2012
Posted inThe Forecaster
SAD 75 budget faces $600K challenge
TOPSHAM — School Administrative District 75 managed to avoid an overall tax increase in the current budget year, and Superintendent Brad Smith said he hopes to do the same in fiscal 2013. But doing so is expected to require reducing expenses by about $600,000. A budget process overview was scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 12. Smith’s […]
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Posted inNews
Maine snowpack at historically low levels
The deepest snow, 12 inches, was found near St. Pamphile in Aroostook County. But only 14 of 59 locations in the state had measurable sow.
Posted inNews, Politics
LePage to attend MLK event in Waterville
Departing from the tradition of previous governors, LePage has now shunned the NAACP in Portland and Bangor two years in a row.
Posted inLife & Culture
Obama meets with Jolie, Pitt
The president reportedly talks with Angelina Jolie about her work on preventing mass atrocities and combatting sexual violence against women.
Posted inNews
Man found in Ellsworth alley dies of hypothermia
The 64-year-old Machias man had been staying at a local homeless shelter.
Posted inNews
6 Maine schools to get upgrade funds, 2 in Sanford
The schools are at the top of a priority list of 71 Maine schools that applied for renovation or replacement.
Posted inNews
Collins: More funding needed for combat ships
The Maine senator says the Navy should fund two BIW destroyers a year in order to carry out a new defense strategy refocused on the Asia-Pacific region.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Project restores original glow inside Portland Head Light
CAPE ELIZABETH — Outside, Portland Head Light is the most photographed lighthouse in the world. But inside, the lighthouse was far from photogenic. That is, until the walls and stairs in the tower were recently stripped of a coat of crumbling lead-based paint, and received a new coat to restore the structure’s original colors. Greg […]
Posted inNews
Homicide drops off list of top 15 causes of death
This is the first time since 1965 that homicide failed to make the list, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.