Bettysue Higgins pleaded guilty to stealing $166,000 from the Maine Trial Lawyers Association. Much was spent on online games, a prosecutor says.
2011
Posted inSports
Girls’ Hockey Notebook: From freshmen to seniors, it’s a turnaround for Brunswick
The Brunswick girls’ hockey team is doing more than picking up where it left off last season. It’s taking the program one or two steps further. A four-game win streak near the end of last season propelled Brunswick into contention for a tournament berth. It fell just short but the Dragons are starting early this […]
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Posted inNews
LePage: ‘We need to change the rules’
Many residents ask about welfare fraud as the governor defends his budget plan.
Posted inNation & World
At 84, woman suddenly barred from the polls
Wisconsin’s new voter ID law requires documents she isn’t able to produce, so the ACLU has taken her case.
Posted inNews
New Sugarloaf lift, opening Saturday, replaces faulty one
The Skyline quad lift is more wind-resistant and lower than the old Spillway East, which derailed last year.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, Dec. 15, 2011MaineCare cuts will cost more later
In a time where diabetes is becoming epidemic, Gov. LePage’s recommendation to eliminate podiatry from MaineCare to help fix the budget shortfall will only hurt Mainers and create more spending. Podiatric services are on the chopping block along with dentists and physical therapists as an “optional service” because we are not federally mandated by Medicaid. […]
Posted inNation & World
Nation Dispatches
FORT BRAGG, N.C. Obama salutes troops returning from Iraq war President Barack Obama on Wednesday saluted troops returning from Iraq, asserting that the nearly nine-year conflict was ending honorably, “not with a final battle, but with a final march toward home.” Marking the conclusion of the war at a military base that’s seen more than […]
Posted inNews
Ski areas on hold as warm weather lingers
Night temperatures are too high for snowmaking equipment to lay down a base, and events are being canceled or delayed.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Setting the record straight on costs of Maine’s affordable housing
The authors say State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin has created distortions and hysteria about housing.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Occupy Wall Street movement disrespects society’s boundaries
Rather than violate the law, protesters should organize and participate in our democracy.