Authorities say the driver of a bus that hit a Boston overpass had no business operating on that road.
2013
Posted inNews
Kerry calls foreign officials in first day on job
The new Secretary of State calls Palestinian, Israeli, Turkish, Canadian and Mexican officials.
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Posted inNews, Sports
Goodell: ‘Absolutely’ would let son play football
The NFL commissioner declines to confirm that there is a proven connection between football and medical problems in retired players.
Posted inNews
‘Sniper’ SEAL gunned down at firing range
Chris Kyle and a friend were fatally shot by an Iraq War veteran they tried to help.
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Most animals rescued from burning Buckfield barn
Fire investigators are using video from a barn surveillance camera to determine the cause of the 11 Jim Warren Rd. blaze.
Posted inNews
Bar Harbor college offers free electric car charge-ups
College of the Atlantic has opened a solar-powered electric charging station to any vehicle needing a recharge.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Super Bowl Matchups
Matchups for the Super Bowl between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in New Orleans: WHEN RAVENS HAVE THE BALL When QB Joe Flacco (5) looks out from behind center Matt Birk (77) on Super Bowl Sunday, he could be seeing two things: $$$$, and the fiercest defense he’s faced all season. […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Abuse victims’ needs often given scant attention
Files show that Los Angeles archdiocese officials sprang into action over ecclesiastical missteps while ignoring alleged abuse.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Author Q & A: Good Dog
Eleanor Morse went to Botswana with her then-husband, a resident of the country, in the 1970s, shortly after graduating from Swarthmore. She worked there for several years. After living in Botswana, she moved to Maine – first the midcoast, then Portland, then Peaks Island, where she now lives. She worked at various jobs but she […]
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Dine Out Maine: Food surprises at comfortable, fun Montsweag Roadhouse
About a year ago, a friend pulled me aside and claimed that Montsweag Roadhouse served the best fish tacos anywhere. This kind of comment requires investigation. And so my frequent drive-bys finally became a stop-in-and-dine. From the outside, Montsweag Roadhouse looks the same as it did 30 or so years ago, when it was Montsweag […]