The man who killed a police officer was described as a typical college student, making it difficult to understand why he’d commit an armed robbery and then, apparently at random, target a cop before killing himself.
December 2011
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LePage wants to shield ‘working papers’ from public
The governor’s lawyer said LePage and his inner circle shouldn’t have to hand over papers that other lawmakers don’t have to.
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Obama presses GOP on consumer-watchdog delay
President Obama is pressing Republicans to approve his pick to head a new consumer-watchdog office, but Republicans say the consumer-protection bureau is too strong.
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Maine gets $3.4M in rural grants
Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins say the funding will go toward improving health-care access and job-training services to residents in rural Maine.
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Big 3rd quarter sparks Mustangs to victory
MONMOUTH — Monmouth used a third-quarter run to gain the advantage and went on to defeat Lisbon 40-38 in a Mountain Valley Conference girls basketball game Friday night.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Gardiner overwhelms young Oak Hill
WALES — Members of the Gardiner basketball team called it a good victory but quickly turned their attention to their next foe, rival Maranacook.
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL Cony holds off late charge
AUGUSTA — What looked like a runaway midway through the third quarter turned into a pretty tight game as the Cony and Brunswick girls basketball teams squared off in the season opener Friday night.
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SNAPSHOT: Sticky Engineering
STICKY ENGINEERING: Kindergartener Trysten Legassie and his mother, Samantha Cushing, build and decorate a train from graham crackers, frosting and candy during a Math Mania event Thursday at Laura E. Richards School in Gardiner. About 150 parents and kids attended the event, which featured a pizza dinner after math games and was held to help […]
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Snowe comes under fire for voting ‘present’
PORTLAND — Two Democrats hoping to unseat Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, are critical of her for failing to support President Barack Obama’s choice to lead a financial watchdog office.
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Lag in finding appeals judge replacement may slow system
WASHINGTON — A blow to Maine’s legal prestige and delayed justice in a key federal court.