DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: Do I have to pay income tax on my Social Security benefits? I just turned 62 and am seriously considering early retirement. What can you tell me? — Ready to retire DEAR READY: When you start collecting your Social Security retirement benefits, a portion of it might be taxable depending on your […]
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Families Today: Toddler’s self-discipline earned the hard way
The toddler grabs the glass paperweight. “Put it back on the desk.” Entranced with the object, the child appears oblivious to his father’s words. Wisely, the father extracts the paperweight from the small fingers. The child falls in a heap on the floor. “You can’t have it. It might break.” More sobs. “I’m sorry I […]
Teenage skier dies at Sugarloaf
A 16-year-old boy died after skiing into an object off the side of a difficult trail at Sugarloaf, a spokesman for the Carrabassett Valley resort said. Ethan Austin said the teen was the son of a Sugarloaf employee and a student at Carrabassett Valley Academy. He said the resort does not release the names of […]
Time Warner, Sinclair reach fee agreement
PORTLAND – Time Warner Cable and SInclair Broadcasting have reached a tentative agreement on retransmission fees, meaning WGME-TV (Channel 13) will continued to be carried on the local cable system. Time Warner announced the agreement in principle this evening and said it expects to work out a final agreement in the next week. That ensures that […]
Penguins upend Bruins, 3-2
Pittsburgh blows a two-goal lead, but gets the winner early in the third period.
Film festival holds weekend film screenings
The seventh annual Maine International Film Festival in the Morning film series resumes at Waterville’s Railroad Square Cinema with screenings of “Kings of Pastry” today and Sunday morning.
Arm wrestlers ready to grapple
There are different weight divisions in right-handed, left-handed and women’s classes in the Maine State Arm Wrestling Championships.
LePage asks Mainers to reflect on Arizona shooting
The governor says no Democrat, Republican, Green or independent politician pulled the trigger, and that people need to come together to find out why there is so much hostility.
More than 4,000 expected for annual horsemen’s show
The show features vendors displaying horse trailers, saddles, barns and other equine products and services.
LePage attends anti-abortion rally in Augusta
The Hands Around the Capitol’s rally recognizes the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe vs. Wade decision, which legalized abortion 38 years ago.