A new road map envisions a transformation for the 1960s-style retail area into an attractive urban village with taller buildings, green space and improved walkability.
February 2015
State & Local Dispatches
ROCKWOOD Unidentified man dies in snowmobile accident A snowmobiler died Saturday afternoon in a crash on the east side of Mount Kineo on Moosehead Lake. Rockwood Fire & Rescue in Somerset County responded to the accident, which is being investigated by the Maine Warden Service. The name of the victim and details of the accident […]
Letter-perfect friendship endures in digital world
Long-ago pen pals from Maine and India embrace modern technology, but still sometimes communicate the old way.
In Maine, anticipation and concern over sequel to classic ‘Mockingbird’
Writers, readers and educators are ready to revisit a familiar place in ‘Go Set a Watchman,’ but the circumstances of the book’s release are controversial.
Greece’s PM reiterates leftist agenda
Alexis Tsipras says the EU’s austerity policies have been abolished by popular mandate.
Defunct Bingham mill revitalized as gym
The only health club in the Somerset County town of 1,000 is slowly adding hours and members.
Harper Lee’s lawyer key to new novel’s release
Lawyer Tonja Carter was the lynchpin in the stunning Feb. 3 announcement of a sequel to ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’
North Korea fires missiles into sea
A South Korean defense official says Sunday’s launches were the North’s second missile firings this year.
Legislation seeks to eliminate setting of bail for Maine defendants
Proponents say switching to a risk assessment system that frees more suspects would cut jail crowding and costs, but others have public safety concerns.
Australia’s leader survives a challenge
But Prime Minister Tony Abbott seems politically damaged by an internal tussle halfway through his first term.