News from June 16, 2012

June 16, 2012

Belfast woman dies in Waldoboro crash

Florence Bryant, 81, was a passenger in a car that was hit by a pickup truck on Route 1.

June 16, 2012

Two injured in Naples car crash

Two men are hurt after their car crashes into a telephone pole as they are allegedly attempting to flee police.

June 18, 2012

Girls' lacrosse: Red Storm deny Dragons once more

 In a rematch of last year's Class A final, Scarborough comes out on top again.

June 16, 2012

PRIDE Parade draws big crowds in Portland Several photos included in this story

Portland Police Chief Mike Sauschuck and Portland mayor Michael Brennan were among the thousands of people who marched for marriage equality.

June 17, 2012

Boys' lacrosse: Yachtsmen, but no cruising Several photos included in this story

 Falmouth needs more than three quarters to break down NYA before winning.

June 16, 2012

Hiker dies while swimming in Maine pond

The Maine Warden Service says a 20-year-old Appalachian Trail hiker has drowned while swimming in a rural western Maine pond.

June 17, 2012

Baseball: Messalonskee completes full recovery

 The Eagles, who started the year 5-5, take advantage of seven errors and win the state title.

June 16, 2012

Tom Brady reflects on loss of mentor, preps for 2012

Five months after he lost the Super Bowl and four months after losing his mentor, Tom Brady is pushing forward, aiming at 2012.

June 16, 2012

40 years later, Watergate's "what ifs" still tantalizing

What if the security guard hadn't noticed tape on the door? What if Nixon had just come clean? What would have happened if things had gone just slightly different?

June 17, 2012

Girls' lacrosse: They're flying so high, those champion Flyers

 Waynflete scores the first six goals of the second half to put away a young opponent.

June 16, 2012

Basketball star hurt in Drake-Chris Brown brawl

Professional basketball star Tony Parker says he suffered a scratched retina on one of his eyes during a New York City nightclub brawl involving singer Chris Brown and members of hip-hop star Drake's entourage.

June 16, 2012

Snowe connections run deep in Maine GOP candidates

Outgoing Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe isn't running for another term, but her imprint will still be seen in this year's general election campaign in two GOP congressional candidates.

June 16, 2012

Angus King to lobbyists: Don't contribute if you want a Democrat or Republican

"Don’t give if that’s what you’re looking for,’” King said, adding he won't make a commitment to one side or the other.

June 16, 2012

4 motorcyclists killed in New Hampshire

State police say four motorcyclists were killed in collisions Friday, a grim beginning to the final weekend of Bike Week.

June 16, 2012

Wallenda exuberant after wire walk across Niagara Falls

There was "wind coming from every which way," mist so powerful it clouded his vision and an unfamiliar wire beneath him, but daredevil Nik Wallenda didn't let that stop him from becoming the first person to walk on a tightrope across the Niagara Falls.

June 16, 2012

Popular Maine swimming park to close

Bicentennial Nature Park is going to take the summer off, despite last-ditch efforts to raise more money.

June 16, 2012

China sends first woman into space Several photos included in this story

China launched its most ambitious space mission in history on Saturday, carrying its first female astronaut and two male colleagues.

June 16, 2012

Romney: Obama immigration policy only a 'short-term' answer

Romney would not say if he would reverse President Barack Obama's decision to stop deporting some who were brought to the U.S. as children.

June 17, 2012

Maine museum holds cool cars show

The show, which focuses on hot rods, muscle cars and other hip automobiles, is on view today.

June 16, 2012

NH works to restore endangered rabbit population

New England cottontails were once common throughout the Northeast, but land development has cut into its available habitat.

June 16, 2012

Brunswick police cruiser totaled in moose crash

Brunswick Lt. Lynne Doucette received minor injuries when her cruiser hit a moose on Interstate 295 this morning.

June 16, 2012

Saudi Crown Prince Nayef has died; new heir needed

Nayef was a hard-line interior minister who spearheaded Saudi Arabia's fierce crackdown on al-Qaida after the 9/11 attacks.

June 16, 2012

Maine school funding to be studied

A study will soon be under way into state funding of Maine's public schools with an eye toward correcting perceived flaws in allocating $900 million per year to districts throughout the state.

June 16, 2012

Dispatches



June 16, 2012

Flight instructor manages 'controlled crash' in Arundel

Both the pilot and his passenger walk away from the crash, and neither is believed to have any serious injuries.

June 16, 2012

In New England, the fishing stinks

20120615_Fish ‘We’re limping along’ says a Portland Fish Exchange official as scientists and fishermen struggle to get a handle on the health of Gulf of Maine species.

June 16, 2012

Feature Obituary: William Freudenberger, 81, longtime Gorham guidance director



June 16, 2012

Stores to sell fireworks in Scarborough

The two stores opening in the next week will be the first in southern Maine since fireworks were legalized.

June 16, 2012

Gorham town councilor faces charges of OUI, leaving scene

The case stems from an accident in which Suzanne Phillips allegedly struck two cars with her truck.

June 16, 2012

Charter school panel defies LePage

Despite fierce objections from Gov. Paul LePage, the Maine Charter School Commission will not consider two applications to open virtual charter schools this fall.

June 16, 2012

Chase ends with arrest of pharmacy hold-up suspect

A suspect in three pharmacy robberies was caught Friday in Fairfield after an intensive manhunt and a high-speed motorcycle chase that ended in a crash.

June 16, 2012

Engine trouble, pilot error cited in crash



June 16, 2012

Inmates, mentors share writings of hope, faith, discovery Several photos included in this story

 A program called Sister Stories culminates Friday at Cumberland County Jail with a public reading.

June 16, 2012

Ruling absolves woman in fatal unassisted birth

Massachusetts' high court ties the case of a newborn found in trash to a woman's right to refuse medical aid.

June 16, 2012

Bridgton man charged with assault of reporter

 David Houston is caught on video when a TV reporter asks about a sign calling the president names.

June 16, 2012

Plant thief can't resist Augusta credit union's curb appeal



June 16, 2012

Warden service's chief pilot arrested

Charles F. Later faces domestic-violence and other charges after his wife calls 911.

July 30, 2012

Michaud says campaign can wait until Labor Day

The congressman says that right now there is too much work waiting to be done in Washington.

June 16, 2012

Red Claws losing both coach and GM

 Shortly after Portland's D-League team announces Dave Leitao's departure, Jon Jennings steps down to focus on The Forefront at Thompson's Point.

June 16, 2012

Cape man nominated for Daytime Emmy Award



June 16, 2012

Obama lessens enforcement of immigration law

Barack Obama Under the plan, illegal immigrants who can prove they were brought here as children, but who otherwise have lived law-abiding lives and graduated from high school or served in the military, can stay and apply for work permits.

June 16, 2012

From 180 feet high, Wallenda walks across Niagara Falls

Nik Wallenda The seventh-generation member of the famed Flying Wallendas had long dreamed of pulling off the stunt, never before attempted.

June 17, 2012

'What Obama said he will do is huge'

20120615_Immigrant The policy change is hailed by Maine groups that advocate for immigrants.

June 16, 2012

Mallett House 'a public demonstration of what can be done'

 A renovation of the historic house in Freeport draws the attention of green-building experts.

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