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• In 1961, when she was 10 years old, Gwen Goldman sent a letter to New York Yankees general manager Roy Hamey, offering her services as a bat girl.
Hamey responded, "In a game dominated by men a young lady such as yourself would feel out of place in a dugout."
Goldman kept the letter from Hamey on her bulletin board for the next 60 years, and her daughter recently forwarded it to current general manager Brian Cashman.
On June 28, United Press International reported, Goldman was invited to Yankee Stadium to fulfill her dream.
Her visit included a tour of the clubhouse, meet-and-greet with players and coaches, and photos with umpires -- plus she got to throw out the first pitch wearing a full pinstripe Yankees uniform.
"Sixty years thinking about this and here it is," Goldman said.
• An unnamed man in Waterboro, Maine, was arrested on June 27 on an outstanding warrant for a theft from a Walmart, the Associated Press reported.
When the bail commissioner arrived, the man tried to use two counterfeit $100 bills to post his bail. He was returned to jail and charged with forgery.
Reportedly he was able to meet bail with legitimate bills later that day and is scheduled to be in court on Aug. 4.