The president calls on the nation to honor the Arizona shooting victims by talking ‘in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds.’
2011
Berwick apartment building evacuated after fire breaks out
A fire in a vacant mobile home forces the evacuation of an apartment building next to it
Frank: Fishing decisions strain Obama relationship
Last week, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke angered Frank by refusing a request to raise catch limits for Northeast fishermen.
Portland to enforce parking ban tonight
Drivers are being urged to get their cars off the streets or face a towing fee.
Maine court hears arguments over 2 proposed wind farms
A state board that OK’d two projects unfairly shunned hearings and health questions, Supreme Judicial Court justices are told.
LePage gets gift of antique red tape
The framed red tape is the real thing, between 130 and 360 years old.
Woman pleads guilty to bank embezzlement
Authorities say she took the money in unauthorized withdrawals from customers’ lines of credit over a two-year period.
Juliana L’Heureux: Maine historian and writer Neil Rolde
York resident and former state legislator Neil Rolde enjoys writing about Maine history. ““I’ve always been interested in history,” he says. He is particularly fascinated by the seemingly unknown pieces of Maine history he finds during his research. Rolde was a state legislator from 1972-76 and again from 1978-1990. He is active as a civic […]
LePage budget pays for hospitals, Medicaid
The supplemental budget released today by Gov. Paul LePage includes money to pay for past due hospital payments and Medicaid coverage for thousands of Mainers.
Action heats up as winter season hits midway point-Southern edition
As we near the midway point of the winter sports season, local athletes in all sports continue to impress. Here’s a look at where things stand. Boys’ basketball Cape Elizabeth has bounced back nicely from its lopsided home loss to Yarmouth just before Christmas, winning its last three. The Capers rolled over visiting Gray-New Gloucester, […]