Many years ago, Arthur Marx, son of Groucho, was denied access to a Beverly Hills country club pool because, it was stated, he was Jewish. Groucho protested. “My son is only half-Jewish, so can he go in up to his knees?”
April 2012
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LePage calls for ‘courage’ in making cuts
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage issued a line-item veto of parts of the supplemental budget Saturday, telling lawmakers they need to be more courageous when cutting spending.
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Hallowell man earns national journalism award
Seth Freed Wessler spent several months last year flying around the country, interviewing immigrants in federal detention centers.
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Waterville grad helped by kickstarter
A Waterville high school graduate’s Kickstarter project met its fundraising goal to create a short film about Donn Fendler’s harrowing experience when he was lost on Mount Katahdin in 1939.
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STILL LIFE: Woodsmen compete in Waterville
Unity College sophomore Ryan O’Neil competes in the pulp toss at the annual Mud Meet at Colby College in the Woodsmen’s area on Washington Street in Waterville on Saturday.
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MLB: Red Sox rout Rays, again
BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz drove in five runs and hit one of Boston’s five home runs as the Red Sox pounded the Tampa Bay Rays for the second straight day, 13-5 on Saturday.
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COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Daniels, UMF slip by Thomas
FARMINGTON — Amie Daniels scored three goals, including the game-winner, as the University of Maine at Farmington beat Thomas College 10-9 in a North Atlantic Conference East Division women’s lacrosse game Saturday.
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NHL PLAYOFFS: Caps win in 2OTs
BOSTON (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom scored 2:56 into the second overtime Saturday to give the Washington Capitals a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins and tie the first-round playoff series at a game apiece.
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BILL NEMITZ: Beth Ashcroft and OPEGA face tough challenge
Sometime next month, the director of the Maine Legislature’s Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability (commonly called OPEGA) will lead her six-member staff into what is already a political wildfire — the never-ending computer catastrophe at the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
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World’s most famous shipwreck turns 100
ABOARD MS BALMORAL — In the birthplace of the Titanic, residents gathered for a choral requiem. In the North Atlantic, above the ship’s final resting place, passengers will pray as a band strikes up a hymn and three floral wreaths are cast onto the waves.