To avoid expensive repairs, Prides Corner Elementary would go dark and student placements would change.
February 2012
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Girls’ Basketball Notebook: Down to last week, it’s a playoff scramble in Class A
Heading into the final week of the high school girls’ basketball season, Western Class A appears to have four teams fighting for the final two tournament spots in the Heal point standings. Eleven teams make the tournament. With two games left, Gorham (7-9) is ranked 11th, Massabesic (5-11) is 12th and Bonny Eagle (6-10) is […]
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Another View: Real scandal at MTA is not ex-director’s use of gift cards
A road-building engineering firm has been the turnpike’s lone consultant for 50 years.
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Another View: Komen retreat shows power of protest
The defense of Planned Parenthood by women from all over the country was swift and sure.
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New England Dispatches
HOLYOKE, Mass. Judge rules church closing must be decided by Vatican A Massachusetts judge says the future of a Holyoke church where parishioners have been holding a 24-hour vigil to protest its closure by the Springfield Diocese is up to the Vatican. The Hampden Superior Court dismissed a trespassing lawsuit brought against Mater Dolorosa parishioners […]
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College Notes: Two wins, but Maine loses ground
The University of Maine men’s hockey team swept Alabama-Huntsville last weekend, and dropped two spots in the Hockey East standings. Maine began the weekend in third place with 24 points (11-7-2 record), but had played more games than contenders UMass-Lowell and Merrimack. As Maine won its two non-league games, UMass-Lowell swept Vermont to vault into […]
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Swiss bank expects fine in tax case
At least 11 Swiss banks are under pressure from the U.S. to give up tax-evading customers.
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Greece gives in on civil service firings
The government agrees to cut 15,000 jobs this year as negotiations on a bailout deal continue.
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Million ‘losers’ take challenge
NEW YORK — Television already has “The Biggest Loser.” Dr. Mehmet Oz is looking for the biggest number of losers. “The Dr. Oz Show” said Monday that it had netted its 1 millionth participant in its “transformation nation” health effort, and the number is climbing. One of those people will win a $1 million prize […]
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Verizon ready to challenge Netflix
The move adds another dimension to Verizon’s quest to become a force in home entertainment.