The first Yarmouth Clam Festival parade chair was spotted at the corner of Main and Elm streets Wednesday. It’s a tradition in town to put parade chairs out days in advance, but this must be a new record: the 50th festival – always the third weekend in July – is about 150 days away. If […]
February 2015
Posted inHealth
Interactive data: Maine’s 2014-2015 flu season
Compare county-by-county statistics or week-by-week numbers.
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U.S. Olympic hockey team will reunite to ‘Relive the Miracle’ of 1980
American college kids triumphed in an improbable matchup against the Soviets, one of the best teams in hockey.
Posted inMaine, News
Repairman falls through skylight at Auburn Mall
George Beam of Biddeford was critically injured when he crashed from the roof to the floor below.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Scarborough library earns 'Family Place' certification
SCARBOROUGH — The Scarborough Public Library will soon join a group of about 15 libraries across Maine that are certified Family Place Libraries. Librarians in Scarborough have been seeking the certification since 2008, when they first submitted an application to the national organization for accreditation. The first informal model began at Middle Country Public Library in […]
Posted inNation & World, News
N.H. former executive to plead guilty in botched suicide crash
He was charged after the 2013 crash killed a 24-year-old pregnant woman and her 29-year-old fiance.
Posted inNation & World, News
Witness: Aaron Hernandez said ‘my endorsements are gone’ after police questioned him
A relative of the fiancee of the former Patriots’ star says Hernandez appeared ‘cool, calm, collected’ after the episode.
Posted inMaine, News
Century-old baseball cards bring $225,000 at auction in Biddeford
A baseball signed by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig sells for $5,000, as does a Ty Cobb card from the ‘Portland trove.’
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Health care sign-ups in Maine jump to nearly 75,000 in 2015
That’s a 69 percent increase in the second year of coverage as residents take advantage of ACA premium subsidies.