ORONO – Darryl Partin scored 27 points and D.J. Irving added 23 to lead Boston University’s men’s basketball team over Maine 77-68 on Wednesday night. The Terriers (6-11, 2-1 America East) trailed 33-27 at halftime, and went on a 15-6 run in the first 3:42 of the second half. Partin’s 3 capped the spurt, giving […]
2012
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Anti-business talk by Romney rivals? Odd
Attacks on the front-runner’s capitalistic past by Gingrich and Perry create a rift in the GOP, the party of free enterprise.
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Trials scheduled this year in cases involving three killings
SKOWHEGAN – The families of three Somerset County homicide victims may have closure in their loved ones’ cases by the end of this year. Judge John Nivison met with attorneys Wednesday to set tentative trial dates for three men facing unrelated murder charges. The cases involve the deaths of Alfred Licata, 63, of Cambridge in […]
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Linemen get their due with football awards
The Frank Gaziano honors highlight the on- and off-field achievements of senior linemen.
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Borrowing for roads likely to be on Maine ballot
Proposals to borrow $50 million to $100 million will be part of legislators’ negotiations during the next several months.
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Grandma accused of 15 fires pleads not guilty
Carol Field, 66, faces five charges of arson in Cumberland County and more in York County.
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LePage sparks State House dust-up
Gov. LePage pushed for progress on a DHHS shortfall by criticizing Democrats in a new release, which disrupted a session where legislators were working toward a bipartisan solution.
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Prosecutor says Bulger ‘manipulating’ system
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Kelly tells a judge that Whitey Bulger, now 82, will try to slow legal proceedings “so that he is never brought to trial.”
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David Ignatius: Overcoming challenges in secret Taliban-U.S. diplomacy
For some real-life intrigue at the start of this new year, take a look at the secret diplomacy that’s under way between the U.S. and the Taliban. Most observers are skeptical the process will produce any breakthroughs, but it’s interesting that the talks are taking place at all. The path toward negotiations was charted publicly […]
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New school leader must stay course, board says
A national head-hunting firm will help the Portland School Board hire a replacement for Superintendent Jim Morse.