FALL RIVER, Mass. Hernandez murder trial delayed by snowstorm The murder trial of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez, which was to resume Monday, has been delayed a day due to a major snowstorm coming to the region. Monday’s delay is the fourth snow day in the trial’s two-week span. Hernandez is charged with […]
February 2015
Bush may pin ’16 hopes on common touch
The likely Republican presidential candidate seeks to evade pitfalls that helped sink Mitt Romney.
Events
BRUNSWICK Civil War speaker to tell stories about 5th Maine The next Joshua L. Chamberlain Civil War Round Table Lecture is set for 7 p.m. Thursday at Curtis Memorial Library’s Morrell Room, 23 Pleasant St. Speaker Curtis Mildner will present the talk “True, Untrue, Surprising and Amazing Stories of the Soldiers of the 5th Maine.” […]
Briefs
WELLS Junior high student wins local geography competition Wells Junior High School eighth-grader Matt Chase won the school’s geography bee, in the first round of the 27th annual National Geography Bee. He also was the 2013 local champion. Fellow eighth-grader Spencer Poulin was the runner-up and other finalists were Hannah Chase, Covy Dufort, Tori Hayward, […]
Potluck
Wednesday Free meal, 5 to 6 p.m., My Place Teen Center, Foster Street entrance, Westbrook. Offered in collaboration with Wayside Food Program, Trinity Lutheran Church and the center. Roast chicken, stuffing, dessert, 5 to 6:30 p.m., VFW Post 832, 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland. Per person: $7. Thursday Shepherd’s pie lunch, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, […]
College notes
Graduations Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa.: Kristen Felt, Scarborough, cum laude. Castleton College, Vermont: Matthew Caiazzo, Portland. Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colo.; Emilie Garand, Portland. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta: Allen Mazerolle, Falmouth; Kathryn Nickerson, Springvale. Miami University, Oxford, Ohio: Matti Richard Ingraham, Cumberland.
Births
Several area hospitals no longer provide birth announcements for publication. We will publish birth announcements from parents. Forms and instructions are available here. For more information, please call 791-6300. Mid Coast Hospital Liam Daniel Millard, born Jan. 21 to Timothy and Lynzie (Fenohr) Millard, Topsham. Karavellis McMoll Peaslee, born Jan. 25 to Gage Peaslee and Jessica […]
Maine lawmakers look for fix for the welfare ‘cliff’
There’s some bipartisan agreement that current rules provide disincentives for recipients to seek work.
SpongeBob soaking up the box-office dollars
The animated Nickelodean character retains his family-friendly appeal.
Our View: Schools should take lead to fight student hunger
Free and reduced-price meals are underused, and districts have to get creative to boost participation.