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PublishedMarch 7, 2020
On this date in Maine history: March 7
March 7, 2019: The Skowhegan-based School Administrative District 54 board votes 14-9 to discontinue the use of “Indians” in reference to the district’s sports teams. The decision follows five years of bitter, high-profile debate about the name. The district consists of Canaan, Cornville, Mercer, Norridgewock, Skowhegan and Smithfield. Many Skowhegan-area residents oppose dropping the name, […]
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PublishedMarch 6, 2020
On this date in Maine history: March 6
March 6, 2014: The Harold Alfond Foundation announces that all Maine resident babies automatically will be awarded a $500 college grant. The Portland-based foundation, which its namesake established in 1950, supports health care, education, youth development and other causes in Maine. By 2003 it had donated more than $100 million to charity. Alfond (1914-2007), a […]
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PublishedMarch 5, 2020
On this date in Maine history: March 5
March 5, 1801: Army Maj. Gen. Henry Dearborn (1751-1829), a Revolutionary War veteran and longtime Gardiner resident, begins eight years as secretary of war under President Thomas Jefferson. Dearborn had fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill and was captured by the British during Benedict Arnold’s ill-fated 1775 March to Quebec. Released in a prisoner […]
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PublishedMarch 4, 2020
Portland police officers now allowed to have (some) tattoos
The new policy is intended to catch up with changing social standards and open the door to qualified recruits.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2020
On this date in Maine history: March 4
March 4, 1805: Oxford County, Maine’s seventh county and the second without a seacoast, is formed from parts of York and Cumberland counties. The home of many summer camps, the rural county is the most populous in Maine to lack a portion of the interstate highway system. March 4, 1861: Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891), a Hampden […]
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PublishedMarch 3, 2020
On this date in Maine history: March 3
March 3, 1820: The U.S. Senate’s acceptance of a provision that slavery be permitted in Missouri – which would become a state in 1821 – fulfills a compromise that clears the way for Maine to become a state 12 days later. News that Maine’s admission to the Union is linked to the slavery question sparks […]
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PublishedMarch 2, 2020
On this date in Maine history: March 2
March 2, 1797: Massachusetts Gov. Sam Adams signs a bill approved by the state’s legislature, known as the General Court, calling for a referendum in the District of Maine about whether Maine should separate from Massachusetts. The General Court acted in response to petitions received from Maine. The vote is scheduled for May. Unlike a […]
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PublishedMarch 1, 2020
On this date in Maine history: March 1
March 1, 1642: Gorgeana, a Maine community named after Sir Ferdinando Gorges, a co-founder of the Colonial-era Province of Maine, becomes the first incorporated city in America. It is now the town of York. Gorges sent his cousin Thomas Gorges in 1639 from England to Maine as his deputy. The latter, a trained lawyer who […]
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2020
On this date in Maine history: Feb. 29
Feb. 29, 1820: The Portland-based Eastern Argus newspaper reports that William King, soon to become Maine’s first governor, led a successful effort to convince the Massachusetts General Court to grant a two-year extension to Maine on the terms of its separation from Massachusetts. The court’s action removed one of the final obstacles to Maine’s statehood, […]
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2020
On this date in Maine history: Feb. 28
Feb. 28, 1890: Bath Iron Works wins its first contract for the construction of complete ships – two iron gunboats for the U.S. Navy. Flags are hoisted at the shipyard and the yard’s whistles issue three loud blasts at noon to celebrate the occasion. The award accelerates the rush to convert the yard’s South Division […]
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