They don’t happen every year, but they are, for many, a welcome break from the cold. While this hasn’t been a blockbuster winter, we have seen close to normal snowfall in much of the state and above normal snowfall across the mountains and parts of coastal Maine including Portland. Overall in December, temperatures were milder […]
2013
Antique cars destroyed in Winterport fire
A car and a pickup truck, both built in the 1940s, were a total loss.
Obama taps Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA
The president announces his choice of Hagel even as critics questioned the pick over issues including Hagel’s views on Israel and Iran.
Mass. man attacked by bobcat in his garage
Roger Mundell Jr. went into the garage Sunday morning to fetch some tie-down ratchet straps for a friend when the animal attacked.
Maine gasoline prices rise 2 cents
The price of gas in Maine is 28 cents above the national average, which was unchanged in the past week.
Search for Maine snowmobilers awaits break in weather
The warden service says sonar has revealed areas of interest in Rangeley Lake where divers want to investigate this week.
Lewiston man’s murder attempt trial moved to Portland
Cleveland Cruthirds, 26, is charged with attempted murder, elevated aggravated assault, aggravated assault and burglary.
Defendant’s child: ‘He shot my mom’
The oldest of victim Renee Sandora’s four children testifies about the 2011 killings he witnessed in New Gloucester.
BOYS BASKETBALL: High-scoring Scarborough beats Thornton
SACO – With just one starter over 6 feet tall and no one in the regular rotation standing over 6-foot-2, the Scarborough boys basketball team knows that in order to win games in a tough SMAA they’re going to have to play to their strengths – speed and shooting. For last Friday night’s game against […]
Maine’s First Ship endures in Bath
With the same hardiness and commitment that launched the first “Virginia” from the banks of Popham in 1609, a group of volunteers for Maine’s First Ship is determined to recreate the historic vessel. But the replica pinnace — a fast boat that carries a lot of cargo for its 40-foot size — won’t sail for […]