| No alcohol at the inn New management hits liquor license snag
The new menu at Andover Inn has earned a local chef rave reviews from the Phillips Academy dining community. But diners cannot sip wine or order any other alcoholic beverages with their meals. The inn's $4,500 liquor license has not been transferred to the new chef/manager, Matthew Morello. The president of the former management team at the Inn — Oates & Bredfeldt of Brattleboro, Vt. — faxed a letter to numerous town officials and the Police Department on Wednesday, Feb. 20, announcing the next-day closing of the upscale inn "... due to circumstances beyond our control." Howard J. Levitan, president of Oates & Bredfeldt, wrote the letter, which also said the bar manager "locked up all alcoholic beverages in the basement of the Inn, pending our decision to transfer or relinquish the liquor license." He could not be reached for further comment.
Obama extends streak with wins in Hawaii and Wisconsin
Then there's MSNBC's Chris Matthews who tells Felix Gillette in the New York Observer, “I've been following politics since I was about 5. I've never seen anything like this. This is bigger than Kennedy. [Obama] comes along, and he seems to have the answers. This is the New Testament." And behold, Obama met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him. The Holy Season of Lent is upon us. Can Obama worshippers try to give up their Helter-Skelter cult-ish qualities for a few weeks? At least until Easter, or the Pennsylvania primary, whichever comes first… - jpt UPDATE: Let me be clear: I'm not saying there shouldn't be enthusiasm in politics. I'm merely touching on the fact that some Obama supporters' exhuberance seems to be getting a little out of hand.
A dance crew from Boston chases a shot at stardom on MTV
They grew up in some of Boston's roughest neighborhoods and found salvation in hip-hop dance. Now members of the troupe Status Quo are trying to survive their toughest professional challenge yet: capturing first place in MTV's "Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew" competition, a reality show pitting nine of the country's best, most energetic young dance crews in a can-you-top-this showdown offering a top prize of $100,000 and a shot at showbiz stardom. Episodes of "Dance Crew" are taped Tuesdays in Los Angeles for broadcast Thursdays at 10 p.m. on MTV. Status Quo has already made it through two rounds and will compete again tonight. They could be dancing on thin ice this time, though, as the field shrinks and the show's three judges - rapper Lil Mama, singer-producer JC Chasez, and hip-hop choreographer Shane Sparks - grow stingier with their praise and start channeling their inner Simon Cowell.
Franklin man indicted in girlfriend's grisly slaying
A Franklin, Somerset County, man was indicted Wednesday on a first-degree murder charge in connection with the death of an ex-girlfriend.
Alphonse Capell, 31, was charged with murdering Coty Micklo, 33, dismembering her, then putting the remains in a parked car at the Somerset Mews garden complex on Ari Drive in the Somerset section of Franklin.
Capell, who has been in Somerset County Jail in lieu of $1 million bail since his arrest Nov. 20, 2007, also was indicted on a charge of desecration of human remains.
Micklo's decomposing body was found Oct. 25, 2007, in a plastic bag and tarp in a luggage bag and laundry bag in the rear of Capell's white Ford Mustang at the apartment complex, Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne J. Forrest said.
Micklo's body was found after a maintenance worker at Somerset Mews contacted Majestic Towing and Transport of South Plainfield to remove a 1989 white Ford Mustang that had been abandoned on the property.
Bitter chocolate: Regulators probe price-fixing claims
NEWARK If you feel your Valentine's Day chocolates are not such a sweet deal this year, you're not alone. Regulators are investigating price fixing among candy makers in at least three different countries.
In the last week, the German Federal Cartel Office raided the offices of seven of leading chocolate companies including Mars Inc., Kraft Foods Inc. and Nestle SA searching for documents. Three months ago, Canada's Competition Bureau searched the offices of several companies, many of the same ones as in Germany. The Canadian investigation sparked several American lawsuits accusing the world's biggest chocolate companies of violating antitrust laws. The U.S. Department of Justice declined to confirm it is investigating, yet several companies confirmed receiving inquiries.
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