Instead of leading the public information campaign, federal regulators have been quiet.
2011
Bill Nemitz: Hark, the Herald’s avenging angel s(t)ings
‘Twas the week before Christmas and all over Maine…
Christmas tree farmers try to keep it real
SOUTHERN MAINE – While Maine may be known as the Pine Tree State, come Christmas time, Windham resident Cheryl Kinney prefers an artificial tree. Growing up in the 1960s, Kinney said her parents brought home an aluminum Christmas tree, one of the first alternative holiday trees ever made. Much to the dismay of her natural-tree-preferring […]
Dispatches
Saco police seized $21,000 of pot from a local video store after a customer told police about a strong smell of marijuana in the store.
UNH teacher’s defamation suit rejected
He had claimed an email warning the campus he was banned implied he was armed and dangerous.
States get heating aid money, but fear it won’t suffice
Throughout New England, LIHEAP struggles to meet needs as the number of applicants rises.
Pineland Farms adds snowmakers for XC ski trails
NEW GLOUCESTER – Officials at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester are letting it snow, whether Mother Nature likes it or not. After several years offering about 30 miles of groomed trail for cross-country skiers, Pineland will now be creating its own snow, making it the only Nordic facility in the area with that capability. Last […]
Windham gets L.L. Bean (the dog)
WINDHAM – Jim Lilli, director of the Dunn County Humane Society in rural Wisconsin, has grown accustomed to the sight of a 3-year-old coon hound named L.L. Bean. And though his job is to find loving homes for his animals, he admits placing the hound that shares its name with Maine’s most iconic brand has […]
Visitors leaving mementoes at home of missing toddler
A teddy bear shrine is growing for missing toddler Ayla Reynolds.
Judge blocks paper’s bid to enter Cutler Files case
The Portland Press Herald hoped to intervene and expand public access to information in a lawsuit over a political attack website from the 2010 Maine gubernatorial campaign.