VATICAN CITY — Angelina Jolie has met with rock stars, refugees and royalty. The actress, director and U.N. special envoy added pontiff to the list on Thursday, meeting with Pope Francis briefly after screening her film “Unbroken” to some Vatican officials and ambassadors. The Vatican said Jolie and two of her children were on hand […]
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Posted inNation & World, News
Connecticut court upholds forced chemotherapy for teen
Doctors say the treatment, which the girl and her mother oppose, gives her an 85 percent chance of survival.
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Posted inBusiness, News
Madison, Skowhegan officials seek help in dealing with devaluation crisis
Local and state leaders from the two communities met Thursday to discuss proposed laws to address large drops in taxable value at the towns’ paper mills.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Windham teenager accused of threatening schools denies terrorizing charges
Justin Woodbury, 16, will continue to be held at Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland for now.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
LePage nominates legal counsel to serve on Public Utilities Commission
Carlisle McLean would join the three-member board at a time of heightened concern about energy costs in Maine.
Posted inCops & Courts, News
Three charged with meth trafficking on Vinalhaven
Acting on a tip, police seize material that could be used to make the drug from a tool shed on the island.
Posted inNation & World, News
Extreme cold nationwide: Fatalities, no school, delayed transit
On the top of Mount Washington, the temperature plunged to 33 below zero, and in Phoenix, in case you’re wondering, it hit 80.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bath home 'probably a total loss' after fire
BATH — Firefighters who went to Libby Court Thursday morning to respond to a report of a car fire inside a garage quickly found the flames had spread to a carport and throughout the attached home. Crews were called shortly after 8:30 a.m. to 4 Libby Court, a 1 1/2-story home owned by Patricia Prevorsek, […]
Posted inMaine, News
Body of missing Kennebunk woman found at Wells Harbor
Kathryn J. Ryan, 61, had been missing since Sunday, and her vehicle was found Wednesday on Drakes Island in Wells.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Billy McMillon to return as Sea Dogs manager
He will have a new staff: Hitting coach Rich Gedman and pitching coach Bob Kipper are headed to Pawtucket.