2012
Role reversal
COLUMBUS, Ind. C ouples are sharing more responsibilities today raising children, even switching traditional parenting roles. Census figures, released recently, show that the U.S. has 176,000 stay-at-home dads — up from 93,000 in 2000 — but some fathers groups claim the numbers are much higher. Daddyshome.org, a nationwide online network for at-home dads, says the […]
Answering first lady’s call to help
L ast week I told you about my plan for 2012: to host 52 separate dinner guests, one for each week that my husband, Dustin, is deployed overseas. For us, this project is intended to be more of a distraction than it is a measurement of time. And we know that Dustin’s seat at the […]
Backpack food programs help children in need
When Denver Public Schools counselor Patricia Vaughan noticed a third-grader leaving the building with a bulging backpack, she asked him what was inside. She was stunned to see that the bag was full of food for him and his family. The youngster, who was the best tetherball player on the playground, had been letting other […]
Protecting plants for winter
I know people who take down their Christmas trees right after Christmas. I am not one of them. I think of my tree as a holiday tree, or even a winter tree. I like to keep it up at least until Groundhog’s Day, and once, when I had a really fresh one, I kept it […]
Police tentatively identify body of man found in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick police today said they have tentatively identified the body of a man discovered 13 days ago as a local resident in his late 70s last seen in late October. Deputy Chief Marc Hagan said this morning that after receiving a tip, detectives interviewed several local residents who were able to provide enough details […]
Christmas traditions often come from nature
The day of Christmas 2011 dawned cold and gray, with a temperature hovering around 10 degrees above zero. The front porch boards snapped and popped as I walked across them to the bird-feeder pole. All was noticeably still, with not a branch or dry oak leaf moving on this windless day. A while later, large, […]
Allen lights up in 4th quarter as Celtics pull away from Wizards
The Boston Celtics Ray Allen scored 11 points in the fourth quarter in Boston Monday as the Celtics beat the Wizards 100-92. Allen scored 27 points.
Perfect winter for an ocean dip
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — With sunny skies and warm weather, hundreds welcomed the new year by running into the Atlantic Ocean at the 24th annual Lobster Dip on Sunday. With the air temperature at 43 degrees and water temperature at 45 degrees, participants lined up at the beach in back of The Brunswick hotel. They […]
Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012
Jeannette L. (Bill) Boucher, 93, of Saco, passed away on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011 at St. Andre’s Healthcare Facility in Biddeford. Visiting hours will be Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2011 from 6-8 p.m. at Cote Funeral Home, the corner of Beach and James streets, Saco. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Thursday, Jan. […]