BANGOR (AP) — A jury has started deliberating the case of a Maine man charged with using a crowbar to fatally beat a construction company owner in a property dispute. Attorneys in the murder trial of 50-year-old Peter Robinson of Bradford made their closing statements Monday before jurors in Penobscot County Superior Court in Bangor […]
2013
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Debate gets heated on union-targeted bills
AUGUSTA (AP) — A legislative hearing on two Republican-sponsored bills that would make Maine a “right-to-work” state and reduce the power of unions got heated. The bills at issue on Monday were introduced by Amherst Republican state Rep. Lawrence Lockman. One would prohibit mandatory union membership or payment of union dues as a condition of […]
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CALENDAR
Tue/2 MISCELLANEOUS FREE GAME DAY, noon-3 p.m., Richmond Senior Citizen’s Group, 164 Pleasant St.; starts with lunch, followed by variety of games; transportation or more info, Barbara Barter 737-2190. DISCOVERING GREAT ARTISTS: “Georgia O’Keeffe,” 3:30-4:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; hands-on art history series; 443-5141, ext. 17. GENEALOGY GET-TOGETHER, 6:30- 7:30 p.m., […]
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My hair falls nearly to my waist, and I go to great lengths to maintain it and keep it free of split ends. Many of my friends, both male and female, have grown out their hair over the years and donated it to cancer charities. While I think it’s a beautiful act of […]
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Remember Vietnam
No conflict since the Civil War divided the nation as much as the long, slow war in Vietnam, a war that saw more than 2.5 million Americans serve and cost 58,202 soldiers their lives. Political turmoil at home meant there were no ticker-tape parades for returning veterans. Instead, despite their sacrifice, they were sometimes treated […]
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Dogged by police
There’s no place like home. It’s where the heart is. It’s one’s castle. It’s a family’s refuge, their retreat, where they expect to be safe and warm and dry. And free from prying eyes. And sniffing dogs. The home is a place apart. Most people see it that way. Thankfully, so too does a majority […]