DRESDEN — A Maine game warden confirmed just before 2:30 p.m. today that 12-year-old Micah Thomas was found “essentially OK” near the west side of the Eastern River. Thomas was being taken by ambulance to a local hospital, Game Warden Doug Kulis said. Thomas was reported missing by his father Wednesday afternoon when he did […]
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Oregon wine institute toasts its new facility
WINCHESTER, Ore. Using their senses, Southern Oregon Wine Institute students tried to identify the variety of wine in the glasses in front of them. Working their way through a cluster of long-stemmed glasses, the students took notes on the aroma, taste and appearance of each wine. After swirling, sniffing and tasting the samples, they reported […]
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THIS WEEK IN THE CIVIL WAR
This week in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln relieves Major Gen. George B. McClellan of his title as general-in-chief of all federal armies. McClellan is a greater organizer who whipped once disorganized Union troops into a veritable fighting force. But Lincoln and others in Washington are growing impatient after repeatedly urging McClellan to attack Confederate foes. […]
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Home of love
MASHPEE, Mass. T he Seconsett Island home of Susan and Richard “Ricci” Furlani was built of music and laughter. Now the Mashpee couple, mourning the loss of two daughters to a rare genetic syndrome, want to create a foundation so their house can be used as respite for other caregivers of terminally ill loved ones. […]
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Toilet paper running low in capital of New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Toilet paper is at the center of the latest battle of Trenton. Paper products are running low as Mayor Tony Mack’s administration and the City Council quarrel over a contract to resupply city government in New Jersey’s capital. Council President Kathy McBride tells The Times of Trenton paper towel and toilet […]
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U.K. man jailed over stolen Shakespeare folio dies
LONDON — A flamboyant, unemployed antiques dealer jailed for handling a stolen first edition of Shakespeare’s plays has died, Britain’s Prison Service said Wednesday. Raymond Scott, 55, was serving an 8-year term at Northumberland Prison for possessing the rare volume of plays. The prison service said Scott, who passed himself off as a wealthy playboy prior to […]
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‘The Hunger Games’ fans devour film’s world premiere
LOS ANGELES — When it comes to predicting the big-screen success of “ The Hunger Games,” the fans have spoken. Actually, make that cheered. Hundreds of fans who won tickets to Monday’s world premiere cheered for hours before any stars arrived, screamed when they did and kept the applause going right through the film. “I thought […]
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Man stabs four near school in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man stabbed four people near a technical school in a downtown office building Wednesday and was shot by a police officer as he tried to leave, authorities and a witness said. Columbus police spokesman Sgt. Rich Weiner said the suspect confronted one victim inside the building near Miami-Jacobs Career College […]
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One dead, three wounded in Texas
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — A man at court with family members opened fire outside a Southeast Texas courthouse Wednesday, killing one person and wounding at least three others, police said. The gunman also was injured in the incident outside the Jefferson County Courthouse in Beaumont, about 80 miles east of Houston, and has been hospitalized, […]
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Mother gives birth outside Minn. hospital
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (AP) — Elissa Simonson didn’t quite make it to a hospital for the birth of her third child. But, she was very close. Simonson and her husband, Josh, knew the birth of their baby was imminent as they walked up the sidewalk to Maple Grove Hospital on Tuesday. But as they neared […]