The male-female divide seems to go beyond the usual controversies over ‘women’s issues.’

The male-female divide seems to go beyond the usual controversies over ‘women’s issues.’

LOS ANGELES – Phoebe Hearst Cooke, a granddaughter of publishing tycoon William Randolph Hearst who used one of the nation’s biggest fortunes to support a variety of philanthropic causes, died Sunday in a Templeton, Calif., hospital of pneumonia, according to the Hearst Corp. She was 85. A fixture on the Forbes list of the 400 […]

Older teens and adults with attention deficit disorder are much less likely to commit a crime while on ADHD medication, a provocative study from Sweden found. It also showed in dramatic fashion how much more prone people with ADHD are to break the law — four to seven times more likely than others. The findings […]

RAYMOND – You would think 15-year-old Adrienne Pelletier and her 17-year-old sister, Rhiannon, would be too young to have numerous aches and pains, but when you consider their passion lies in ballet, it’s easy to understand why. Pointe shoes, where nothing comes between a ballerina’s toe tips and the stage floor except for a few […]

Honk for Health I love sharing stories about people doing interesting and challenging things, and I’m also addicted to being active so this seems to fit perfectly. We all know that exercising with a friend is more motivating, so why not exercise with 20 friends? What started with just a few women wanting to fight […]

WINDHAM – Police said they defused a potentially volatile situation last week involving a Windham man who had violated a protection-from-abuse order. At 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, police received a call from a resident complaining that her estranged husband had violated terms of a judge’s protection order by having direct contact with her. […]

WINDHAM – The Windham Town Council appears to be on its way to tightening the town’s rule related to consumer fireworks, after voting earlier this year to allow unrestricted sale and use of the newly legal products. After failing to sway town councilors last year to ban the use of fireworks in Windham, Fire/Rescue Chief […]

Christmas Assistance The Caring Community of Gray-New Gloucester is preparing for Christmas and would welcome monetary donations as well as individuals, civic groups or businesses to sponsor a family or individual for Christmas. Donations can be sent directly to CCGNG, PO Box 1244, Gray, ME 04039. For more information on becoming a sponsor, please contact […]

GRAY – Area residents are invited to a discussion Tuesday, Nov. 27, regarding plans for the Gray interchange of the Maine Turnpike. Maine Turnpike Authority officials will be at the Henry Pennell Municipal Complex on Main Street in Gray starting at 7 p.m. to solicit comment from Gray officials and area residents regarding the possible […]