STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — No longer in handcuffs or leg shackles, Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel walked out of court Thursday into the autumn chill a free man for the first time in more than a decade, released on bail while prosecutors appeal a ruling granting him a new trial in the 1975 slaying of neighbor […]
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A legacy more real than Camelot
As we approach Friday’s 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, an act that remains as shocking and sad today as it was back then, Americans are actively sharing our memories of the Kennedy administration’s idealism and glamour. But, let’s be real. Camelot it was not. In 1960, more than 20 percent of […]
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Baby boomers, defined by JFK assassination, still struggle to make sense of it all
We cannot get past it, we Americans. Not a half century later. Maybe not even ever. The president with the easy grin in whom so much hope was invested. His wife, forever frozen in pink and pillbox hat. The motorcade. The sunny day. The shadowy man in the window with a rifle. Even more shadowy, […]
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Skakel to get new trial
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut judge on Wednesday ordered a new trial for Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, who was convicted more than a decade ago of murdering a teenage neighbor, his defense attorney’s office said. Skakel’s attorneys had argued before state Superior Court Judge Thomas Bishop that his previous defense attorney, Mickey Sherman, did not […]
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50 years later, Mainers remember JFK’s speech in Orono a month before his assassination
ORONO — Three children squirmed their way to the front of a crowd of 15,000 people to sit close to the stage where President John F. Kennedy spoke at the University of Maine on Oct. 19, 1963. The children, from neighboring French Island in Old Town, were excited to be on campus and to see […]
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Par for the Course: Road to pros isn’t easy
Two Maine golfers, Jason Harris of Bath and Ryan Gay of Augusta, turned professional this season. It is easy enough for a golfer to declare that he is becoming a tournament pro, but it is far more difficult for them to enter pro tournaments and actually make money. For Harris and Gay it is a […]
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Time to hurry up and play golf
No one is happier than Maine State Golf Association executive director Nancy Storey that the U.S. Golf Association is on a campaign to improve “pace of play.” On the USGA website, USGA.org, there is a June 12 story entitled “USGA Pace of Play Initiative,” in which the theme is “While We’re Young,” and it is […]
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Par for the course: Looking for that perfect fit
Many golfers have been to “demos” and “club fitting” clinics, but how many can claim they have been to a “golf ball fitting” session? Wednesday at Cape Neddick, this writer attended his first ball-fitting which was sponsored by Bridgestone, and conducted by two of the firm’s ball-fitting technicians, Joe Machado and Jeff Sartorelli. They are based […]
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Par for the Course: One hot ticket as Legends Tour returns to Maine
Harris Golf has offered a number of very good deals at its golf courses, but there have been none better than the latest special it is promoting to drum up attendance at the Harris Golf Charity Classic. For $20, a purchaser can obtain a ticket to the Sept. 14-15 event, which will feature a field […]
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Hopkins always stays connected on the links
To say that no grass grows under the feet of teaching golf professional Chad Hopkins would be an understatement. Officially, Hopkins is the head pro at Prospect Hill in Auburn, where he is more of a teaching pro/instructor. He also serves as the teaching pro at Apple Valley in Lewiston, Cobbossee Colony in Manchester and […]