A jury rules that Perley Goodrich Jr. was sane when he fatally shot his 76-year-old father in Newport in 2009.
April 2011
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When it comes to peace, Maine’s No. 1
Defining peace as an absence of violence, a think tank ranks New Hampshire and Vermont 2 and 3 respectively.
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Mainer charged with bid to solicit murder
The 40-year-old Mars Hill man could get 30 years in prison.
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Bill on 100-mile casino rule specifies road miles
The Oxford site chosen for a casino is only 94 miles as the crow flies from the Hollywood Slots in Bangor. By road, it’s 125.
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Lawmakers review 2 bills to curb school bullying
One bill would require school boards to adopt formal policies to control so-called cyberbullying.
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State’s education chief visits northern Maine
Stephen Bowen visits Houlton this morning, followed by a public forum tonight in Caribou.
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Waterville, Winslow, Oakland police complaints
Vehicle accident, assault, vehicle burglary
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Texas A&M wins national title
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — No one was paying too much attention last week when Texas A&M coach Gary Blair proclaimed: “We’re going to win a national championship.”
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SNAPSHOT: A sweet time of year
Jan Goranson, left, hugs Bob Gleason while he visits Goranson and her husband, Rob Johanson, in the sugar shack at Goranson Farm in Dresden. The husband and wife team boiled more than 300 gallons of sap this maple syrup season, according to Johanson. Gleason operated an adjoining spread, Green Point Farm, until he retired and […]
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Catholic church holds day of atonement
The Rev. George Hickey conducts the daily mass Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church in Hallowell during a “special day of atonement” designated by the leader of Maine’s Catholics, Bishop Richard Malone. The Bishop requested that Catholic churches across Maine remain open for a few hours for prayer and penance to heal the wounds of clergy […]