If the South Portland City Council were batting .500 as a baseball team, its performance would be outstanding. But .500 isn’t good enough on a pair of proposed zoning revisions now before the elected officials. Councilors endorsed the provisions last week, sending both of them to second and final votes on May 19. One change […]
May 2014
Sickly bald eagle found sitting on Bangor sidewalk
The eagle did not have any obvious injuries, but experts suspect it is suffering from lead poisoning and possibly poisoning from other toxins.
Nigerian extremist leader demands fighter release
This is the first video evidence of the girls and young women since more than 300 were kidnapped from a northeastern school in the pre-dawn hours of April 15.
For networks, airing Michael Sam’s kiss is business as usual
But it’s inevitable, says one observer, that for football and sports in general ‘it’s an image that will last.’
NBA: Wife can’t keep Clippers if Sterling is ousted
‘These are the rules to which all NBA owners agreed to as a condition of owning their team.’
Waterville man to receive diploma 22 years after he quit high school
Tony Bernard walked a tough road before becoming one of many to get a diploma through adult ed classes.
Waterville man to receive diploma 22 years after he quit high school
Tony Bernard walked a tough road before becoming one of many to get a diploma through adult ed classes.
Boys Lacrosse: Yachtsmen sail past Falcons, 17-4
Freeport’s Sam Wogan earned a hat trick in his team’s home bout with Falmouth Thursday afternoon, but his efforts weren’t enough to keep the Falcons aloft. Despite a stellar second quarter, they ultimately fell 17-4. The loss drops Freeport to 3-2; they began the season with three solid victories – two over Fryeburg and one […]
Maine man, 19, dies after canoe capsizes
Two other Presque Isle men who were in the canoe were able to swim to shore.
Law to clear Maine’s foreclosure backlog has its doubters
The state’s changes will help but don’t do enough to speed up a very slow legal process, banks say.