People and groups stake out some asphalt as they transform parking spots into creative spaces for the city’s second Park(ing) Day.
September 2013
Maine trooper shoots man inside Searsmont home
He was trying to arrest Leonard Maker, who was armed and accused of failing to appear in court.
Fight erupts in iPhone line at Calif. Apple store
Police say one man was placed on a 72-hour mental health hold after running into the street in an enraged state.
Skowhegan woman hit by car, seriously injured crossing street
The accident occurs on Madison Avenue during heavy traffic Friday just before 7 a.m.
BlackBerry to cut 4,500 jobs after losing $1 billion
Shares were halted pending the news and plunged as low as $8.01 when the stock reopened for trading.
Seekers find ‘healthy path’ at Common Ground fair
Says one vendor: ‘The consumerism of the past, with glossy magazines and strip malls and sprawl, people are done with that.’
Senator raises concern about Apple’s fingerprint technology
Apple responds that the data is stored on the iPhone 5s in a place that’s inaccessible to others and the feature can be disabled.
Role of workplace dispute probed in Navy Yard killings
Investigators are still trying to learn more about the severity of his work-related problem and whether it was an impetus for the shootings.
Student: Conn. class forced to re-enact slavery
Parents of a seventh-grader say the student was traumatized and subjected to racial epithets during the re-enactment.
Author sues Nebraska over drawings by killer of Maine boy
The author says the drawings show that John Joubert fantasized about killing again and the images help justify his execution in Nebraska.