CUMBERLAND — Shovels plunged into the dirt Friday, May 2, and pipes will soon be going into the ground in Cumberland, Falmouth and Yarmouth, as natural gas service is expanded to the three communities. Summit Natural Gas announced at a groundbreaking ceremony at the Cumberland Fairgrounds that it has hired with Shaw Brothers of Gorham and […]
May 2014
Posted inNation & World, News
Connecticut teen charged in stabbing shows psychosis, lawyer says
The boy who is accused of killing a girl in a school hallway on prom day is undergoing psychiatric evaluation and will be tried as an adult.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Ukraine offensive sparks deadly clashes in Odessa
At Russia’s request, the U.N. Security Council is meeting in an emergency session.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Boehner to appoint special Benghazi committee
He says emails released this week show that the Obama administration withheld documents from congressional investigators.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. gains 288,000 jobs, most in 2 years
At 6.3 percent, the unemployment rate reaches its lowest point since 2008, and future growth appears to be facing fewer hurdles.
Posted inMaine, News
Grisly scene described in Maine triple murder trial
First responders and a former state medical examiner describe the burned-out car and the three bodies inside.
Posted inMaine, News
Obama, Merkel threaten new sanctions against Russia
Obama says he will use the sanctions if Russia disrupts Ukraine presidential election scheduled for May 25.
Posted inNation & World, News
Trial begins for man accused of fatally beating son on Father’s Day
The boy lived with his grandmother in Eufaula, Ala., but came to Massachusetts to spend the summer with his father.
Posted inNation & World, News
Landslide in Afghanistan leaves at least 350 dead, 2,000 missing
The provincial governor says the landslide buried some 300 homes – about a third of all the houses in the village.
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
New virtual school holds info session
SCARBOROUGH – The Maine Connections Academy, the state’s first full-time, tuition-free, virtual public charter school for students in grades 7–12, will host an informational session, noon-1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, at the Homewood Suites on Southborough Drive in Scarborough. The event is designed for families interested in learning more about how virtual schools works […]