The bus carrying half a dozen students went into trees by the side of the road.
May 2014
Somerset County Jail inmate found dead
The Wilton man, who was 27, was found unresponsive during a routine security check at 2 a.m. Wednesday.
School districts can delay implementing new graduation requirements
The state’s education commissioner says some officials need more time to implement the new standards, which require student proficiency in eight academic areas.
Lack of funding to close Sweetser center in Brunswick
The center, which provides peer counseling for 1,000 mentally ill clients a year, cites a state funding cutback.
Sartoris leaves Brunswick sewer board
BRUNSWICK — Jackie Sartoris resigned May 23 from the Brunswick Sewer District Board of Trustees. Sartoris, who is opposing Ralph Tucker in the Democratic primary in state House District 50, said her discomfort at being in the center of a debate over a Town Council conflict of interest policy motivated her resignation. The council’s committee appointments […]
Obama outlines foreign policy that straddles intervention, isolation
In an address at the U.S. Military Academy, the president tries to more clearly define his approach.
Greater Portland to receive special U.S. assist to attract global manufacturers
The area is among a dozen chosen to benefit from the resources of federal agencies to support local economic development plans.
'Full speed ahead' for CEI building in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Final plans for the Coastal Enterprises headquarters on Federal Street received unanimous Planning Board approval Tuesday, putting the project on track to break ground this summer. The nonprofit finance company plans to demolish the former town office and recreation center buildings on Federal Street and build a two-story, 10,800-square-foot headquarters. John Egan, CEI’s director of housing […]
Five sculpture shows in Maine
Exhibits grace museum grounds, gardens and the jetport.
Jury convicts two men in Bangor triple murder
The trio was killed and their bodies burned after a drug dispute, police said.