Dose: ... In which Sarah lives with a boyWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:18AMIt started with a routine dishwasher cleaning. I opened a cupboard and saw him. Chris Pine, in all his James T.
Ridley woman gets 6 to 23 months in jewelry theftWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:14AMMEDIA COURTHOUSE — A judge told a 21-year-old admitted thief that what she thought were just “things” that she stole while cleaning a Chadds Ford home were considered precious mementoes to the victims.
Warm weather draws thoughts of springWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:10AMWith the sun burning bright in a clear sky over Rochester and temperatures reaching near 50 degrees, people are thinking of spring — even if it is only the beginning of March.
Maple School celebrates 60 years and then someWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:00AMNorthbrook/Glenview District 30's Maple School is celebrating its 60th year of educating North Shore children.
A family struggles to stay connectedWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:57AMVladimir Vasquez, 14, talks to his mother using a Web camera at home in San Salvador. Rosa and Luis Vasquez live in Wheaton and send money to support their three sons in El Salvador. They see their boys daily online, but have not lived in the same country for years.
DELAWARE DIARY A spike in timeWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:46AMThe rusty spike on the wall of the Rehoboth Beach Museum will never be mistaken for the golden spike that commem-orated the completion of the trans-continental railroad.
Santa Cruz couple slowly recovers after devastating wreckWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:37AMFor the second time in her life, Rose Sniatowski is learning how to walk. Each morning, whether working with her physical therapist or slowly making her way along West Cliff Drive, the 28-year-old Santa Cruz resident is concentrating on walking correctly.
Council to review liquor license, Swift parking lotWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:32AMThe Grand Island City Council will conduct a public hearing Tuesday night on a request by Julio Melesio for a Class C liquor license so he can operate Copas De Oro at 413 W. Fourth St.
It's all Greek to NYWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:25AMGreek Prime Minister George Papandreou came to Washington yesterday to ask President Obama to help save his nation from speculators. In other words, he wants America to help him shoot the messenger. Sorry, Greece is no innocent victim: It helped get itself into a mess -- by exploiting the bailout...
Letter: Board should clean up in-house before putting people out of workWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:23AMI am responding to the article concerning the BOE possibly cutting or outsourcing janitorial jobs. Here’s my take on the situation: before you start putting needed people out of work, how about cleaning up their own in-house finances?
Rockets beat Wizards 96-88Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:19AMWASHINGTON (AP) -- For the Houston Rockets, who need as many hands on deck as possible to get out of the win-lose blahs, it was good enough simply to see Trevor Ariza and Kyle Lowry back on the court. Ariza returned after missing seven games with a left hip injury, and Lowry was back after sitting out 12 games with a sprained left ankle. Neither was spectacular, but both shook off the rust as ...
Area News In BriefWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:15AMHARTSELLE — A Hartselle man is facing multiple felony charges following his arrest Saturday, authorities said Tuesday. Hartselle police said they charged Brenton Je rome Ellis with first-degree possession of marijuana, attempting to elude officers and reckless endangerment.
5 easy steps to blood-bank reformTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:55PMIt's been more than a year since the Sentinel first started pulling back the curtains on the shady business practices and extravagant spending at Florida's Blood Centers.
Yo-yo Rockets back above .500, beat Wizards 96-88Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:39PMWASHINGTON – Luis Scola had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Kevin Martin scored 21 points, and the yo-yo Houston Rockets moved back above .500 Tuesday night with a 96-88 win over the Washington Wizards.
Laughlin Girls Club Founder Filled VoidTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:13PMWhen Anna Belle Copney's daughter Kimberly asked her mother if she could have a slumber party, she never imagined that 35 years later people would still be talking about it.
Scola has 23 points, Rockets get 2 players back, beat Wizards 96-88Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:07PMWASHINGTON - For the Houston Rockets, who need as many hands on deck as possible to get out of the win-lose blahs, it was good enough simply to see Trevor Ariza and Kyle Lowry back on the court.
City Council NotebookTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:07PMNational Grid asked permission to replace 18 feet of cast iron gas main on Prospect Street with a plastic gas main at Monday night's full City Council meeting.
Slain girl's mom fights back tears on witness standMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:53PMCINCINNATI (AP) -- The mother of a slain 13-year-old girl fought back tears and had to stop briefly to regain her composure Monday as she testified against the man on trial in her daughter's killing.
Two teens arrested in overdose death of friendMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:32PMJanesville - Two young teenagers face charges in the overdose death of a 13-year-old Rock County boy. Police say a 14-year-old Edgerton girl stole prescription OxyContin from a relative and gave it to Alex Aiken and his 13-year-old friend, who spent the night at Aiken's house last month. The boys took the pills before bedtime. Aiken's mother found him unconscious the next morning. The 14-year ...
Review of Home Support Takes Account of FeedbackMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:24PMOtago and Southland DHBs today invited home based support providers to work with them to plan long term service development for the provinces’ older people.
Letters from Los Gatos Weekly-Times readersMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:51PMMittens the cat will be missed by many peopleIn reference to Mittens the cat, who was killed by the thoughtless woman with unleashed dogs on Bella Vista ("Dog attack takes the life of Mittens on Bella Vista Ave.
How to drive your waiter crazyMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:32PMMany people wouldn't last a day in a server's non-slip shoes.
Food service inspectionsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:49PMThe Victoria City-County Health Department and its sister organization, the Crossroads Public Health District, inspect places where food is served in Victoria, DeWitt, Jackson and Calhoun counties.
Town, fire department get 'reacquainted'Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:03AMThe efforts of the new chief of the South Haven Fire Department to reacquaint the community with his squad are bearing fruit, judging by the dozens of people at the open house and chili supper Saturday. "We've been kind of hush-hush the last few years ... the people in this area have supported the department so that we can have a full-time firefighter/paramedic to serve and protect them, and I ...
Marquette Park plans beginning to take shapeSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:03AMGARY -- Lamar Myrick studied a large map detailing $28.2 million in improvements to the Marquette Park lakefront on the city's north side Saturday and spoke of "connections." "That's the part I like, when things are connected by things like trails and bike paths," the Miller resident said at the Marquette Park Pavilion. "But, really, all they're doing is expanding on what's already there." "They ...
Congo refugee trying to achieve an American dreamSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:53AMANSONIA, Conn. - Many high school seniors are enjoying a good case of "senioritis" about now - the polite term for slacking off during the second semester of 12th grade, while they wait for college to begin.
In Miami's Little Haiti, worry about helping the homelandSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:25AMMIAMI — In Miami's Little Haiti, they're known as ti machann, a community of Haitian women who earn a modest living as street vendors, peddling from their parked vans used sneakers, chayote, sweet potatoes, coconuts, industrial-sized rolls of toilet paper and homemade remedies for all sorts of ailments.
Staycations popular alternativeSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:13AMWhen spring break rolls around, Sarah Dunman of Aberdeen won't be one of thousands of students across the country lying on the beach or visiting some other exotic location....
Not your typical vacationSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:12AMThis is about the time I start hearing, When you gonna pop?' 'Is it twins?' 'Are you still here?' 'Must be nice having two months off....
Man hurt in Lynn blazeSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:51PMLYNN - Fire investigators initially determined gasoline ignited in the basement of 57 River St. Friday afternoon, seriously burning a man who was using the fuel as a cleaning solvent.
Tuberculated pipes reduce fire flowsSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:56PMCity of Powell River staff have outlined a plan to deal with old and deteriorating water pipes in the Townsite.
Ties that bindSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:36PMIndia, we often had to fill out forms at school where we were asked about our parents’ occupations. For my mother, I would fill out “housewife”, an ungainly word that made it sound as though she were married to the house.
Family calls Adrian Habitat house a ‘blessing from God’Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:56AMFive-year-old Jacob Shawver likes to talk into the air register of the Lenawee Habitat for Humanity house that his family will soon own. His mother, Anita, has more practical reasons for liking the 1,600-square-foot house on Ormsby Street: energy-efficient features that will keep utility bills down. More bedrooms for her family with five children at home. And a laundry room.
Readers wage war on potholesSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:40AMSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Hundreds logged onto SILive.com to report the most infuriating potholes in their communities. One even hit the streets, camera in hand, and uploaded photos to our online home. And the Advance has again called on the...
Souderton cleans up nicely in snowy winterSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:06AMAfter an estimated 54 inches of snow this winter, Souderton Borough Council and the road crew hope that snow removal is done for the year.
Bills offered in Congress to protect Great LakesSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:05AMTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Great Lakes environmental priorities such as toxic sediment cleanups and battling invasive species could get more than $3 billion in federal money over five years under bills offered Thursday in Congress.
Radically differentSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:50AMHomesick Andijan survivors amazed by life in Sweden
From the Archives: Autobiography captures 'Huck Finn' like childhood in YpsiSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:47AMYpsilanti native and Orlando, Florida resident Eric Anscheutz says of his childhood, "We had a river, a cemetery, and train tracks nearby (what else could any boy need?) and in retrospect, seemed to have lived an idyllic childhood full of adventures in the spirit of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn."
Obama Takes Health Care Deadline to DemocratsSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:39AMSHERYL GAY STOLBERG and ROBERT PEAR President Obama met with insurance executives and selected House Democrats, as party leaders struggled to figure out whether they can meet his timetable.
Preparation key for skating eventSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:37AMWESTON -- Setting up the Greenheck Field House for a national speed skating competition is no easy task, but its not something foreign to the facilitys workers.
Flames' Toskala willing to wait for his momentFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:36AMIt's been a long time, 34 days and counting, since Vesa Toskala played a game in the National Hockey League but the 33-year-old Finnish goaltender says he's ready to whenever the Calgary Flames nod in his direction
After underwater glider's trans-Atlantic journey, Rutgers plans world ocean expeditionFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:35AMNEW BRUNSWICK — After the nearly 8-foot, 134-pound, missile-shaped, yellow glider known as RU27 became the first unmanned underwater robot to cross the Atlantic Ocean this winter, university officials compared the feat to other cross-Atlantic pioneers like Charles Lindbergh and Christopher Columbus.
New era dawns for local plantFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:31AMGarner Abattoir and Meat Processing Plant, which at one time had five generations of Garners working at the business, is under new ownership.