DHAKA, Bangladesh — The death toll from a weekend ferry disaster in central Bangladesh rose to 70 on Monday, as divers finished their search after the vessel was lifted to the surface and towed to shore. A local government administrator, Rasheda Ferdousi, said the area of the river around the accident site was still being […]
February 2015
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March into May aims to raise library awareness
Springvale Public Library and Goodall Memorial Library are teaming up to bring awareness to the importance of public libraries in the community and how libraries can play a role in supplying resources for a healthy lifestyle. “Let’s March into May” is a 10-week program in which participants try to complete several activities listed on the […]
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Seven locals headed to New Englands
SANFORD — Seven local wrestlers have punched their tickets to the New England Wrestling Championships after placing in the top three at Saturday’s qualifier held at Sanford High School. Massabesic will send three wrestlers to North Andover, Massachusetts on March 6-7, while Biddeford qualified two wrestlers and both Sanford and Wells will have one wrestler […]
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New US Pentagon chief convenes unusual counter-IS meeting
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter convened an extraordinary war council Monday on Iraq’s doorstep, six days after taking office, to discuss the nitty-gritty of the administration’s oft-criticized strategy for countering the Islamic State militant group and probe for gaps and weaknesses. The Army general commanding the war effort in Iraq and […]
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Phased Iran-US nuclear deal taking shape
GENEVA — The United States and Iran are shaping the contours of a deal that would initially freeze Tehran’s nuclear program but would allow it to slowly ramp up activities that could be used to make nuclear arms over the last years of the agreement’s duration. Officials from some of the six-power talks with Iran […]
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Transportation infrastructure vital to growing economy
As we keep trying to dig ourselves out of the massive amounts of snow we’ve had so far this winter, I’d like to thank those who work so hard to keep our roads safe. It is not an easy job, particularly in a winter like we’ve had. I would also (as I’m sure would many […]
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Striking FairPoint workers ratify tentative agreement
PORTLAND — FairPoint Communications workers ratified a new contract during three days of voting, ending a four-month strike by more than 1,700 workers in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, two unions announced Sunday. Workers for northern New England’s primary telephone company were eager to return to their jobs this week after a bitter strike in […]
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Bruins rout Blackhawks 6-2, end 6-game losing streak
CHICAGO (AP) ”“ Patrice Bergeron was happier that the Boston Bruins ended their losing streak than he was about reaching a personal milestone. Bergeron opened the scoring with his 200th goal, then added two assists in Boston’s four-goal second period and the Bruins snapped a season-high six-game losing streak with a 6-2 rout of the […]
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Casino money misses states’ expectations
HARTFORD, Conn. — For anyone betting on the Northeast’s casino bonanza, the odds are long on projects hitting financial expectations. In the last several states to open casinos ”“ Ohio, Maryland and Pennsylvania ”“ overall revenue is coming in below baseline forecasts, according to a review of state tax data. Officials blame miscalculations of spending […]
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The Nashua (N.H.) Telegraph, Feb. 12:
It is entirely too much to ask members of Congress to fix our nation’s broken campaign finance system. They are, after all, utterly beholden to it. Our elected officials depend on a vast universe of corporations, labor unions and wealthy individuals to finance their campaigns, and many believe that money has corrupted the political process […]