Massachusetts
Massachusetts Men’s Lacrosse Opens Home Slate Against UMass Lowell Saturday – University of Massachusetts Athletics
| Game 2 | Massachusetts (0-1, 0-0 A-10) vs. UMass Lowell (0-1, 0-0 AE) |
| Date | Time | Saturday, February 17, 2023 | 3 PM |
| Location | Garber Field | Amherst, Mass. – TICKETS |
| Live Statistics | StatBroadcast |
| Watch | ESPN+ |
| Series History | Massachusetts leads 6-0 Last: Massachusetts 11, UMass Lowell 3 Cushing Field | Lowell, Mass. | February 17, 2023 |
| @UMassAthletics | @UMassMLacrosse | |
| UMass Men’s Lacrosse |
AGAINST UMASS LOWELL
– Massachusetts is 6-0 all-time against UMass Lowell since the series began in 2017. The teams have met in six of the past seven seasons, with the exception of 2021.
– Last season UMass trailed 1-0 from the outset, but held UMass Lowell scoreless for the next 28-plus minutes and ultimately came away with an 11-3 victory at Cushing Field in Lowell, Mass.
LAST TIME OUT
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CAPTAINS NAMED FOR 2024
– Graduate students Matt Caddigan, Jake Dulac, Matt Knote and Mike Tobin have been selected as the team captains for the upcoming 2024 season. Both Knote and Tobin also served as captains for the Gorillas in 2023. The four individuals have combined for 178 career games played in their time at UMass.
KNOTE-WORTHY
– Graduate student goalkeeper Matt Knote returns for his final season of eligibility with the Gorillas. On the back of an impressive 2023 campaign, he has racked up the pre-season honors heading into 2024. Knote has been named to the first Tewaaraton Watch List, tabbed an honorable mention Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American and a USA Lacrosse 2024 Division I Preseason All-America Third Team selection.
– In 2023 Knote collected All-America honors from three organizations, was crowned the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year and earned spots on the NEILA All-New England First Team, Atlantic 10 All-Conference First team, All-ECAC, the A-10 All-Academic team and the CSC Academic All-District At-Large Team. His A-10 all-conference honor was his third of his career after also being named to the CAA First Team in back-to-back seasons in 2021 and 2022.
– The goalkeeper ended the 2023 campaign as the national leader in save percentage (.593) and was tops in the A-10 in goals against average (9.33, fourth nationally) and saves per-game (13.43, 10th nationally). He finished 8-6 on the year after starting all 14 games and has 188 saves to his credit in 829 minutes, 35 seconds between the pipes with 31 ground balls. The Speonk, New York native is currently fourth in program history in career saves (573) and holds a career 10.46 goals against average and a .549 save percentage over 46 career contests.
FIRST TIMERS
– Against Army in the season opener Matthew Cargiulo registered his first collegiate goal, while Caelin Lewis picked up his first two points in a UMass uniform and Conor Foley scored his first goal at UMass.
– Cargiulo and Blaise New both made their collegiate debuts against the Black Knights.
YEAR 30 FOR THE MAN IN CHARGE
– University of Massachusetts head coach Greg Cannella enters his 30th season at the helm for the Gorillas and his 36th year in coaching overall. He currently holds a record of 241-168 (.589) and ranks sixth among active Division I head coaches in wins. The UMass alumnus is the third-longest tenured among active Division I men’s head coaches and the most tenured coach at one institution in Division I lacrosse (both genders).
DRIPPING WITH FACEOFF EXPERIENCE
– Senior faceoff specialist Caleb Hammett is back for another season in the faceoff circle for the Gorillas and has earned a spot on the Atlantic 10 Men’s Lacrosse Preseason All-Conference Team.
– Hammett, who was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team and to the All-Academic Team in 2023, appeared in all 14 games last season for UMass. He ranked second in the A-10 and 20th nationally with a .565 faceoff winning percentage, going 157-278, while team-best 81 ground balls. The Hanover, Massachusetts native posted his first two points of his career last season with a goal and an assist. The 2022 CAA Second Team and All-Rookie Team honoree won 60.2% of his faceoffs in A-10 play (68 of 113) in 2023.
RETURNING SCORING
– UMass returns 2/3rds of its goal scoring from last season four of its top five point-getters from a year ago. Mike Tobin, back for a fifth year with the Gorillas led UMass with 38 points (21g, 17a) in 2023, while classmate Carter Castillo was third with 29 (14g, 15a), Shane O’Leary followed in fourth with 20 (16g, 4a) and Mason Bregman was fifth with 19 (15g, 4a). Tobin was an Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team attackman last season and earned a spot on the All-New England Second Team as well.
NEW LOOK DEFENSE
-The Gorillas graduated both close defensemen who saw the bulk of the playing time for the squad last season in Chris Campbell and Ryan Sharkey. Campbell was an All-New England First Team and A-10 First Team All-Conference after transferring to UMass from LIU. Fifth year d-man Jake Dulac, who played in all 14 games last season is back for his final season, while Jack Wittmaack saw action in every contest in 2023 returns for 2024 as does classmate Owen Quinn who played in 10 games as a junior. Current junior Matthew Petitto will see time for UMass in the back this season as well after appearing in 11 contests as a sophomore.
– Captain Matt Caddigan will continue his role as the primary defensive midfielder for the Gorillas. The Smithtown, N.Y. native caused 11 turnovers in 2023, the second most out of returning Minutemen. Caddigan played in 14 games last year, dishing out a pair of assists and scooping up 14 ground balls.
WELCOME TO THE TROOP
– The Gorillas have added 11 first-year players to their roster for 2024: midfielders Matthew Cargiulo (Manhasset, N.Y.), Max Crane (Bay Shore, N.Y.), Jimmy Elliott (Boonton Township, N.J.), Michael Finnerty (Melville, N.Y.), Chris Grimaldi (Corning, N.Y.), Dylan Johnson (Pomfret, Conn.), Blaise New (Bedford, N.Y.) and Jack Peters (Nashua, N.H.), attackmen Charles Kurtz (Cheshire, Conn.) and Zack Waxman (Sharon, Mass) and defenseman Luke Robinson (Wilbraham, Mass.).
– UMass has also brought in two transfers: midfielder Caelin Lewis of Sammamish, Washington, who played his previous two years at Syracuse and defenseman Chance Cook of Haslett, Michigan who played two seasons at Canisius prior to coming to Amherst.
The Farm Bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives April 30 could undermine a Massachusetts law aimed at preventing animal cruelty.
The sweeping agricultural bill includes a section called the “Save Our Bacon Act,” which prohibits state and local governments from having farm animal welfare protections that extend to products originating in other states.
The measure specifically targets Massachusetts and California state laws that prohibit certain farm animals from being held in extreme confinement.
Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, both Democrats, released a statement opposing the inclusion of the measure in the Farm Bill.
“This is a highly controversial and poisonous policy that ignores the will of the people. These state laws were overwhelmingly supported by a popular vote — they shouldn’t be overridden because of big-dollar lobbying,” the senators said in their statement. “We have significant concerns about the House-passed Farm Bill, including this overreaching and harmful provision that should not be in the Farm Bill and needs to be removed.”
What is Massachusetts’s Question 3?
In 2016, Massachusetts voters passed Question 3, or an Act to Prevent Cruelty to Farm Animals, with 78% of the vote.
The measure banned the sale of eggs, veal or pork from animals that were “confined in a cruel manner.” It eliminated enclosures that prevented an animal from lying down, standing up, fully extending their limbs or turning around freely.
All of these products sold in Massachusetts must be compliant, regardless of whether the animals were raised on farms in or outside Massachusetts. Therefore, out-of-state farms must comply with Question 3 in order to sell their products in Massachusetts.
Town Line cares for 50 cows, reserving some each year for meat to sell at its farm store.
The law is similar to California’s Proposition 12, which also lays out specific freedom of movement and minimum floor space requirements for how veal calves, breeding pigs and egg-laying hens are kept. It also doesn’t allow the sale of any products from animals confined in ways that don’t meet their standards, including those produced in other states.
What is the Save Our Bacon Act?
The Save Our Bacon Act seeks to block California’s and Massachusetts’s laws on out-of-state producers by saying that no state “may enact or enforce, directly or indirectly, a condition or standard on the production of covered livestock other than for covered livestock physically raised in such State or subdivision.”
The legislation would apply to any domestic animal raised for the purpose of human consumption or milk production, but not animals raised primarily for egg production.
Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, originally introduced the Save Our Bacon Act in July 2025.
“California’s Proposition 12 and Massachusetts’ Question 3 pose a major threat to family farms and food security — both in Iowa and across the country,” she said in a press release at the time. “The Save Our Bacon Act reaffirms livestock producers’ right to sell their products across state lines, without interference from arbitrary mandates.”
The act was added as a section in the Farm Bill, which was then passed by the House on a vote of 224-200. The bill next heads to the Senate, where its fate is unclear as lawmakers both across and within party lines have butted heads on several provisions.
This article originally appeared on Telegram & Gazette: Farm Bill provision threatens Massachusetts animal welfare rules
Fire broke out at an apartment building in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, on Monday afternoon, sending a column of smoke high into the air.
NBC affiliate WJAR-TV reports the smoke was visible from miles away from the building on Juniper Road.
More details were not immediately available.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Life Care Center of Raynham has received a deficiency‑free inspection result from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, a distinction awarded to a small share of the state’s licensed nursing homes, according to a community announcement.
The inspection was conducted as part of the state’s routine, unannounced nursing home survey process overseen by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. These comprehensive, multi‑day inspections evaluate multiple aspects of facility operations, including staffing levels, quality of care, medication management, cleanliness, food service and resident rights.
State survey records show that Life Care Center of Raynham met required standards during its most recent standard survey, with no deficiencies cited, based on publicly available state data.
The announcement states that fewer than 8% of Massachusetts nursing homes achieve deficiency‑free survey results. That figure could not be independently verified through state or federal data and is attributed to the announcement.
In addition to the state survey outcome, the facility is listed as a five‑star provider for quality measures on the federal Medicare Care Compare website. The five‑star quality measure rating reflects above‑average performance compared with other nursing homes nationwide, according to federal rating methodology.
Officials said the inspection results reflect ongoing compliance with state and federal standards designed to protect resident health and safety. According to the announcement, the outcome is attributed to staff performance and internal quality practices.
This story was created by Dave DeMille, ddemille@gannett.com, with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at cm.usatoday.com/ethical-conduct.
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