Whoopie pies and the labor mural are about the only news we have read in the newspaper or have seen on local television channels. The whoopie pie story is a joke, considering all the problems we actually have to address in the state. How many Mainers ever heard about or saw the mural before it […]
April 2011
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Waterville council OKs proposed $36.4 million budget
WATERVILLE — City councilors Tuesday night voted 7-0 to approve a proposed $36.4 million municipal and school budget for 2011-12.
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No positive ID on pilot killed in Biddeford crash
A spokesman for the state medical examiner says DNA tests will be used to positively identify the victim.
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Fewer deer permits to help Maine’s herd grow
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is proposing a reduction of 22,435 permits or 46 percent from 2010.
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Train derails, stops traffic in Old Town
OLD TOWN — Officials say a train has derailed in the central Maine town of Old Town. Public safety officials told the Bangor Daily News that several cars on a 33-car Pan Am train came off the tracks this morning on French Island in the Penobscot River. None of the cars tipped over and nobody […]
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Opinions divided on iPads for kindergartners
PORTLAND — Kindergarten is supplementing crayons, finger paints and flashcards with iPads, a development that excites supporters but that detractors worry is wasted on pupils too young to appreciate the expense. Next fall, nearly 300 kindergartners in Auburn will become the latest batch of youngsters around the country to get iPad2 touchpad tablets to […]
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Bill requiring majority vote for governor rejected
The Senate’s rejection of the bill today virtually ends its chances of passage this term.
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Shuttles going to Fla., Calif., suburban DC
The announcement comes on the 30th anniversary of the first space shuttle flight and the 50th anniversary of man’s first journey into space.
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Augusta’s population rose 3.1%
Augusta gained 576 residents in the decade that ended in 2010, according to newly released Census figures. The population of Maine’s capital city grew 3.1 percent, from 18,560 in 2000 to 19,136 in 2010, according to the Census. By comparison, Portland grew 3 percent during the period, Bangor grew 5 percent, Lewiston grew 2.5 percent, […]