Marcia Adams received tons of applause when she played basketball for the All American Red Heads, a barnstorming women’s basketball team. One of the best came in a quiet gymnasium on the campus of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.
2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Japan needs to help solve tsunami debris problem
Millions of tons of debris that washed into the Pacific Ocean after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami last year are drifting ever closer to North America or turning up on its shores.
Woman, 80, killed in Falmouth car crash
It is the second traffic fatality in Falmouth in two days.
Police: 2 dead at Beverly Hilton in murder-suicide
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Two people have been found dead in what investigators believe was a murder-suicide at the Beverly Hilton, just hours before the Daytime Emmy Awards are being held at the posh hotel, police said Saturday. Police responding to a report of a shooting late Friday found a man and a woman dead […]
Rescue dog wins World’s Ugliest Dog title
The sublimely unattractive Mugly wins the honor by beating out 28 other ugly dogs from around the world.
LePage seeks applicants for District Court judgeship
The governor says his Judicial Selection Committee is accepting applications until July 9.
Central Maine cleans up after strong storm.
Dave Cannon Jr. cleans debris from his mother-in-law’s home on Drummond Avenue in Waterville on Saturday. The broken tree in the background was blown down onto the house during Friday’s storm.
Singles try to sniff out love at pheromone parties
Sniff your way to love? Singles who have attended so-called pheromone parties haven’t ruled it out. The get-togethers ask guests to submit a slept-in T-shirt that will be smelled by other participants. Then, voila! You can pick your partner, or so the theory goes.
Two Mainers selected in NHL draft
Brian Hart of Cumberland gets drafted by Tampa Bay, and Jon Gillies of South Portland is picked by Calgary.
Somerset County dispatch log June 23
Somerset County dispatch reported the following activity June 23: