FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Craig Kimbrel is away from Boston’s spring training camp while his infant daughter has surgery. Kimbrel’s wife Ashley gave birth to the couple’s first child, Lydia Joy, in November. Lydia Joy was born with a heart ailment and had a first medical procedure when she was a few days old. […]
March 2018
Jets release DE Wilkerson after 7 seasons
NEW YORK — The Jets decided it was time for Mo to go. Defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson was released by New York on Wednesday, ending the one-time Pro Bowl selection’s stint with the team that drafted him in the first round in 2011. The long-anticipated move clears $11 million in space under the salary cap, […]
Maine friars closing bakery to open taproom
BUCKSPORT (AP) — Two Maine friars say they are closing down their iconic bakery to open up a brewery. The Bangor Daily News reports Friar’s Bakehouse in Bangor will close Friday after more than 18 years. Franciscan Brothers Donald Paul and Kenneth Leo say they plan to open their new venture, the Friar’s Brewhouse Tap Room, this […]
School bus catches fire on morning route
ORONO (AP) — Officials say students and staff escaped unharmed from a Maine high school bus that caught fire leaving the University of Maine. Orono Fire Capt. Joel Sides says the bus was carrying Hermon High School students and staff members, and passers-by were attempting to extinguish the flames by the time first responders arrived […]
Neighbors alert police, others before child’s death
BELFAST (AP) — Former neighbors of a couple accused of fatally beating a 10-year-old girl said they heard abuse months ago and reported it to police and the state health and human services’ officials. Julio and Sharon Carrillo, of Stockton Springs, were each ordered held Wednesday on $500,000 cash bail during their first court appearance […]