It’s still unclear what type of object the 16-year-old boy struck on Saturday along the Hayburner trail.
2011
Posted inSports
Notebook: Woodwards’ achievement a Fitzy first
One of the semifinalists for the Fitzpatrick Trophy was Josh Woodward, a quarterback from Thornton Academy. His father, Scott, won the award in 1984 as a standout from Biddeford High. The James J. Fitzpatrick Trophy banquet chairman and master of ceremonies, Jack Dawson, pointed out that the Woodwards are the first father and son to […]
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Posted inNews
Portland Trails celebrates 20 years
The group that has created 35 miles of public walkways is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Posted inNation & World
Opposition to health care law softening
Ahead of a vote on repeal this week, a new poll finds resistance to the overhaul apparently has lessened.
Posted inNation & World
Gunbattles rage through Tunisian capital
The State Department issues a travel warning suggesting U.S. citizens should leave the country.
Posted inNews
Equipment shelters babies on way to care
The Isolette for LifeFlight’s Lewiston helicopter warms critically ill infants and lets rescuers monitor them.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, Jan. 17, 2011Scarborough Beach versus cars
This surfer largely disagrees with the proposed Scarborough Beach parking expansion, even if it means repeated long walks to reach the beach’s end.
The plan is an insult to the residents abutting the farmland and dunes and disregards the key reason so many people love Jordan’s Beach: the relative emptiness of the north end, which is available to everyone that walks there. Development here would eliminate this solitude for all.
Posted inNation & World
House panel seeks documents on agency FOIA policy
WASHINGTON – A House committee has asked the Homeland Security Department to provide documents about an agency policy that required political appointees to review many Freedom of Information Act requests, according to a letter obtained Sunday by The Associated Press. The letter to Homeland Security was sent late Friday by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman […]
Posted inNews
Experts: Screening cuts chance of violence
A Portland-based program is seen as a national model for early intervention in serious mental illness.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Maine’s young people had higher hopes for Gov. LePage
His order to cancel rules barring questions on immigrant status does no one any good.