His comeback bid falls victim to low ratings.
May 2014
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The humble Farmer: My life makes the pig-owning old woman look like a genius
Mother Goose tales have lost none of their popularity and their social message is as valid as ever.
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Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
On Baseball: Injured Youkilis not quite ready to say it’s over
Kevin Youkilis, the former Red Sox star, was released from his contract in Japan
Posted inNation & World, News
FDA updates advice on mercury content
But the commissioner says the agency still won’t require mercury levels on packages of seafood.
Posted inNation & World
Officer fired for dumping wheelchair-bound teen
SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco Bay Area school district has fired a high school security officer who faces a felony charge after he repeatedly slapped a handcuffed, wheelchair-bound student suffering from cerebral palsy and dumped him onto the floor, authorities said. The May 19 attack at Oakland High School was caught on surveillance footage […]
Posted inNews
Local & State Dispatches
Bangor Wife convicted of murder for killing husband in 2011 A Bangor woman was found guilty of murder Friday for killing her husband in 2011 in a jealous rage – using pliers, a box cutter and a plastic baseball bat. Superior Court Justice E. Allen Hunter described Roxanne Jeskey’s actions as “monstrous savagery” when he […]
Posted inBusiness
Facebook CEO gives millions to schools
The $120 million philanthropic effort by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, will be spread over the next five years.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine potato processing plant expands in The County
Naturally Potatoes plans improvements at its Mars Hill plant to increase production by 25 percent next year.
Posted inNation & World
Friend of Tsarnaevs accused of obstruction
The Kyrgyzstan native, who dined with the two brothers after the bombing, enters no plea.
Posted inNation & World
Sales representative charged in theft of human skin
Philadelphia police say they don’t know what happened to skin grafts valued at $1,700 each.