Barbara Bush celebrates 84th birthday by reading to children at Maine hospital named for her

September 30th, 2009 NH woman celebrates 92nd birthday by sky-divingKEENE, N.H. — A 92-year-old New Hampshire woman has celebrated her birthday by sky-diving from a plane at 13,000 feet.

September 30th, 2009 Maine neighbors honor Bush with Navy anchorKENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Former president and World II naval aviator George H.W. Bush has been honored by some of his neighbors in Kennebunkport.

August 28th, 2009 Elder Bush will not attend Kennedy funeralBOSTON — The elder President George Bush will not be attending Sen. Edward Kennedy's funeral.

July 27th, 2009 Maine EMT struck by monster truck, saved by mudLEBANON, Maine — A Maine rescue department volunteer struck by a monster truck at a mud race avoided serious injuries thanks to a cocoon of mud. Jason Cole, assistant rescue chief in the southern Maine town of Lebanon, says the driver lost control of her truck Sunday at the "Go Deep Mud" contest when the throttle became stuck.

July 27th, 2009 Alcohol-fueled brawl clouds Maine cod fish racesMILBRIDGE, Maine — The annual Cod Fish Races in coastal Maine were disrupted when police say alcohol-fueled fighting led to a brawl involving up to 60 people, sending two to the hospital. State Police Trooper Barry Curtis said Saturday's melee in Milbridge stemmed from a dispute earlier in the afternoon over someone's driving.

July 21st, 2009 Maine lobsterman charged in shooting over turf warMATINICUS, Maine — A lobsterman in Maine has been charged with shooting a fellow lobsterman in what police say was a fishing turf dispute. Sixty-eight-year-old Vance Bunker was being held Tuesday on an elevated aggravated assault charge.

July 8th, 2009 Gay marriage foes reach signature goal in MainePORTLAND, Maine — Gay marriage foes in Maine say they've collected enough signatures to stop a new law from going into effect and to force a statewide vote. Mark Mutty from the Stand for Marriage Maine coalition said Wednesday it took four weeks to gather the more than 55,000 signatures necessary to put gay marriage to a vote.

July 7th, 2009 Maine teacher sorry for mock wedding to 4th graderPORTLAND, Maine — A fourth-grade teacher in Falmouth, Maine, has apologized for playing the groom in a mock wedding to a student. The Portland Press Herald reports that Paul Rosenblum agreed to participate after the girl proposed and his class at the Plummer-Motz School cajoled him.

June 16th, 2009 MAINE - A mother of four young children in Maine was charged Monday with gross sexual assault after British investigators more than 3,000 miles away used the Internet to allegedly catch her in the act of Webcasting a sexual assault of her young child. Julie M. Carr, 30, of Mars Hill, Maine, was arrested at about 11 p.m.

June 12th, 2009 Bush celebrates 85th by skydiving over MaineKENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Former President George H.W. Bush marked his 85th birthday on Friday the same way he did his 75th and 80th birthdays: He leaped from a plane and zoomed downward at more than 100 mph in freefall before parachuting safely to a spot near his oceanfront home.

June 12th, 2009 At 85, ex-president Bush skydives over Maine coastKENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Former President George H.W. Bush has celebrated his 85th birthday by skydiving over the coast of Maine.

June 12th, 2009 At 85, ex-president plans parachute jump in MaineKENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Former President George H.W. Bush is poised to celebrate his 85th birthday by making a parachute jump in Maine, but the weather could dampen his plans.

June 9th, 2009 At 85, George H.W. Bush plans another skydiveKENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Former President George H.W.

June 6th, 2009 UK World War I veteran marks 113th birthdayLONDON — One of Britain's last surviving veterans of World War I has celebrated his 113th birthday. Henry Allingham, who is also Britain's oldest man, marked the occasion Saturday with a cake and a party.

May 4th, 2009 Family marks mom's 85th birthday with daffodilsCANDOR, N.Y. — They said it with flowers.