Gov. Martha Erika Alonso and ex-Gov. Rafael Moreno Valle die when the helicopter goes down.
2018
Posted inNation & World, News
New York man maintains protest vigil at youth detention camp
Joshua Rubin packed his camper, said goodbye to his wife and son, and drove 2,200 miles to bear witness at the detention center in Tornillo, Texas, and to let the juveniles inside know that they haven’t been forgotten.
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Posted inNew England
Hiker killed by falling ice in New Hampshire
The Massachusetts woman was hiking with a group of 10 people on the Frankenstein Cliff Trail in Hart’s Location when she was struck in the head.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Walmart heirs promote charter schools among black community
Charter schools are often in urban areas with large back populations, intended as alternatives to struggling city schools.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Biblical city of Bethlehem boasts largest Christmas in years
The city is hosting what an official calls an ‘astounding’ 10,000 tourists.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Secret Santas: Charity buys, erases past-due medical debt
RIP Medical Debt uses money from donors to eliminate crushing medical debt.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Maine State Police: Unsolved homicide cases are never closed
The Butch Weed investigation is one of them.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Maine family still waiting for closure, 15 years after man’s killing
‘It’s important we don’t let the community forget,’ says a sister of ‘Butch’ Weed of Wilton.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Ecology School prepares to build new home in Saco, and it’ll be among Maine’s greenest
Plans call for breaking ground in the spring on a dormitory and dining hall due to open in 2020.
Posted inNation & World
Russian envoy: Bad relations with U.S. unlikely to improve
Vassily Nebenzia also says the Trump administration should offer some incentives to North Korea to move forward toward denuclearization.