PORTLAND — The city’s first charter school is steadily renovating its building near Commercial Street and is on track to open this fall, school officials said this week. Baxter Academy for Technology and Science at 54 York St. still has a long way to go before it will be ready for students. But Kelli Pryor, […]
2013
Posted inNation & World, News
Patient accused of assaulting two N.H. hospital workers
Officials said one of the injured employees suffered severe trauma to his face and head.
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine town hopes to recoup cost of removing metal from lake
Fourteen truckloads of metal were recovered from the bottom of a swim area at Lake Messalonskee last month, according to an Oakland official.
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Falcon Pride fights for lives of Freeport alumni
FREEPORT – Falcon Pride, a charitable organization established in early 2012 to provide financial assistance to Freeport High School alumni who’ve fallen ill, is looking for players and volunteers for this year’s exhibition field hockey game, as well as its other efforts. “We’re always looking for more alumni to join our field hockey team or…to […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
'Anyone can shoot' – Kids try out archery at Maine Wildlife Park
GRAY – “With archery, anybody can shoot,” says Ron Fournier, director of the University of Maine’s 4H Camp at Bryant Pond and a 4H-certified shooting sports safety instructor for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. “It doesn’t matter if you’re the shortest, the tallest, the fastest or the slowest, whether you’re blind or […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
'Anyone can shoot' – Kids try out archery at Maine Wildlife Park
GRAY – “With archery, anybody can shoot,” says Ron Fournier, director of the University of Maine’s 4H Camp at Bryant Pond and a 4H-certified shooting sports safety instructor for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. “It doesn’t matter if you’re the shortest, the tallest, the fastest or the slowest, whether you’re blind or […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
'Anyone can shoot' – Kids try out archery at Maine Wildlife Park
GRAY – “With archery, anybody can shoot,” says Ron Fournier, director of the University of Maine’s 4H Camp at Bryant Pond and a 4H-certified shooting sports safety instructor for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. “It doesn’t matter if you’re the shortest, the tallest, the fastest or the slowest, whether you’re blind or […]
Posted inMaine, News
Lewiston teen praised for rescuing boy who fell in river
Andrew Bilodeau admits he was scared when he waded into the river behind his family’s apartment after hearing cries of the boy’s friends.
Posted inNation & World, News
Unusual pattern of spine injuries from jet crash
So far, two people are unable to move their legs – doctors don’t yet know if the damage is permanent – and several others have needed surgery to stabilize their spines so they can move.
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
A running rainbow in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND – The coastal air was full of colorful bursts Sunday as South Portland welcomed 5,000 participants for the city’s first Color Run. Runners, joggers and walkers – clad primarily in bright, white T-shirts, tutus and tube socks – lined up at the starting line on the campus of Southern Maine Community College, ready […]