EASTON, Mass. — Matthew Donald Farrell, of Winslow, recently earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Stonehill College.
July 2012
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BRIDGE RESULTS
FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield non-sanctioned bridge club winners on July 3 were: North/ south — Julie Richards and Jimmie Bradeen, Lucien Veilleux and Patricia Kick, Rick and Joaane Williams, Barbara Terhune and Frances Roy; east/west — Leon and Martha Bisson, Shirley Jordan and Helen Laverdiere, Wilma Pouliot and Mary Alice Rancourt, Paul and Judy Jones.
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Library offersreading programs
PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield Public Library Summer Reading Program continues, offering reading logs, Sea Dogs tickets and an opportunity for children to win prizes by reading each week.
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Tory awarded Harvard Fellowship
SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan Area High School graduate Heather Tory, M.D., is one of four doctors to receive a Harvard Medical School fellowship in patient safety and quality, established by Harvard and academic teaching institutions.
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‘Step in the right direction’ or ‘kick in the gut’?
PITTSBURGH — Disappointing job growth jolted the presidential campaign four months before Election Day, and the candidates quickly put their vastly different views on display, underscoring the economy as the central issue between President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney.
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Church dress code showsall are NOT welcome
Appearing in the St. Michael’s Church Bulletin June 23-24 was the directive “What to Wear for Church.” The following excerpts will be quoted: “Shorts for men or women, bare backs, low cut tops, etc. are not appropriate clothing for those who are coming to worship God. Nor are shirts with rock groups or beer commercials.”
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Stealing from the dead is as low as a person can go
On what would have been my 40th wedding anniversary, I went to place a rose on my husband’s grave in a cemetery in Manchester, only to find that a decorative planter that had been there for 12 years had been stolen.
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MLB: Nerdy knuckleballer Dickey masters unpredictable
NEW YORK — R.A. Dickey has been known to place books around the New York Mets’ clubhouse, selected from the little library lining the top shelf of his locker. When the mood suits him, he might reach into the stall and pull out his “Star Wars” stormtrooper helmet. He says he would love a small role on the HBO fantasy saga “Game of Thrones.”
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Remarks intended forfuture Winthrop budgets
In the reporting on the June 25 public meeting on the proposed property tax increase included in the town of Winthrop’s municipal budget I was quoted, correctly, as stating that “a little give on the public employees side as well” may be called for in future years’ budget negotiations.
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Wilton woman hurt in home invasion
WILTON — An 18-year-old woman was slightly injured by two strangers in her home Wednesday night.