When one of their own is killed, they break their silence about mistreatment in their New York village.
March 2010
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Shepard leaves biathlon, but his impression won’t fade
Walt Shepard of Yarmouth has been a driving force behind a sport that’s caught fire.
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Palin to tea partiers: ‘Fire’ Senate leader
Her sentiments are cheered at a rally in the hometown of Harry Reid, who is fighting for re-election.
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Incentives fuel rush to build, buy homes
Tax credits, good weather and low rates revitalize Maine’s construction industry, but some wonder if the recovery will last.
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Experts: Right ‘moment in time’ for independents
In Maine, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, voter discontent lifts the gubernatorial aspirations of unenrolled candidates.
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Red Sox Notebook: Anderson getting a do-over with Dogs
Lars Anderson is assigned to Double-A, where he’ll try to bounce back from a disappointing season.
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State gives unenrolled candidates some hope
Eliot Cutler, seen as the lone independent Blaine House contender, aims for Maine’s base of unaffiliated voters.
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President announces 15 recess appointments
Republicans had opposed having union lawyer Craig Becker on the National Labor Relations Board.
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School review list to be released
On Tuesday, the Maine Department of Education will release academic achievement data for more than 500 public schools that were reviewed in the state’s recent effort to identify 10 persistently lowest-achieving schools. Education Commissioner Susan Gendron says she is providing the background data because several school officials, legislators and others asked for it. On March […]
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Predictions already look grim for next budget cycle
AUGUSTA — Even before lawmakers vote on cuts to balance the current state budget, State House attention is turning to the next two-year budget cycle. The predictions are grim. State revenue, which will have dropped by $1.4 billion over the fiscal years of 2009, 2010 and 2011, isn’t expected to recover anytime soon. Yet spending […]