Today “Five Years in Government Ethics: Lessons Learned,” 7 p.m., presentation by Robert “Ric” Cusick, former director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Held in the downstairs meeting room at the Rockport Opera House. Free and open to the public. For details, call 236-6658 or email [email protected]. Wednesday Workshop for Entrepreneurs: “Financials for the […]
2011
Downeaster expected to resume train service tonight
Passenger train service between Boston and Portland is expected to resume tonight and Tuesday morning
Falmouth councilors consider campaign crackdowns
Councilors directed Town Manager Nathan Poore to review policies on town employees endorsing candidates or causes and using the town’s computer and e-mail systems to transmit such endorsements.
Authorities identify fisherman who drowned in the Androscoggin River
William Clark of Bath is identified as the fisherman who drowned Sunday in the Androscoggin River
Portland police say they know who robbed credit union
Sean Dolstad, 40, of Portland is suspected in the robbery of the TruChoice Federal Credit Union
Power outage causes all kinds of problems for Fairpoint and its customers
The outage affects Fairpoint’s network operations center in Manchester, N.H., causing some customers in Maine and Vermont to lose their Internet and voicemail services
No stopgap: Obama demands big deal for debt limit
The president refuses to even entertain the idea of a backup plan should negotiations fail and the government should default on Aug. 2.
US says Syria’s Assad has lost legitimacy
“President Assad is not indispensible and we have absolutely nothing invested in him remaining in power.”
New allegations besiege Murdoch media empire
The scandal has cast a harsh light on Murdoch’s unparalleled political influence, and is taking an increasing toll on Prime Minister David Cameron.
UMaine football player dies in motorcycle crash
Charles Kyeremeh, a sophomore, was killed in an accident on Sunday near Donaldson, Pa.