The 6-foot-5 junior forward led the Jonesport-Beals High School Royals to the Class D state championship this past winter.
March 2012
Maine oversight committee may investigate DHHS
Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have criticized the Department of Health and Human Services, most recently for a computer error that went unreported during the budgeting process.
Wis. city hires engineering firm to explore booms
Dozens of residents have reported the mysterious booms. Some folks say they’re considering leaving town until investigators can determine the source.
Science, care preserve DC’s original cherry trees
It was 100 years ago this month when first lady Helen Taft and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese Ambassador, planted two Yoshino cherry trees on the bank of Washington’s Tidal Basin.
'We're working in the 1950s': Public Works complex doesn't work for South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — Replacing the Public Works Department facility on O’Neil Street will be an expensive endeavor. At an estimated $10 million, it’s by far the most expensive item on next year’s capital improvement budget. But there’s a laundry list of reasons the project tops the list of priorities for City Manager Jim Gailey: Old technology […]
Key gauge of U.S. economy up 5th month in a row
The Conference Board says its index of leading economic indicators rose 0.7 percent in February to its highest point since June 2008.
Foes start radio campaign against Rush Limbaugh
The liberal Media Matters for America is using a past campaign against Glenn Beck as a template.
Scarborough Police Beat: March 22
Arrests 3/15 at 2:23 p.m. Mark A. Luxton, 18, of Longmeadow Drive, Gorham, was arrested on County Road by Officer Brian Nappi on a charge of operating with a suspended or revoked license and on a warrant. 3/15 at 8:18 p.m. William R. Keaton, 53, of Puffin Street, Old Orchard beach, was arrested on Pine Point Road […]
Trial begins for Blaine House protester
AUGUSTA — Diane H. Messer, one of nine people accused of failing to leave the Blaine House grounds in November, is on trial today in Kennebec County Superior Court on a charge of criminal trespass.
Bagel guru Murray Lender dies at age 81
Murray Lender helped turn his father’s small Connecticut bakery into a national company that introduced bagels to many Americans for the first time.