Comic Jerry Seinfeld once quipped: “There is no such thing as fun for the whole family.” He must have been referring to the Burgess clan in Elizabeth Strout’s new novel, “The Burgess Boys.”
July 2013
Opening of new Memorial Bridge uncertain
More work remains to be done before the new bridge is turned over to Maine and N.H.
Where’s that royal baby? Is Kate overdue?
Dozens of reporters have already staked out the central London hospital where Kate is expected to give birth.
Son of Jerry Sandusky seeks to have name changed
Matt Sandusky told investigators that he also had been abused by his adoptive father.
Texas Gov. Perry signs sweeping abortion restrictions
Only five of Texas’ 42 abortion clinics currently meet the new requirements.
Maine man accused of leaving kids in sweltering car
Jeremiah Hollenbeck of Lebanon is charged with child endangerment and having stolen property.
Ex-partner faces off with Bulger in tense courtroom
Stephen ‘The Rifleman’ Flemmi, a ruthless underworld killer, says he and ‘Whitey’ Bulger were FBI informants for 15 years.
Arrests made in Pa. crash that killed four on foot
28-year-old Samara Banks and her sons were killed as they crossed a busy roadway while walking home after visiting an aunt.
Mandela ‘steadily improving’ on 95th birthday
He is making ‘remarkable progress’ after tense weeks in which some South Africans talked about the possibility that he was on the verge of dying.
World survey sees China topping U.S. as superpower
BEIJING – People around the globe believe that China will inevitably replace the United States as the world’s leading superpower, but that doesn’t mean they like the prospect, according to a new study on global attitudes. The survey that the Pew Research Center conducted in 39 countries confirms much of the conventional wisdom in Washington […]