An American Robin collects a berry Sunday morning beneath a fruit tree in Augusta. Flocks of the thrushes that reside across North America are often detected in the late winter stripping fruit from limbs.
March 2012
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Turnpike plans to repave five-mile stretch
The stretch between West Gardiner and Litchfield is scheduled to be repaved in April.
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Ohio becomes a Romney-Santorum dead heat
Ohio is a critical battleground that also has a history as a key general election swing state.
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USM hosting unemployment forum this week
Wednesday’s forum at the university’s Portland campus will explore what organizers call Maine’s continuing unemployment crisis.
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Maine’s avg. gasoline price jumps another nickel
An analyst says even steeper prices are likely on the way.
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Maine bill seeks longer statute in sex crimes
The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee is scheduled to take up Rep. Anne Haskell’s bill today.
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Plan reimagines downtown Gray
GRAY – Stimson Hall and the section of downtown Gray surrounding the historic building are poised for a major overhaul under a proposal sponsored by the Liberty Family Foundation. The foundation, which sponsors recreation programs in town and is bankrolled by real estate mogul and Gray native Michael Liberty, has put forward a preliminary proposal […]
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Plan reimagines downtown Gray
GRAY – Stimson Hall and the section of downtown Gray surrounding the historic building are poised for a major overhaul under a proposal sponsored by the Liberty Family Foundation. The foundation, which sponsors recreation programs in town and is bankrolled by real estate mogul and Gray native Michael Liberty, has put forward a preliminary proposal […]
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Portland chief to be sworn in today
Michael Sauschuck will be officially sworn-in as Portland’s 19th police chief after being confirmed by the City Council last month.
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Ruckus over roosters
RAYMOND – Last summer, Julie Sutherland brought 25 rescued rooster chicks to her home on Ledge Hill Road in Raymond. Almost a year later, the 16 surviving chicks are full-grown roosters, and their early morning crowing has ruffled the feathers of a nearby resident. Now, the rest of the town is being asked to weigh […]