NORTH MUSKEGON, Mich. When he was diagnosed, Steve Neading told his wife to leave him. It wasn’t because he didn’t love her. It was because he did and he didn’t want her to suffer. Steve and his wife, Carla Rae Neading, had learned that he has hepatitis C and he didn’t want her to live […]

In the early months of 1863, the Union decided to dispatch ironclad vessels to reinforce the blockade of Southeast Atlantic seaports operated by the Confederacy. The USS Montauk attempted on Feb. 1, 1863, to destroy the Confederate defense works at Fort McAllister, Ga., a point of land near the coast close to the Georgia city […]

LONDON (AP) — The art world loves hype. Works are touted as the biggest, the rarest, the most expensive. Even in an age of superlatives, the British Museum has something special — the oldest known figurative art in the world. The artworks on display in the new exhibition “Ice Age Art” are so old that […]

PHIPPSBURG The Board of Selectmen on Wednesday night recognized the Phippsburg Fire and Rescue Auxiliary as its choice for the 2012 Spirit of America Award. Maine Spirit of America has invited the Fire and Rescue Auxiliary and Phippsburg officials to a ceremony honoring Sagadahoc County’s winners, scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 12. The celebration in the […]

PORTLAND A Bath man on Wednesday pled guilty to possession of child pornography. Joseph Finocchiaro, 61, faces up to 10 years imprisonment and a fine of up to $250,000. He will be sentenced following completion of a pre-sentence report by the United States Probation Office. United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced Finocchiaro pled […]

BRUNSWICK The National Weather Service has announced a Blizzard Warning is in effect from 6 PM Friday to 4 PM EST Saturday for the immediate coast of Maine from Cumberland County north. Forecasters say to expect heavy snow with blizzard conditions and accumulations of 18 to 24 inches. A light snow will begin falling early Friday morning […]