FALL RIVER, Mass. Hernandez murder trial delayed by snowstorm The murder trial of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez, which was to resume Monday, has been delayed a day due to a major snowstorm coming to the region. Monday’s delay is the fourth snow day in the trial’s two-week span. Hernandez is charged with […]
February 2015
Posted inElections, Politics
Bush may pin ’16 hopes on common touch
The likely Republican presidential candidate seeks to evade pitfalls that helped sink Mitt Romney.
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Events
BRUNSWICK Civil War speaker to tell stories about 5th Maine The next Joshua L. Chamberlain Civil War Round Table Lecture is set for 7 p.m. Thursday at Curtis Memorial Library’s Morrell Room, 23 Pleasant St. Speaker Curtis Mildner will present the talk “True, Untrue, Surprising and Amazing Stories of the Soldiers of the 5th Maine.” […]
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Briefs
WELLS Junior high student wins local geography competition Wells Junior High School eighth-grader Matt Chase won the school’s geography bee, in the first round of the 27th annual National Geography Bee. He also was the 2013 local champion. Fellow eighth-grader Spencer Poulin was the runner-up and other finalists were Hannah Chase, Covy Dufort, Tori Hayward, […]
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Potluck
Wednesday Free meal, 5 to 6 p.m., My Place Teen Center, Foster Street entrance, Westbrook. Offered in collaboration with Wayside Food Program, Trinity Lutheran Church and the center. Roast chicken, stuffing, dessert, 5 to 6:30 p.m., VFW Post 832, 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland. Per person: $7. Thursday Shepherd’s pie lunch, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, […]
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College notes
Graduations Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa.: Kristen Felt, Scarborough, cum laude. Castleton College, Vermont: Matthew Caiazzo, Portland. Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colo.; Emilie Garand, Portland. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta: Allen Mazerolle, Falmouth; Kathryn Nickerson, Springvale. Miami University, Oxford, Ohio: Matti Richard Ingraham, Cumberland.
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Births
Several area hospitals no longer provide birth announcements for publication. We will publish birth announcements from parents. Forms and instructions are available here. For more information, please call 791-6300. Mid Coast Hospital Liam Daniel Millard, born Jan. 21 to Timothy and Lynzie (Fenohr) Millard, Topsham. Karavellis McMoll Peaslee, born Jan. 25 to Gage Peaslee and Jessica […]
Posted inMaine, News
Maine lawmakers look for fix for the welfare ‘cliff’
There’s some bipartisan agreement that current rules provide disincentives for recipients to seek work.
Posted inLife & Culture
SpongeBob soaking up the box-office dollars
The animated Nickelodean character retains his family-friendly appeal.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Schools should take lead to fight student hunger
Free and reduced-price meals are underused, and districts have to get creative to boost participation.