Hundreds of people filled Woodfords Congregational Church in Portland on Saturday to remember the life of Hattie Bickmore, the first woman to chair the Maine Republican Party.
2012
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N.H. weatherman’s forecasts are musts for local ski areas
Ski operators throughout Northern New England for more than three decades have relied on one New Hampshire man to help them plot when to make snow and how many loaves of bread to buy.
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‘Hunger Games’ film grabs opening-day record $68M
The feast is on: “The Hunger Games” has taken in $68.25 million domestically in its first day, a record for a non-sequel.
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Activists to rally for paid sick days bill in Mass.
Supporters of legislation say workers should be able to earn up to seven paid sick days per year in case of illness.
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Fox’s Rivera: Blame hooded sweat shirt for Florida teen’s death
Rivera said Friday that Trayvon Martin’s hooded sweat shirt was as much responsible for his death as the man who shot him. ‘He was an innocent kid … but if you dress like a hoodlum eventually some schmuck is going to take you at your word.’
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Q&A: How health-care case will unfold before the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments on Monday over President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Here’s a Q&A explaining most of the big questions.
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Fire destroys Limington house
A Limington house was destroyed in a fire Friday night. It took firefighters about six hours to extinguish the blaze.
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Push continues to create Maine motorcycle specialty plate
Supporters need commitments and $25 payments from a least 500 motorcycle owners by the time the state Legislature adjourns in April to ensure the creation of a pink-ribbon, breast-cancer specialty plate for motorcycles.
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Highway bill becomes House Republican headache
A bill that Republican leaders were promoting as the centerpiece of their job-creation agenda has instead turned into one of their biggest headaches, thanks largely to tea party conservatives who want to get the federal government out of transportation programs.
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Maine man rescued off coast of Colombia
A 69-year-old Maine man whose sailboat began taking on water is safe after being rescued off the coast of South America with some help from the U.S. Coast Guard.