Between them, Gregg Kavet and Andy Robin worked on 12 Seinfeld episodes. Now they are opening a new film across New England on March 30 that they wrote and directed. Called Live Free or Die, it chronicles the adventures of John ?Rugged? Rudgate, a petty criminal who fancies himself a real tough guy living in small-town New Hampshire. It will play locally at the Regal Hoyts Cinema 9, 1279 South Willow St., Manchester, and has been making the rounds at film festivals, winning two awards so far.

Former WMUR sportscaster Charlie Sherman, current WGIR radio host, will be starring as Tevye in the Amherst PTA performance of Fiddler on the Roof in April.

Yes, that Charlie Sherman.

On March 6, New Cheese Grill opened quietly in the former Stage Door Caf? space.

New Cheese Grill is the fourth restaurant from Todd Tousley. He owns three Penuche?s ? Keene, Nashua and Concord ? and this is his first foray into dining.

It was an eventful winter for the Red Sox, who spent like drunken sailors on leave from the USS Steinbrenner. It let them acquire a bevy of set-up relievers, pricey outfielder J. D. Drew, Japanese import Daisuke Matsuzaka and their fourth shortstop since Nomar Garciaparra was shipped to Chicago for the 2004 World Championship.

Every now and then I bust on anti-virus software.

It?s not that I don?t think it works, but it?s one of those cutting off your nose to spite your face things: you might be a little safer, but at the expense of decreased computer performance and monthly fees. It?s one thing if you?re responsible for a thousand users on a corporate network and want to make sure nothing potentially bad gets through; it?s quite another if your home computer is frustrating you even though you sprang for the faster processor and extra RAM.

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