The group is making a second attempt to put the issue before voters, this time aiming for the November election.
December 2016
Portland girls welcome new coach, fall at home to Sanford
New Portland girls’ basketball coach Gerry Corcoran talks with senior captains Kate Johnson (3) and Taylor Sargent during the Bulldogs’ 50-37 home loss to Sanford Tuesday afternoon. BOX SCORE Sanford 50 Portland 37 S- 15 8 16 11- 50 P- 12 11 3 11- 37 S- Cote 4-7-15, Cyr 3-7-13, Allen 1-6-8, M. O’Connell 2-1-5, Ledue […]
Suspicious bag that led to Trump Tower evacuation held only toys
The president-elect is not at his Manhattan home but at his estate in Florida.
Girls’ basketball: Sanford defeats Portland, 50-37
Freshman Paige Cote and sophomore Julia Cyr record double-doubles for the Spartans.
Director who oversaw Bigelow Lab expansion, Graham Shimmield, dies at 58
The internationally known oceanographer led the research institute in East Boothbay during a time of transformation.
Dozens of rural Maine townships opt out of fast-track wind power zone
About 40 communities ask to be removed, which means that wind power companies would have to go through a rezoning process to build in those places.
Three Waterville Public Works trucks slide off icy roads
Crews were out for nearly 12 hours Monday night into Tuesday morning, and are now gearing up for Thursday’s expected storm.
Falmouth couple still climbing Mother's Mountain after 35 years
FALMOUTH — More than three decades have passed since Carol Tanner, using her mother’s recipe, sold her first jar of mustard under the Mother’s Mountain label. Today the business is still going strong, with five different mustard flavors, two types of hot sauces and a range of jams and salad dressings, along with a variety […]
Post-holiday mall fights across the country result in arrests
Many of the melees seem to have involved young people.
Buffalo Bills fire coach Rex Ryan after elimination from playoff contention
The former Jets coach was 15-16 in two seasons with Buffalo.