A 15-pound lobster was released into the water after living in the lobster tank at Angelica's Restaurant in Bethlehem for a month. The restaurant's owner, Fred Cunha, had bought Monstro from a fishing boat in mid-October. Monstro is 37 inches and has 15-inch claws. Cunha estimates that he is 50 years old. A lobster so large and old is no ordinary thing.

Believe it or not, sometimes even the future king can go unrecognized in person and be looked at as just another guy in the neighborhood. Prince William was recently denied entry to a club-class ferry lounge after a staff member failed to realize she was talking to one of Britain's most handsome royals.

A uniformed agent from the Department of Sanitation was caught red-handed on a videotape breaking light bulbs in front of a restaurant and thereafter writing a $300 littering ticket to the restaurant's owner. The incident happened on Oct. 19, when a surveillance camera at the H. K. Tea and Sushi restaurant caught the agent dropping several long fluorescent bulbs in front of the restaurant. William Colton, a State Assemblyman and representative of the neighborhood, said he was furious that the Department of Sanitation would target store owners with bogus tickets.

ooking to get away from it all? Well, luxury retailer Neiman Marcus may have the perfect gift idea for you: a space trip that includes a spectacular view of Earth and a chance to experience weightlessness. This year's Neiman Marcus holiday catalog offers gift seekers a slew of ideas ranging from a $25 crystal desk bell to the $1. 76 million space charter for six passengers including medical assessments, training, a ride on the Virgin Galactic spaceship and an after-party at Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson's private-island retreat in the Caribbean.

Citizens of Barkingside, Essex in England are criticizing a parking officer for issuing a ticket on a car which had been involved in a major car accident. The officer first slapped $190 fine against a Volkswagen Golf car within hours of the accident. However, the car, which stayed at the scene of the incident because it was no longer serviceable, was fined the next day by the same parking warden.