Spiritual journey: The Rev. Ed Hardy visits the Dalai Lama

On Oct. 20, 1931, in the town of Spavinaw, Okla., the oldest son of Lovell and Elvin ‘Mutt’ Mantle was born.

   Elvin Mantle, a lead miner and fervent baseball fan, named his son ‘Mickey’, after his favorite ballplayer, Gordon Stanley ‘Mickey’ Cochrane, born in Bridgewater, April 6, 1903.

Dreidel the Shih Tzu, a lovable mop top with a little wet nose, disappeared from the Satucket Trail Area on Wednesday, Aug. 20.

Voters shot down a half-a-million dollar budget cut at Monday’s special Town Meeting over warnings from selectmen the town could be left in dire fiscal straits next year without the belt-tightening now.

The second time was the charm for Fast Lane Convenience Stores LLC.