Aye, aye, cap’n, and pass the ketchup: Bring-your-own picnic planned for hijacked captain

MONTPELIER, Vt. — It’s no ticker-tape parade, just a bring-your-own picnic in a local park. But for reluctant hero Richard Phillips, it’s just what the captain ordered.

APNewsBreak: Source says community celebration planned in Vt. for hijacked captain

MONTPELIER, Vt. — A person familiar with the plans says a homecoming party is planned this weekend in Vermont for the ship captain who was taken hostage by pirates.