The final forums are scheduled for Monday online, Tuesday at Westbrook Middle School, and Thursday at Brewer Community School.
2012
Summers panel on election practices to hold hearing
The commission was formed after allegations that ineligible voters have cast ballots in past elections.
Vet's bridge rollover leads to arrest
SOUTH PORTLAND – A Massachusetts man was arrested for drunk driving after flipping his van onto its roof on the Veteran’s Memorial Bridge in South Portland early Saturday morning. Daniel Thomas, 22, of Shrewsbury, Mass., rolled over his 2002 Dodge van in a single-vehicle accident at 12:51 a.m. Thomas was not injured and was outside […]
Romney, Ryan to discuss Medicare plan
MANCHESTER, N.H. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are ready to face New Hampshire voters and answer their questions, especially about the Republican plan for Medicare that has left some seniors skittish. Today, Romney and Ryan will try to explain to voters — particularly seniors, who reliably cast ballots — that their proposal to offer a […]
Freeport grad’s former teammates join the battle
FREEPORT Lisa Waterman Gonneville was as tough as they come during her field hockey playing days at Freeport High School in the late 1980s. But Gonneville is facing a much sterner test. For more than three years, mesothelioma has had her battling for her life. Surgery and chemotherapy treatments have kept Gonneville going. Now, so […]
Brunswick air show carries on a tradition
BRUNSWICK Taxpayer dollars aren’t used anymore to fund the Great State of Maine Air Show, so admission is no longer free. Other than that, the public might not notice much difference. The air show, held on the former Brunswick Naval Air Station grounds as it has been since 1962, is set for this coming weekend. […]
Trestle trims truck
RICHMOND Route 24 in Richmond was closed more than three hours after a box truck hit the train trestle Friday, leaving debris in the roadway that was cleaned up by Richmond Fire Department. Sgt. Adam Garland of the Richmond Police Department said Dale Laney, 46, of Skowhegan, was driving a single-axle box truck north on […]
Tavern dock breaks away
BATH A sailboat that had been secured to the Kennebec Tavern dock during the night caused the dock to break away, police said this morning. Lt. Stan Cielinski said that someone from Kennebec Tavern called police at 5:03 a.m. today. Harbor master Jeff Shiers looked into the matter. “Nobody was there when it happened, and […]