TOPSHAM — Williams-Cone School is one of 236 public schools in the country, and the only in Maine, to be named a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School. The U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School program honors public and private schools whose students achieve at significantly high levels or have made major progress and closed […]
September 2013
Explorer believes ‘yellow brick road’ leads to Mass. pirate booty
Barry Clifford believes he’s ‘very, very close’ to finding undiscovered treasure from the wreck of the pirate ship Whydah.
Explorer believes ‘yellow brick road’ leads to Mass. pirate booty
Barry Clifford believes he’s ‘very, very close’ to finding undiscovered treasure from the wreck of the pirate ship Whydah.
Wintry conditions atop Mount Washington
The peak wind gust in the past 24 hours was 84 mph.
Al-Shabab: Military’s ‘demolition’ of mall buried 137 hostages
A government spokesman says the collapse of floors in the mall was caused by a fire set by the terrorists and that the official civilian death toll remains 61.
How long can this weather last?
When winter does set in, and it will, we will need to remember September when the weather was nothing short of perfection. Stellar, excellent, wonderful, perfect, ideal, amazing, super, delightful or marvelous. No matter what superlative I use, you get the idea. It’s not easy to blog about the weather when there isn’t much […]
Wilton man found dead after standoff with police
Police say Raymond Richard refused to open the front door. Soon after, they heard a gunshot.
Wilton man found dead after standoff with police
Police say Raymond Richard refused to open the front door. Soon after, they heard a gunshot.
Rep. Pingree to visit Portland soup kitchen, homeless shelter
Her office says federal budget cuts have meant longer waiting lists for affordable housing and fewer deliveries of meals to seniors.
Former NOAA chief to speak at UMaine
Jane Lubchenco was administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 2009 to 2013.