LOS ANGELES (AP) — Frank Kaminsky of national runner-up Wisconsin has won the John R. Wooden Award as college basketball’s top men’s player. The senior center received the trophy Friday night at the first College Basketball Awards from Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, where his name was announced by Greg Wooden, a grandson of […]
2015
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Curried California veggie au gratin
The touch of curry in this dish brings everything together rather nicely. I used yellow curry powder, but use whatever your heart desires. Be careful and remember that there are differing levels of heat in each curry blend. I do wish I could sit here and explain the differences among curries to you, but it […]
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Red Claws face playoff elimination today
PORTLAND — The Maine Red Claws, winners of the Atlantic Division and NBA D-league playoff top seed, hope to extend their first round, best-of-three, playoff series today against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (29-22 overall, 15-11 home, 14-11 away) at 4 p.m. at the Portland EXPO. Maine (35-16 overall, 20-6 home, 15-10 away) trails the […]
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Roman Catholic church to be razed after fire
BENWOOD, W.Va. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston says the fire-gutted St. John Catholic Church in Benwood will be razed and replaced. Diocese spokesman Bryan Minor says an engineering report concludes the church is too unstable to save. Additional assessments are needed on the fire-damaged rectory and school, Saints James and John School. […]
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Religious freedom, government balance at issue
Two Native Americans, fired from their jobs at a rehab center because their blood tested positive for mescaline, applied for unemployment benefits. Despite explaining the drug resulted from their religious use of peyote, they were rejected. They sued the state of Oregon, and their case went to the U.S. Supreme Court. Though it recognized the […]
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Richard Conlan
Richard F. Conlan, 74, passed away on April 10, 2015 at Seal Rock Nursing Home. He was born on May 7, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Alfred and Catherine (MacArthur) Conlan. He grew up in Cambridge, graduating from Cambridge High and Latin in 1958. He attended Boston University before joining the U.S. Army. […]
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Roland Lessard
BIDDEFORD — Roland G. Lessard, 69, of Biddeford, died Thursday, April 9, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born July 27, 1945 in Biddeford, a son of Albert and Adrienne (Begin) Lessard. He was educated in Biddeford schools and graduated from St. Louis High School , Class of 1964. Roland proudly […]
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Group calls for anti-discrimination order
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A group representing downtown Little Rock’s businesses is calling on Arkansas’ governor to issue an order extending workplace anti-discrimination protections to gay and lesbian state employees. The Downtown Little Rock Partnership’s board of directors on Friday called on Gov. Asa Hutchinson to issue an order protecting employees from discrimination on […]
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Shine blue lights to honor men and women in blue
SACO — An effort to honor local police has the city lit up in blue. Through Project Blue Light, an effort through Saco Bay Center for Civic Engagement, blue light bulbs are being distributed. The local effort is one of many across the nation honoring police officers by illuminating blue lights. According to the nonprofit […]
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Butter me up
When I was in kindergarten, many, many moons ago, one of my favorite memories was when the kindergarten class hosted a Thanksgiving meal for our families. The highlight of that meal, for me anyway, was making real homemade butter in a jar. With the teachers help, we measured cream from a local farm into a […]