Lying on my back in a hospital for the past two weeks has not improved my assessment of the unimpeachable Donald J. Trump. It’s pretty clear from the Mueller report that the man and his minions committed acts and crimes that would, and should, lead to impeachment for collusion with foreign enemies and obstruction of […]
2019
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Man appeals 15-year sentence for infant’s death in Brunswick in 1979
Burton Hagar says his statements over the years about the death of his 4-month-old son, Nathan, are unreliable.
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Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Politics & Other Mistakes: On the paranoia highway
The Maine Department of Transportation is watching you. So is the Maine Turnpike Authority. Other state agencies could get in on that action, too, including nosy law-enforcement types who might have an extra-judicial interest in knowing where you’re going. This isn’t some dystopian fantasy or example of Russian collusion or what passes for everyday life […]
Posted inTimes Record
This season may be the worst yet for browntail moths in Maine
Tiny browntail moth caterpillars are starting to emerge from their winter webs at the tops of oak trees, looking for leaves to feed on and setting the stage for what the Maine Forest Service says may be the worst season yet of scratching and wheezing on the Maine coast. The caterpillars, now only a quarter of an […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. stocks suffer major losses as trade war with China escalates
The Dow closes down nearly 2.4%, with technology stocks taking a particularly hard hit.
Posted inNew England
Searchers looking for missing Dartmouth College hiker
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said there’s still a lot of snow between 2,500 feet and 4,500 feet of elevation, and many hikers have recently been finding themselves lost off trail.
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Here's Something: Maine Dems embrace on-demand abortions
Left-leaning Democrats in the Maine Legislature are quite enjoying their new-found power and quickly imposing their extreme social agenda on the rest of us. Last week, House Democrats approved a bill to spend taxpayer money on elective abortions. The 79-63 House vote on LD 820 was split along party lines, with small-government/pro-life Republicans doing their […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Mainewhile: A magical meeting of science and fiction
There I was, quietly sipping my morning coffee (propped up in bed no less, my Mother’s Day treat) when I came across a news post that made my heart skip a beat. The headline read simply, “Another Bat-Winged Dinosaur Has Been Found.” Yeah, that’s right. Another. Bat-Winged. Dinosaur. People, we have a word for this […]
Posted inTimes Record
Man appeals conviction in Brunswick child’s death in 1979
PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine man who’s serving 15 years for his infant son’s death 40 years ago is appealing to the state supreme court. An attorney for 64-four-year-old Burton “Ben” Hagar contends his statements over the years about the death of 4-month-old Nathan Hagar are inconsistent and unreliable. The appeal also questions a reliability of […]
Posted inTimes Record
Richmond farm offers goat snuggling on Mother’s Day
RICHMOND — If a greeting card isn’t cutting it anymore, Rock Bottom Farm’s annual Mother’s Day Goat Snuggle may be a good tradition to start observing. Hundreds of guests, largely small families, made the trip to Rock Bottom Farm to visit with the nannies, billies and kids and take a tour of the farm. Rock Bottom Farm […]
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