BOSTON (AP) — Shellfishing areas will be restored and recreational activities will be enhanced under the second round of remediation projects to clean up the Massachusetts and Rhode Island shorelines damaged in a 2003 oil spill in Buzzards Bay, state and federal environmental officials said Friday. The nearly $4.3 million plan includes the restoration of […]
October 2014
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Workshop on sparrows offered by Audubon
WELLS — Want to learn more about the many sparrow species that breed in and migrate through Maine? Want to know the difference between a sparrow and a finch? How can one bird be both a bunting and a sparrow? Why are longspurs no longer sparrows? Answers to these and more questions will be answered […]
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Reeling Patriots set to host unbeaten Bengals
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — One team is thriving with a stingy defense. The other is struggling with an inept offense. Both face a critical test when they meet Sunday night. Are the unbeaten Cincinnati Bengals that good? Are the New England Patriots that bad? “It’s a good chance for us to go out there and put […]
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Volk to challenge Boyle in Senate 30
The race for the State Senate District 30 seat, encompassing parts of Buxton, Scarborough and Gorham, has shaped up to be a contest between Democratic incumbent James A. Boyle and Republican challenger Amy F. Volk. ”¢ Boyle, 56, of Gorham, runs Boyle Associates, an environmental consulting firm. He’s been the sitting senator in the district […]
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A Western tilt stands out for healthy, happy NHL
Hockey is a booming business right now. After an attention-grabbing Olympic trip and an exciting postseason for the scandal-free NHL, revenue and television ratings have risen to record levels across a largely healthy, happy league. Yet the NHL ice is tilted decidedly to the West, and the continental divide might even grow this season. A […]
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Youth club would be an inspiring reuse of church
Earlier this week, Affordable Housing, the development arm of the Biddeford Housing Authority, announced that it has purchased the former St. Andre’s church building, convent and a nearby senior housing apartment complex. This is great news for Biddeford, and especially for the Bacon Street neighborhood, where the church is located. Not only will the convent […]
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Santorini’s sights linger on the mind
Have you ever had jet lag? I have, and I was embarrassed as I nodded off at a special event after my recent trip to Greece. That led folks to asking me what my favorite part of the trip was. Santorini is different from the other islands of the Cyclades: It is an island borne […]
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N.H. judge’s bid to cut sex assault sentence draws ire
CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire judge’s intent to reduce the prison sentence he handed down days earlier in a child sex assault case has sparked outrage by prosecutors, police, victim advocates and the victim. Carroll County Superior Court Judge David Garfunkel on Sept. 26 sentenced Joshua Baud of Wakefield to serve 7 1/2 years […]
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Skowhegan educator named teacher of the year
SKOWHEGAN (AP) — A longtime special educator at Skowhegan Area Middle School is Maine’s Teacher of the Year. Education Commissioner Jim Rier presented the award to Jennifer Dorman at a surprise assembly at the school on Thursday. The Farmington resident is a seventh-and-eight-grade special education and reading intervention teacher. She says she always wanted to […]