City councilors prepare to vote on a design for the added green space in a poor neighborhood working to rehabilitate itself.
May 2014
More Mainers serving lobster in distant places
Low startup costs help chefs in trucks spread the state’s signature foods to other regions, and business is booming.
Sea Dogs’ 1-2 punch knocks out Reading
Deven Marrero has a homer and four RBI while Mookie Betts has two hits and scores three runs.
Healthier school meals still hard for some students to stomach
School districts across the U.S. are seeking foods that meet federal standards and appeal to kids.
Jackie Fries, rare girl Rascal, dies at 88
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jackie Lynn Taylor Fries, a pioneering TV personality and show business veteran who was one of the Little Rascals in the beloved “Our Gang” comedy films, died Monday with Alzheimer’s disease, her husband said. She was 88. Known mostly as Jackie Lynn Taylor, Fries spent more than 70 years in the public […]
Missouri felon forgotten by courts walks free
The judge says Cornealious ‘Mike’ Anderson reformed himself in the 13 years since he was sentenced.
Research suggests acid rain already harming sea creatures
Shells of tiny sea snails are showing damage ‘years earlier than projected,’ a researcher reports.
Syrian rebels trading booby trap, IED locations for safe passage
They wait for a truce to go into effect so they may leave the old city district of Homs.
Portland council sends $102 million budget for schools to voters
The proposal for 2014-15 calls for a 3.3 percent increase and no layoffs of teachers.
Syrian Opposition Coalition will get boost from U.S.
The Obama administration announces $27 million in new aid and enhanced diplomatic standing.