October 2014
Welcome back
HOUSTON A silver Porsche sedan pulls into the parking lot next to Reckling Park. It’s 7:30 on a muggy October morning when Lance Berkman steps out of the car dressed the part of college student: blue cargo shorts, button-downed shirt with the sleeves rolled up and a white mesh cap with sunglasses tucked in the […]
Searchers on horses can provide helping hand
WHITEWATER, Wis. In the summer of 2006, Sandy Olds was preparing for her daughter’s wedding when an automated call alerted her that a 13-year-old autistic boy was missing near her Richmond home. Olds called the Walworth County Sheriff ’s Office and offered to search for the boy on horseback. Deputies directed her to a command […]
THIS WEEK IN THE CIVIL WAR
A Union vessel sunk the Confederate ironclad Albemarle at its berth in Plymouth, N.C., 150 years ago this week in the Civil War. The Confederate ironclad had menaced Union warships since it was commissioned in 1864, sinking the USS Southfield on one occasion and damaging or driving others off in a subsequent encounter. Later, when […]
Cutler staying in governor’s race
By ALANNA DURKIN Associated Press PORTLAND — Independent candidate Eliot Cutler said Wednesday he won’t drop out of the heated three-way race for governor of Maine, despite increasing pressure from voters who view him as a spoiler who will ensure another term for Republican incumbent Paul LePage. Cutler, who lost to LePage by 10,000 votes […]
Police say child-rape suspect vowed to kill his accuser
BOSTON — A man suspected of child-rape and committing crimes across the country after snipping off his court-ordered ankle bracelet had an “ultimate goal” of returning to Massachusetts to kill his 13-year-old accuser, state police said Wednesday, hours after he was captured in New York. Police said Gregory Lewis, 26, of Southbridge, spent six weeks […]
RSU candidates field students’ questions
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Regional School Unit 23 candidates David Boudreau and Michelle Violette shared their view of the school board’s responsibilities and other topics Tuesday night. The two candidates, who are vying for a position that will be vacated by RSU 23 Chairman Gary Curtis, answered questions from Old Orchard Beach High School students […]
Car passes school bus, hits another car head-on
SANFORD — A car apparently passed a school bus on Route 4 near Old Post Road this morning, hitting another vehicle head-on, according to a Sanford School Department official. Assistant School Superintendent Eric Knowlton said the school bus that was passed was not carrying children at the time. Knowlton said it was his understanding that […]
UNE downed by MIT in field hockey
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Massachusetts Institute of Technology scored three goals after halftime to defeat the University of New England, 3-1, in a non-conference field hockey match Wednesday evening at Jack Barry Field. The decision ended a two-game skid for the Engineers (11-3), who stood one spot ahead of the Nor’easters (13-6) in the most recent […]
A Giant performance as San Francisco wins the World Series
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A giant, indeed. Madison Bumgarner punctuated his World Series performance for the ages by pitching the San Francisco Giants to their third championship in five years with a 3-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night. The big left-hander came out of the bullpen to throw five scoreless innings […]