The soaring price of opium lures farmers into business while Western allies focus on the war.
2011
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FairPoint ‘very pleased’ by judge’s favorable ruling
The company wins an OK to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Maine’s ‘Survivor’ contestant to face veteran bad boys
Maine’s Ashley Underwood will face some tough competition on CBS’s upcoming “Survivor: Redemption Island.”
In addition to former NFL players and an Iraq war veteran, the 18 castaways will include veteran bad boys “Boston” Rob Mariano and Russell Hantz.
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Feature Obituary: Roger L. Holton, 97, a gentle, spiritual teacher and minister
He lost his parents when he was young, attended a special school for orphaned boys and went on to become a school principal, a minister and a social-service worker later in his life. Roger L. Holton died Tuesday at his home in Portland. He was 97. “He was a teacher all of his life. Where […]
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Patriots Beat: Patriots’ running defense is so ready for those Jets
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – While crews were working nonstop Thursday to clear massive amounts of snow from the Gillette Stadium stands and parking lots for Sunday’s AFC divisional playoff between the New England Patriots and New York Jets, the Patriots are preparing for another force of nature: the Jets’ running game. The work crews may have […]
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It’s a chance for recovery for Black Bears
The Maine men’s hockey team seeks to bounce back after a crushing 7-1 loss to Merrimack.
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Ice cited in malfunction of Casco Bay Bridge
Traffic into Portland was detoured after the bridge would not fully close into a locked position.
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No business like snow business:Maine’s winter sports get a boost
The storm that dumped close to 2 feet of snow in parts of Maine on Wednesday is expected to bring much-needed business to winter sports venues.
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Ex-guard guilty in jailhouse sex case
The Augusta man gets jail time and probation for having illegal sexual contact with an inmate.
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Testimony in Sarnacki slaying reaching key point
PORTLAND – Prosecutors expect to call one witness this morning and then rest their case in the murder trial of Chad Gurney. Then it will be the defense team’s turn to call witnesses and begin to build its case that Gurney was legally insane when he killed 18-year-old Zoe Sarnacki in 2009. The state’s position […]