– The Associated Press NORWICH, Conn. – Retired Connecticut fisherman Jim Henry, who learned to read at age 91 and published his first book at 98, has died. Henry’s granddaughter, Marlisa McLaughlin, told The Day of New London that Henry died Sunday at The William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich after suffering pneumonia. He was […]
2013
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Tuesday Boosting Your Web Traffic: Ensure your business is found online,” 2 to 4:30 p.m. at SCORE Offices, 100 Middle St., Portland. The fee is $35 with online registration. For more details and to register, visit www.scoremaine.com or call 772-1147 weekday mornings. Job Fair, 9 a.m. to noon, with 35 employers recruiting for open […]
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Where there’s smoke, there may be a city ban
Public health officials propose to ban smoking in prominent public spaces like Monument Square in an effort to limit exposure to secondhand smoke.
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Waterboro man wanted in Florida for dealing in stolen property
A routine warrants check reveals that Michael Bowers is wanted in Florida on several charges.
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Lyman felon arrested for possessing firearm
Mark Cote allegedly fired a rifle into the air while walking on a trail in the York County town of Lyman.
Posted inNews
Portland favors transit link to Auburn
Some see benefits from a new train or bus service. Councilors also hire a deputy city manager.
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Mainer has stake in moms-took-DES trial
A Boston case is likely to affect a class-action suit with plaintiffs such as a Richmond woman plagued by illness.
Posted inNation & World
Drilling barge pulled from rocks off Alaska island
Towed for 12 hours and 45 miles through swells as high as 15 feet, the vessel is now in the shelter of a Kodiak Island bay.
Posted inNews, Outdoors
Where wild boar came from still a mystery, official says
A state biologist says a wild boar killed in Somerset County in November did not have rabies or any of the swine viruses domestic pig owners worry about. Where the boar came from, however, remains unknown. “It’s kind of a mystery, still,” Kendall Marden, a wildlife biologist with the state Department of Inland Fisheries and […]
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‘Oh, What a Lovely War!’ creator dies
Charles Chilton developed the original concept for the satirical antiwar musical of the 1960s.