Shamus Colson, 4, jumps from a rock into the arms of his father, Jon Colson, at East End Beach in Portland on Monday. The Portland residents bundled up and braved the seasonably cold, clear day.
2011
Posted inNews
Plans for ferry between Nova Scotia and Maine won’t sail this year
Planners still hope to launch service from Portland to Yarmouth by May of 2012.
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Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ Basketball Notebook: Morse looks like the team to beat in Eastern ‘A’
Mike Hart thought his Morse High girls’ basketball team would be good this year, even without some foreign aid. The Shipbuilders of Bath had a strong returning crew from last year’s Eastern Class A semifinalists and figured to be right in the middle of the playoff race again. But after going 7-0 – and pounding […]
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Income tax cuts a priority for Maine legislative panel
The Taxation Committee’s two chairmen also want to find efficiencies to make up for the reduced revenue.
Posted inNation & World
Nation/World Dispatches, Jan. 4, 2011
LONDON British actor Postlethwaite confirmed dead at age 64 Pete Postlethwaite, the Oscar-nominated character actor with the craggy, timeworn face, has died. Postlethwaite’s death at age 64 was confirmed Monday by Andrew Richardson, a longtime friend and journalist who documented the actor’s fight against cancer. Richardson said the actor died Sunday. At 24, Postlethwaite left […]
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New England Patriots’ greatest strength is open to debate
Facing fewer demands, Tom Brady is free to play more effectively.
Posted inNation & World
‘Do not enter,’ visitors to capital told
Today, Washington’s welcome mats are set at the side door.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ hockey: Attack out of the back
Portland overcomes a short bench as defensemen score five goals in a win over Biddeford.
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On Portland’s waterfront,regulatory tide may turn
The state has resisted the city’s latest zoning change, but the incoming LePage administration promises a new approach.
Posted inBusiness
Briefcase, Jan. 4, 2011
Cost of heating oil in Maine rises 9 cents in two weeks Energy officials say the average price for home heating oil in Maine has jumped 9 cents a gallon in two weeks. The Governor’s Office of Energy Independence and Security said Monday that the statewide average price is $3.07 per gallon. The office did […]