BY OLINE H. COGDILL Sun Sentinel FUN HOUSE By Chris Grabenstein Pegasus Crime ($25) The Jersey Shore — not the TV show — often becomes a mecca for summer tourists. But for Iraqi War veteran John Ceepak, the resort town of Sea Haven, N.J., is where he lives and what he protects as one of […]
June 2012
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BOOKS: Most people don’t realize libraries lend e-books
ST. LOUIS – Most U.S. libraries lend e-books, but that’s news to the general public: Only 22 percent realize the fast-growing digital format is available for free, according to a new survey. And even fewer — 12 percent of e-book readers-have borrowed an e-book from the library in the past year, according to a poll released Friday by the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project.
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Supreme Court health care ruling expected around 10 a.m.
Some people were already in line yesterday afternoon, hoping for a seat in the courtroom to witness a historic moment that will not be broadcast.
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Man who chewed on other’s face not on ‘bath salts’
The tests detected only marijuana in the system of Rudy Eugene, the attacker.
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Early heat wave breaks over 1,000 records
Not feeling the heat? You must be in Maine. However, the National Weather Service says temperatures in Boston and much of southern New England will approach or perhaps top the 90 degree mark tomorrow and again on Saturday
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Brewer woman indicted in hit-and-run death
Patricia Giles is accused of leaving the scene of a fatal accident in Bangor on June 2 and falsifying physical evidence.
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Cities growing faster than suburbs for the first time in 100 years
Young adults, who are delaying careers, marriage and having children amid persistently high unemployment are spurning homeownership in the suburbs for urban apartment living.
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Weather, safety alerts may be sent to your smartphone
Users do not have to sign up for the service or pay for the text message. And people who prefer not to get the warnings can opt out of the system.
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Maine officials await ruling on health care law
The justices today are expected to rule on President Barack Obama’s health care law.