Senior Center with about 40 people, including his sister Amelia Maturszko, left, of Hadley on Friday. Fil was born on West Street in Hadley on June 29, 1921. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
With Broadway Theaters Still Dark, Some Performers Turn To Singing Telegrams
arrow A person walks past closed Broadway theaters near Times Square in March, 2021. JUSTIN LANE/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
In 2019, Deon’te Goodman, a young musical theater actor just a couple years out of college, landed the biggest role of his budding career: he became a member of the
Hamilton ensemble on Broadway. And then came the pandemic, and Goodman soon found himself out of work when Broadway theaters went dark.
“There’s a moment where you’re like, ‘Am I ever going to do the thing I love to do again?’” said Goodman.