The Obama administration effort to help homeowners relies on cooperation from banks and investors.
March 2010
Bates’ Manter earns a rare distinction
Ben Manter of Vassalboro is only the 10th skier in school history to achieve All-America status.
Golf season gets off to early start
Several courses in Maine are already open and will remain so, despite less-than-ideal weather.
Coaching girls is centerpiece of conference
A Maine Principals’ Association meeting shows how motivation for females differs from males.
Skirmish in Gaza kills two Israelis, Palestinian civilian
The fighting marks a shift after months of little confrontation and adds to peace-talk hurdles.
GOP blocks bid to extend benefits for nation’s jobless
Senate Republicans blame Democrats for refusing to cut spending to pay for the $9 billion measure.
Feature Obituary: Dorothy Clark, 91, a generous volunteer, devoted to daughters
PORTLAND — Dorothy Clark’s daughters say she was the “perfect” mother. “She was very resourceful,” said her daughter, Deborah Gray. When the family learned of the decommissioning of the City of Portland III, the fireboat that Gray christened back in 1959, Mrs. Clark called the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram to find out if she […]
Faith groups asked to help spread gospel of census
Trusted leaders share information about the relevance of the process to congregants’ daily lives.
Confronting abortion on city streets
A motor home carrying ultrasound equipment and volunteers hits the road to serve the urban poor.