Demonstrators chanting “we want arrests” converged on Manhattan’s Union Square for the Million Hoodie March.
2012
ON A POSITIVE NOTE – Seweriously, folks?
I’m back and wondering how seriously Windham’s elected and municipal officials are taking the proposition of a sewer. I’ve got a few questions that I would like answered by the time Windham’s residents are asked to vote on this in November 2012. Was the 302 Corridor Schematic Design and Project (aka, the Spine) devised to […]
AUGUSTA MATTERS – Helping neighbors in a time of need
Every couple of weeks I sit down on a Sunday afternoon and think about what I want to write about in my biweekly column. Sometimes those topics come easily to me, like when I wrote about the plight of loggers in northern Maine. Other times, like this time, I struggled a little more. I spent […]
AUGUSTA MATTERS – Helping neighbors in a time of need
Every couple of weeks I sit down on a Sunday afternoon and think about what I want to write about in my biweekly column. Sometimes those topics come easily to me, like when I wrote about the plight of loggers in northern Maine. Other times, like this time, I struggled a little more. I spent […]
‘Stand Your Ground Law’ at center of Fla. shooting
Like many self-defense cases, two sides of the story have emerged.
Romney trying to shake off Etch A Sketch comment
When Mitt Romney should have been enjoying the spoils of his win in the Illinois primary, an off-handed comment by a senior aide puts him on the defensive instead.
French standoff ends with terror suspect shot in the head
Inspired by radical Islam, the gunman methodically killed French schoolchildren, a rabbi and soldiers and faced down hundreds of police for 32 hours.
Maine’s February home sales up 29.5% over a year ago
Meanwhile, the median sales price dropped by nearly 6 percent, to $149,900, last month.
Owls Head teen faces charges in fatal crash
The victim, 17-year-old Aleisha Sonksen, had just completed her junior year at Camden Hills Regional High School.
Maine cities save fortune on sand, salt and labor
Portland has $300,000 left in its snow-removal budget and Scarborough has about $50,000. The warm weather has been kind to many Maine cities’ budgets.