Kristen De Groot, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

In this Oct. 18, 2014, photo, students from Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia wear costumes to attend an annual festival based on the Harry Potter fantasy series conceived by British author J.K. Rowling, including Dan Lemoine, second from right, dressed as the title character; Mollie Durkin, second from left, dressed as the character Hermione Granger; and John Spiewak Jr., left, dressed as the character Ron Weasley, as they arrive at the festival in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia. In 2018, Warner Bros. notified organizers of Harry Potter fan festivals around the U.S. of new guidelines prohibiting any use of names, places or objects from the fantasy series, in an effort to crack down on unauthorized commercial activity at such events. (David Swanson/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

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Warner Bros. crackdown puts Dark Mark over Potter festivals

by Kristen De Groot Associated PressJune 16, 2018

PHILADELPHIA — Warner Bros. is cracking down on local Harry Potter fan festivals around the country, saying it’s necessary to halt unauthorized commercial activity. Fans, however, liken the move to Death Eaters sucking the joy out of homegrown fun,…

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby departs the courthouse after he was found guilty in his sexual assault retrial, Thursday, April, 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Cosby confined to his home

by Kristen De Groot Associated Press, and Claudia Lauer Associated PressApril 27, 2018

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby leaves the courtroom after a pretrial hearing for his sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa,. on Friday, March 30, 2018. (Dominick Reuter/Pool Photo via AP)

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#MeToo movement looms over jury selection in Bill Cosby case

by Kristen De Groot Associated PressApril 1, 2018

A woman uses an umbrella while shielding herself from a snowstorm, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Hoboken, N.J. A spring nor'easter targeted the Northeast on Wednesday with strong winds and a foot or more of snow expected in some parts of the region.

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Northeast braces for spring nor’easter; local snowfall expected to be light

by Kristen De Groot Associated Press, and Bruce Shipkowski Associated PressMarch 21, 2018

In this Oct. 5, 2017, photo, Spike, who is up for adoption as a working cat, looks out from its cage at the Animal Care and Control Team of Philadelphia (ACCT) facility in Philadelphia. The program places cats who have behavioral challenges with non-traditional homes such as factories and stores and their presence have helped control the rodent population on a property.

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For ornery shelter cats, second chance is a job chasing mice

by Kristen De Groot Associated PressOctober 18, 2017

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2015, file photo, former baseball player and manager Pete Rose speaks during a news conference in Las Vegas. A woman said she had a sexual relationship with Rose in the 1970s, starting when she was 14 or 15 years old, according to her sworn testimony submitted to a court Monday, July 31, 2017, in a federal defamation lawsuit Rose filed in 2016 against John Dowd, the lawyer whose investigation got Rose kicked out of Major League Baseball for gambling. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Woman says she had teen sexual relationship with Pete Rose

by Kristen De Groot Associated PressJuly 31, 2017

Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., stand in the rain during a rally in Philadelphia, Thursday, during the final day of the Democratic National Convention.

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Police, convention protesters alike show restraint

by Geoff Mulvihill Associated Press, and Kristen De Groot Associated PressJuly 28, 2016