PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A dead whale that washed ashore on a private Rhode Island beach almost two weeks ago was finally buried. Ron Bogle, manager of Briggs Beach in Little Compton, said Friday that about 20 workers spent more than six hours cutting blubber off the 30-ton humpback’s bones and burying the pieces. The […]

DALLAS (AP) — A casket without a cadaver yielded nearly 100 pounds (45 kilograms) of marijuana after a traffic stop in Dallas. William Dale Crock of Cave City, Arkansas, was in jail Friday on a marijuana possession charge, plus traffic violations. Dallas police say Crock was arrested Wednesday when bundles of marijuana were discovered under […]

MEXICO CITY — A shootout between police and suspected cartel hit men in central Mexico Friday left at least 12 people dead and one police officer wounded, officials said. Guanajuato state Attorney General Carlos Zamarripa said police and soldiers were checking a report of armed men at a building in the town of Apaseo el […]

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says he doesn’t take seriously the demand from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for an apology. The Iranian leader made that demand while accusing Obama of meddling in Iranian affairs by speaking in support of the demonstrators challenging the results of Iran’s election. Obama says the United States has, in fact, […]

Music and art work Friday, June 26, Chriss Sutherland of Portland will perform with Denise Dill and Jessy Kendall at She Doesn’t Like Guthries in Lewiston. The show starts at 9 p.m. On Saturday, June 27, Jeanelle Demers of Auburn, above, will host an artist’s reception at the restaurant/cafe on Middle Street.  An art graduate […]

Casco: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Central Fire Station Greenwood: G&W Transfer Station, 5 p.m., Town Office Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Western Foothills School District, RSU 10, 6:30 p.m., Pennacook Learning Center Sumner: Hearing on flood plain management and comprehensive plan changes, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Special town meeting, 7 p.m., Town […]

Ministry for women By Nancy Dubord Freelance Writer “What I do is important to me,” affirmed Ruth Cannon, the Coordinator of Lay Ministry and a member of the Lay Leadership Committee. “Ministry in terms of getting other people involved in ministry.” Given her passion and growing rapport with the members of the United Methodist Church […]

W O M E N ‘ S H E A L T H In Matters of the Heart Here’s a surprising fact. Do you know the #1 cause of death in women? Cancer? That’s what most women said in a survey by the American Heart Association. But they were wrong. The truth is that heart […]

Women must focus on retirement income By Lisa Laliberte State Farm® Agent Whether they are the breadwinner in their household or not, preparing for retirement should be extremely important to women. One item of planning that must be considered is the financial situation of the surviving spouse and what can be done to prepare for […]

Relief from Bladder Problems By Kathleen Martin, MD     As a urogynecologist at Women’s Health Associates at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, I listen to women express their concerns about their urinary incontinence. Many express this regret, “I shouldn’t have waited so long to get treatment for my urinary incontinence!” Some women suffer in […]