Michael Hurley was rescued by the Maine Maritime Academy training vessel in 2015.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLife & Culture
Interracial couple looks back on 50 years
Janice and Charles Tyler faced discrimination early on, from a real estate agent who refused to show them a home to neighbors who refused to let their children play together, but they always weathered the storms together.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Benedict Cumberbatch praised for tackling mugger
Sherlock Holmes’ fictional home address in London is around the corner from the scene of the attack.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
Wild-card entry wins national spelling bee
When his opponent who had previously beaten him in a local bee, trips up spelling ‘Bewusstseinslage,’ Karthik Nemmani nails it with ‘koinonia.’
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
Price of lunch with Warren Buffett climbs to over $3 million
Proceeds from the auction go to a California foundation that helps the homeless.
Posted inFood & Dining, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
Ella Brennan, icon of New Orleans food scene, dies at 92
The feisty matriarch of the Commander’s chain once told Emeril Lagasse, ‘Leave your ego at home.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Exhibition explores world of Winnie-the-Pooh
‘Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic’ opens Sunday at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
New York judge rules against makers of ‘Sesame Street’ in film dispute
The legal challenge involves the distributor of the upcoming Melissa McCarthy movie, ‘The Happytime Murders.’
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State
Teacher in USM program wins Ruth Lilly prize for poetry, $100,000
Martin Espada becomes the second person affiliated with the college’s Stonecoast master’s program to receive a major award this year.
Posted inFood, Local & State
Winthrop Farmers Market reopens with more vendors after hiatus last year
The farmers market will open Thursday afternoons in a parking lot at the intersection of Route 133 and Summer Street.