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Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Hosts Topping Ceremony for New Hotel Tower

Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Hotel Topping Off

MURPHY, NC – Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River continues to make considerable strides towards completing its $275 million expansion project as they recently held a topping out ceremony for its new 12-story hotel tower. The event, attended by Harrah’s Cherokee leadership, dignitaries from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and construction team members, provided an opportunity to celebrate the project’s progress and recognize the collaborative effort of those who have dedicated their time to aid in the project’s development. Those in attendance were also able to sign the final steel beam to leave their mark on the new amenity.

The celebration included remarks from Lumpy Lambert, Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River GM, who expressed his gratitude to company stakeholders, partners and construction teams led by Robins & Morton for their continued efforts.

Harrah's Cherokee Valley River expansion construction

“It’s exciting to see how far we’ve come during this expansion project since breaking ground in 2022,” said Lambert. “We are particularly grateful to our stakeholders, partners and construction teams for their continued efforts and support. They are the backbone of this project and have played a significant role in us reaching this milestone.”

Harrah’s Cherokee also recently celebrated the completion of the first phase of its expansion project in May with the opening of a new 25,000 sq. ft. casino floor and 10-table World Series of Poker – Poker Room. Upon completion, the second phase of the expansion project will introduce 296 additional hotel rooms, an indoor pool and fitness center, 12,000 sq. ft. rooftop restaurant featuring a 12-seat bar and wine cellar, and a 9,600 sq. ft. spa featuring six treatment rooms, relaxation lounge…

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A true honor: Gloucester’s Calmus receives special citation by city after big victory

Zach Calmus is swiftly becoming a household name in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship world.

Fresh off another impressive win last month at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut, the Gloucester native is now 4-2 overall in his short, budding career, moving all the way up to the No. 5 ranking in the entire sport. He’s won each of his last three competitive brawls.

Calmus still has two bouts left on his three-fight contract — the next one scheduled for August 3 in Sturgis, South Dakota — and recently took home a unique honor from his home city for some extra motivation.

Calmus, who was born, raised and continues to reside in Gloucester, was granted a special citation from the Mayor of Gloucester, Greg Verga, for his recent accomplishments.

“I’m grateful at 33 years old for everything I’ve accomplished and the city of Gloucester because they pulled me in and made me the man I am today,” said Calmus, who got the opportunity to meet with Verga, shake his hand and share each other’s love for the seaside city they call home. “I would be nothing without that island, and now I’m just honored to be a part of what’s going on.

“I walk these streets with pride, I pick up trash … I love my city and I just want to do this for Gloucester,” he added. “I promised the Mayor I will never leave.”

Calmus’ favorite part about the entire experience at the Office of the Mayor?

“The thing that stood out to me most is that the Mayor is born and raised in Gloucester,” he said. “A wonderful man, and even if I wasn’t winning a citation it would’ve been an honor to spend time with him. Just a true gentleman, a true leader … I’m very grateful for the Mayor of our city.”

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INSPIRE Entertainment Resort Confirms New Westlife Concert Date, Offers Refund Options

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Westlife 2024 Korea concert at Mohegan INSPIRE rescheduled to Nov 23 due to logistical issues. New ticket details coming soon.

Westlife’s 2024 Concert Tour in Korea Rescheduled for November at INSPIRE Arena
INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA – Mohegan INSPIRE Entertainment Resort (President Chen Si) confirmed the rescheduling of the Westlife concert, originally set for July 6 and 7, to November 23, 2024. The change, necessitated by unexpected logistical challenges, moves the event to INSPIRE Arena. Details regarding the new ticket release will soon be available via Interpark Ticket.

“We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued ticket holders and we appreciate your understanding,” said Jaime Jang, Arena GM, Mohegan INSPIRE. “We will strive to ensure that the refund procedures for the existing tickets and room packages are as quick and seamless as possible, and to provide information and customer convenience according to the new performance schedule,” he added.

Tickets previously purchased for the Westlife concert in Korea will be automatically cancelled and refunded in full without the need for a separate cancellation process. Ticket holders will incur no cancellation fees.

Furthermore, customers who reserved the ‘Westlife The Hits Tour 2024 Concert Package’ through the official INSPIRE website are eligible for a full refund, with no additional charges applied.

Once the new ticket sales dates for Westlife’s concert are confirmed, existing ticket holders and those who booked the concert package will receive pre-booking privileges.

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Co-features swept by Napolitano / Eckley – Harnesslink

WILKES-BARRE, PA – It was the “George And Dean Show” on Sunday evening (June 23) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, with the track’s all-time leading harness racing driver George Napolitano Jr. visiting the winners circle five times, four times with horses trained by Dean Eckley, including in both $16,500 featured paces.

The faster of the high-priced featured claimers was Shoobie Doo A (Shoobee’s Place), taking revenge on A Fair Ol Dance’s ending of his three-race win streak last week by defeating that rival in 1:49.1, a clocking that equaled the 2024 local seasonal standard of Da Delightful and Big Skewy N and also gave the horse a lifetime best.

Shoobie Doo A was able to hold off A Fair Ol Dance (Curtis Salonick Photo)

Shoobie Doo A had to go a :26 quarter to clear his archrival for the lead, then put up middle fractions of :54.1 and 1:21.2.

A Fair Ol Dance got a fair chance at his opponent in the lane but came up a half a length shy of the altered winner, claimed for $40,000 out of his last start by owner William Hartt but not again switching barns after this win.

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Changing hands for $33,000 after his victory, though, was the other Napolitano/Eckley feature winner, Winbak Willy T. The son of Art Major, owned by Kathleen Napolitano for this event, refused to let anyone get by him through monstrous fractions of :26, :53.2, and 1:21.3, then pulled away to win by 2½ lengths, lowering his record to 1:50.2 at age ten.

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Menzel is looking forward to earning the challenge of earning a starting shortstop job at Maine

COVENTRY —  Coventry baseball senior Evan Menzel ended his career as a state champion as the Coventry Patriots baseball team won 5-2 over the Oxford Wolverines in the Class S State Championship.

Although his high school career is over, Menzel will continue his baseball career at the University of Maine, where he committed last summer over the University of Albany and Farleigh Dickenson. Menzel said Maine checked all the boxes with great training facilities, coaching staff, and academics.

While he is not guaranteed to start his freshman year, Menzel said he looks forward to the challenge of earning the starting job through hard work. A confident Menzel has the expectations to start this season.

“I think they’re getting a very dedicated and hard-working player that is willing to do anything,” Menzel said. “I want a starting spot, and I want to be able to help the guys in any way possible.”

With the starting position at shortstop not guaranteed, Menzel said he must improve all aspects of his game to earn it.”

Specifically, Menzel said he needs to improve his arm. On the field, Menzel said he believes his glove will give him an advantage during the competition for the starting job. In his last two years at shortstop, Menzel has made seven errors. He had one error in his senior year, with a fielding percentage of .952. 

In addition to that, Menzel said he wants to have more power and consistency at the plate.

Over the summer, Menzel said he will be working on consistently hitting the ball harder.  

“I need to be able to consistently hit the ball hard, and I need to be able to do that against really good pitching,” Menzel said. “I will be working on hitting velocity over the summer with a lot of breaking pitches.”

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Tons of fertilizer, pesticides burn in CT fire that prompts shelter-in-place order

Thousands of pounds of fertilizer and pesticides were burned during a fire at a nursery in Franklin early Monday that prompted a one-mile shelter-in-place order and sent two firefighters to the hospital, officials said.

The fire broke out in the early morning hours at The Plant Group, LLC., where multiple area fire departments responded to a report of a fire at a warehouse containing fertilizer and possibly pesticides, according to fire officials and a spokesperson for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

The response included the Franklin, Lebanon, Mohegan and Bozrah Fire Departments as well as the DEEP Emergency Response Unit.

State officials said thousands of pounds of fertilizer and pesticides were burned during a fire at a nursery in Franklin early Monday. (Courtesy of the Bozrah Volunteer Fire Company)State officials said thousands of pounds of fertilizer and pesticides were burned during a fire at a nursery in Franklin early Monday. (Courtesy of the Bozrah Volunteer Fire Company)

The blaze was mostly under control shortly after 10 a.m. with a few hot spots still in place, officials said.

According to a spokesperson for DEEP, about 10 tons of ammonium-based fertilizer and a full pallet of pesticide were consumed in the fire.

As a precaution, a shelter-in-place order was issued for residents within a mile of the fire, according to a DEEP spokesperson, who described the area as “rural.”

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3 Restaurants To Open At Mohegan Sun

MONTVILLE, CT — Three restaurants are coming to Mohegan Sun this year. The Shed, The Crafty Slice, and Beauty & Essex are all planning to open, Mohegan Sun Public Relations Director Cody Chapman confirmed.

The Crafty Slice is an eatery “specializing in delicious pizza by the slice,” Chapman said. The restaurant is opening soon in the summer entrance at Casino of the Earth. The pizzeria is listed as a “late-night hotspot” with hours until midnight on weekdays and 3 a.m. on the weekends.

The Shed will open this summer right next to BALLO Italian Restaurant. This new restaurant will be in partnership with restauranter, John Tunney, as BALLO is as well, Chapman said.

The restaurant will be in an 8,100-square-foot space across from Frank Pepe’s in the Casino of the Earth. The Shed will feature a scratch kitchen and be open seven days a week for brunch, lunch, and dinner.

The Shed operates several New York locations and will feature dishes like Skillet Mac & Cheese topped with corn, jalapeños, bacon, and green onion, and Glazed Salmon paired with Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, and shallots, topped with a sweet mustard glaze.

Over the holiday season, a TAO Group high-end restaurant, Beauty & Essex, is slated to open, Chapman said.

This restaurant features an “innovative design that starts in the restaurant’s entrance, a well­-curated modern day pawn shop replete with a saxophone, boom­box, quirky artifacts, vintage treasures and an eclectic array of ‘one -off’ pieces of jewelry,” according to the website for its New York location. Beauty & Essex also has a restaurant in Las Vegas.

Last year, Mohegan Sun’s food court closed. The four restaurants in the food court that closed were Mezze Mediterranean, Jasper White’s Summer Shack…

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Who’s Daltrey shows he can still hit some of the high notes during Mohegan Sun performance

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — The legendary rock group The Who lives on, at least with ageless frontman Roger Daltrey.

Daltrey, 80, and a nine-member band put on a unique and highly entertaining show Sunday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena.

The instruments were a blend of acoustic and electric, and the song set encompassed popular and rare Who and solo songs along with a few covers of Daltrey favorites.

The opening tune was a surprise, the sweet “Let My Love Open the Door,” a solo song from Who guitarist Pete Townshend that Daltrey said should have been a Who song.

Townshend was nowhere to be seen, but his brother Simon was on guitar and sang a moving “Going Mobile” later in the show that featured Daltrey on harmonica.

Daltrey strapped on his guitar for “Freedom Ride.” The Who’s “Who Are You” was rocking as usual and a sing-along.

The lead singer continually mixed the song set up, with “Waiting for a Friend,” a solo tune from the soundtrack for the 1980 movie “McVicar,” and “So Sad About Us” from The Who.

Daltrey’s “After the Fire” from his 1985 solo album “Under a Raging Moon” is timeless.

The singer shook a tambourine on “Days of Light,” and Daltrey was back on acoustic for a cover of fellow Britain Leo Sayer’s “Giving It All Away.”

The Who’s jumpy “The Kids Are Alright” from 1965 was extended.

The crowd was asked to sing the chorus on “Squeeze Box,” another catchy Who number that naturally featured an accordion and an exceptional female violinist.

“Naked Eye” is also from that group and was co-sung by Simon Townshend.

The Who staple “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” which started with the violinist and crowd clapping, was repeated after a glitch.

Daltrey had the audience sing the signature scream at the end, explaining he has done the…

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Connecticut Sun: History, Coach, Owner, and so on

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