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LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO, Mass., Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., the world's largest cranberry cooperative, celebrated the first harvest of Pleasant Ridge Cranberry Farm in Rogersville, New Brunswick, Ocean Spray's first and only company-owned farm in North America. The 125-acre farm will yield nearly 1 million pounds of cranberries this year, with expectations of an increased yield of 3 million pounds over the next few years. Ocean Spray Chief Executive...
LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO, Mass., Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In time for the 2012 cranberry harvest, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., the world's largest cranberry cooperative, has opened a new $26 million state-of-the-art cranberry receiving station facility in Richmond, British Columbia. BC is one of the largest cranberry-growing regions in the world, and the new high-tech receiving station will enable Ocean Spray to process its Richmond-area cranberry crop more efficiently....
A court has granted the parents of Richey Edwards an order declaring the Welsh musician and songwriter, who disappeared nearly 14 years ago, presumed dead. Edwards -- who spent time in rehab, where he was treated for alcoholism and anorexia, before he vanished -- is best known as the guitarist and lyricist for the rock group Manic Street Preachers. The performer, whose car was found abandoned by a bridge, is believed to have committed suicide in 1995 when he was 27. The BBC said his parents,...
By LEIGH GIANGRECO Amid the cliche, carbon-copy, California boy sellouts touting their punk-pop lyrics and emo haircuts, The Manics emerge with a necessary dose of East Coast garage grunge. The Manics, a new Buffalo band on the rise, released their first album, "Grungewhale," last month at the Town Ballroom. The Manics are a breath of fresh air. Lead singer and vocalist Pat Butler is a Kenmore native and graduate of Canisius High School. Greg Monte on drums hails from Wales and is a...
By TIM WALKER Pop FOREVER HEAVENLY Royal Festival Hall LONDON **** Like any other hip, sociable teenager turning 18, Heavenly Records decided to celebrate by inviting a few friends out for a party, with some great music and a couple of drinks. Hence Forever Heavenly, a series of celebratory shows by Heavenly artists past and present, hosted by the Southbank Centre. Friday night was a treat by any measure, with Cherry Ghost, Doves and the Manic Street Preachers all making an appearance in...
By Robin Turner MANIC Street Preacher frontman James Dean Bradfield has written a new song about the taboo subject of domestic violence against men. The 39-year-old singer-songwriter's latest effort Shut That Door will form the soundtrack of a new play Revelation, which studies the effect on men who are abused by their partners. The play has been penned by Patrick Jones - the brother of the Manics' bassist Nicky Wire. The powerful drama will be shown at Cardiff Chapter Arts Centre...
