A pickup truck goes airborne and crashes into a utility pole and tree, killing passenger Francis Finn, 16, of Whiting.
February 2012
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Forecaster reporter discusses 'crowd funding' on WMTW
The Forecaster’s Mario Moretto, right, spoke Sunday morning with WMTW News 8’s Thema Ponton about his story on entrepreneurial Mainers turning to the Internet to “crowd-fund” their creative and business endeavors. Tune in to WMTW every Sunday morning at 7, when Forecaster staffers join News 8 to discuss the week’s top local stories.
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The Universal Notebook: What I like about funerals
At the risk of sounding glib or ghoulish, I must say I do enjoy a good funeral. And that’s a good thing because, by my own unreliable count, I attended at least eight over the past year.M y father-in-law and one of my brothers-in-law died last year, as did a family friend and five or […]
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The View From Away: Let's talk turkey (and fox, and moose …)
You don’t see a lot of wildlife in New York or Los Angeles. Well, a lot of the citizens are pretty feral, like the kid at Macy’s in Manhattan who shoved in between Carol and me to steal watches from the display case where we were standing. When I threw him across the store aisle […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Blockbuster closing Westbrook site for good; Chipotle to open soon
WESTBROOK – The owner of a shopping center building on Main Street has confirmed that Blockbuster, the video rental company that vacated its space in the center last fall, will not be returning as it once planned. “They’re not coming back,” said David Fleming, a spokesman for W.S. Development, the Chestnut Hill, Mass.-based company that […]
Posted inNews
Obama plans March 30 visit to Maine
The president will attend two campaign fundraisers, mostly likely in the Portland area, says a Maine Democratic Party spokeswoman.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Apologies from NFL, NBC after M.I.A. flips bird
The NFL blames NBC for being not quick enough to censor the gesture.
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US closes embassy in Syria, pulls staff
The action coincides with a U.S. effort to build an international coalition in support of Syria’s opposition.
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Letter: Don't trust the 'D's or the 'R's
Some people still cling to their broken hopes in a candidate who promised change but only gave us more of the same. The continued erosion of our civil liberties (Patriot Act), unconstitutional wars (bypassing Congress), torture, indefinite detention of U.S. citizens, assassination of U.S. citizens (Al-Awlaki), banker bailouts (i.e., the not-so-Federal Reserve). All while masquerading […]
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Letter: Political leaders are out of touch
Edgar Allen Beem is in possession of all the foresight that our governor lacks. What is encouraging is that many young people also understand that we have to “do more with less” and work on sharing and sustainability, that maybe people are not just greedy by nature and we’re all in this together. My generation, […]