Q: My ex and I broke up months ago, but we still hang around with the same friends as we did when we were together. My best friend is living with her best friend and they are having a party. I want to go, but I really don’t want to deal with the ex and […]
2011
Crash shuts down I-93 south near Canterbury, N.H.
At least nine people with non-life-threatening injuries are being evaluated at Concord Hospital.
UPDATE: Arizona congresswoman shot, six killed
TUCSON, Ariz. — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head today by a gunman who opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with voters, killing a federal judge and five others in a rampage that rattled the country and left Americans questioning whether divisive politics had pushed the suspect over […]
Dates set for Oxford music festival
The 2011 Nateva festival will be held from Aug. 4 through Aug. 7 at the Oxford Fairgrounds in Oxford with more than 70 bands on multiple stages.
Trial starts for accused hostage taker
Randall Hofland, who faces 41 charges for allegedly taking a Stockton Springs class hostage at gunpoint on Octover 2008, is acting as his own attorney.
Survey: Maine snowpack is as expected
The Maine Geological Survey says winter storms have piled snow along coastal areas, not in the western mountains.
Auburn to offer police academy for residents
The 10-week program will provide citizens information on topics such as police patrols, use of force, drunken-driving enforcement, domestic violence, drug enforcement and crime scene investigations.
Portland falls two points short versus Westbrook
PORTLAND—The Portland boys’ basketball team entered Friday’s contest against Westbrook seeking a dose of revenge after losing to the Blue Blazes by 31 points in last year’s quarterfinals. Instead, the Bulldogs were never quite able to dig out of an early hole and fell two points short, 34-32. Portland had the ball with time winding […]
Deering gets pivotal win over TA
PORTLAND—It appears as if reports of the demise of the Deering boys’ basketball team have been greatly exaggerated. Friday night, in a crucial early-January showdown with highly touted and undefeated Thornton Academy, the Rams put forth their finest 32-minute effort in a long time, led most of the way, then held on for dear life […]
Dolloff sentence: 16 years for bat attack
PORTLAND – Linda Dolloff had a painful cosmetic procedure 10 years ago in which she had her legs fractured to make herself a couple of inches taller. She then lied about it to friends. That became a factor in the prison sentence she received Friday for trying to kill her husband. The surgery and subterfuge were […]