2015
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Horoscope
Broaden your horizons and explore new territory. If you focus on diversity, you will utilize your skills to the fullest. This is a year of opportunity, but it’s up to you to take advantage of what comes your way. Now is the time to make personal improvements and gains. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22- Jan. 19) – […]
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Friend won’t leave reader alone during recruitment
DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a college student about to go through sorority recruitment. There have been a few events where I can meet the members of Greek organizations. I have tried to attend these events alone, but one of my friends regards me as an “expert” and insists on going to every event with me. […]
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Do you go this way or turn that way?
As Yogi Berra nearly said, when you come to a fork in the road, turn left or right. When defending at the bridge table, you will often be wondering whether you should turn left or right. How do you decide? First, work out what holdings partner needs to make each choice the winner, and consider […]
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Exhibit captures evolving styles of Norman Lewis
PHILADELPHIA — There are two questions Ruth Fine has heard repeatedly from visitors emerging from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts’ comprehensive retrospective of work by artist Norman Lewis. “Those who don’t know his work ask, ‘How is it possible we didn’t know this painter?”’ said Fine, a visiting curator, retired from Washington’s National Gallery […]
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Iraqi troops advance in Ramadi, pockets of IS remain
BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces backed by U.S.-led airstrikes drove Islamic State militants out of the center of Ramadi on Monday and seized the main government complex there, according to military officials, who said insurgents are still dug into pockets of the city west of Baghdad. Ramadi, the provincial capital of the sprawling Anbar province, fell […]
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People and Business: Dec. 30
Recognition The American Nursing Association-Maine, the state’s professional organization of registered nurses, presented awards to two Maine Medical Center nurse leaders during the annual membership business meeting and awards luncheon held Dec. 4 in Portland at the DoubleTree Hotel. MMC Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services Marjorie Wiggins received the President’s Award for being […]
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Vincent A. DiFillipo Sr., 63: Family man, retired firefighter
PORTLAND — Vincent “Vinny” A. DiFillipo Sr., 63, who retired from the Portland Fire Department with the rank of deputy fire chief, died Dec. 22, surrounded by his loving family at his residence Affectionately known as “Vinny Jimmy” by many who knew him, DiFillipo was born in Portland, the son of Samuel and Carolyn Palermo […]