News from June 17, 2012

June 19, 2012

Special report: Title IX 40th anniversary

Part II: Plenty of Maine girls play sports, but can we do even better? Also, prominent officials, coaches and former athletes reflect on how Title IX has impacted their lives.

June 18, 2012

Lax oversight kept sports equality in backfield

 Maine's success in leveling girls' and boys' playing fields is not typical nationwide.

June 17, 2012

Standish congregation starts on the road to recovery

Members of the Richville Chapel hold a Sunday service in the local library after being burned out of their home three days ago.

June 17, 2012

Skydiver injured during landing at Lebanon skydiving center

The skydiver, who was not identified, appears to have suffered a wound to his leg or thigh.

June 17, 2012

One killed, two seriously injured, in Belgrade crash

Driver reportedly flees from crash that kills his sister and seriously injures two others.

June 17, 2012

John Edwards' former mistress writes memoir

Rielle Hunter talks about the affair and its aftermath, which ruined the reputation of the former presidential candidate.

June 17, 2012

Romney won't say he'll overturn immigration order

Mitt Romney is refusing to say that he would overturn President Barack Obama's new policy allowing some young illegal immigrants to stay in the United States.

June 19, 2012

Rodney King, key figure in LA riots, dies at 47 Several photos included in this story Video clip included

Rodney King, whose 1991 videotaped beating by LA police officers set off one of the most destructive race riots in the nation's history, was found at the bottom of his swimming pool early Sunday and later pronounced died.

July 17, 2012

Dill to speak her mind in Maine U.S. Senate race

She's spoken out against the National Rifle Association and President Obama's fundraiser, and for a new Maine National Park, even in the face of loud opposition. If nothing else, Cynthia Dill is fearless.

June 17, 2012

Jury awards $28M in Jehovah's sex-abuse case

The plaintiff said the Jehovah's Witnesses allowed an adult member of a Fremont church to molest her when she was a young child in the 1990s.

June 17, 2012

Radiohead drum technician killed in stage collapse

It's the third major fatal stage collapse in the last year.

June 17, 2012

Wilson, Chabot-Boucher win Portland Father's Day 5K

They led a record field of more than 1,300 participants at the 4th annual Portland Sea Dogs Father's Day 5K.

June 17, 2012

Police investigate fatal crash in Amherst

Police say 28-year-old Adam Dunham was killed at about 6:45 p.m. Friday in Amherst when his car veered into the path of an oncoming pickup truck.

June 17, 2012

Belfast gets $500K downtown revitalization grant

A Maine city says it's been awarded a $500,000 grant to help revitalize its downtown.

June 17, 2012

Trekkers leave Waterville; expect to raise $1.8 million

“It’s addictive. It’s wonderful. It’s the best way to see our glorious state," said one bicyclist.

June 17, 2012

Gay-marriage foes in Maine begin fundraising

Scores of churches around Maine are passing the collection plate a second time at Sunday services to raise money against gay marriage.

June 17, 2012

Search ends for Japanese climbers on Mt. McKinley

Search teams spent parts of Friday and Saturday looking for the climbers, but the lone survivor saw them buried by the falling snow.

June 17, 2012

Maine pipeline has good safety record

The record is of particular interest if corrosive tar-sands crude begins to flow here from Canada.

June 18, 2012

Maine may be central as oil flow shifts east

Companies look to move crude from Canada and North Dakota, and a Maine pipeline could come into play.

June 17, 2012

'Great Food Truck Race' in Portland

The two final contenders on 'The Great Food Truck Race' television show are battling it out in the Old Port today, much to the delight of area foodies.

June 18, 2012

Maine opera house celebrates 100 years Several photos included in this story

 The Stonington Opera House has seen good times and bad — and good again — in its 100-year existence. This year, a major celebration.

June 17, 2012

Q&A: The best Maine author you've never heard of Several photos included in this story

 Maine author Elizabeth Hand ventures into young adult fiction with a story that conveys art's power.

June 17, 2012

Father's advice: 'Just be there. Just be open'

 Being a dad has both brought him joy and forced him to face up to life's major challenges, says Derek Hayes of Sanford.

July 31, 2012

Bill Nemitz: Summers has two hats in this election



June 17, 2012

Snowe has left imprint on two GOP candidates Several photos included in this story

Charlie Summers Early in their careers, Kevin Raye and Charlie Summers both worked for the longtime Maine lawmaker.

June 17, 2012

Four motorcyclists die in New Hampshire collisions

A 25-year-old Maine woman is hospitalized with serious injuries after one of the N.H. crashes.

June 17, 2012

Marriage vote energizes Portland Pride Festival Several photos included in this story

 The referendum is on the minds of those celebrating same-sex solidarity, including the city's mayor and police chief.

June 17, 2012

Resonating in Maine's history: The War of 1812

The U.S.-British conflict, which historians describe as ‘amazingly unpopular’ in this state, started June 18, 200 years ago.

June 17, 2012

On Baseball: Baseball binds father, son

Mark Rogers, 36, has cerebral palsy. Maybe he can't play baseball, but thanks to his father, the game is as much a part of him as anyone who has ever picked up a bat.

June 17, 2012

Ayla Reynolds now missing 6 months

Today marks six months since toddler Ayla Reynolds was reported missing from her Violette Avenue home.

June 18, 2012

Dispatches



June 17, 2012

Maine among states battling Suboxone behind bars

20110312_Ponte Officials report a jump in efforts to smuggle the anti-addiction drug, which gives abusers an intense high.

June 17, 2012

40 years later, Mainer reflects on Watergate

 Severin Beliveau had no sense of the role the burglary would play in history.

June 17, 2012

Panel puts off OK of virtual charter schools

The commission says it needs more time to consider them, despite sharp prodding by Gov. LePage.

June 17, 2012

Habitat rehab: N.H. effort restoring land for New England cottontails

 In addition to cutting down trees, the state is planting shrubs to mimic young forest growth.

June 17, 2012

Fallen Maine soldier honored at funeral

Susan Phelps, Benjamin Hawthorn Hundreds gather for the funeral of Army Capt. Jay Brainard, who died in Afghanistan on Memorial Day.

June 17, 2012

Town suing Maine woman over barking dogs

CHELSEA -- Angel Vaillancourt disputes the claims that her five dogs disturb the neighborhood, since they wear electronic collars that give off an electrical shock when they bark.

June 17, 2012

Legal dispute with tribe clouds Bay State casino



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