Wednesday’s police log
December 2011
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Northport family sues DHHS
BANGOR — A Northport couple whose parental rights to their adopted son were terminated in 2007 have filed a 15-count lawsuit in federal court.
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NHL: Jets end Bruins point streak
WINNIPEG, Alberta (AP) — Ondrej Pavelec made 39 saves and Bryan Little scored to help the Winnipeg Jets beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 Tuesday night.
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Pearl Harbor vets return to ship after death
HONOLULU — Lee Soucy decided six years ago that when he died, he wanted to join his shipmates killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Occupy movement turns to new tactic
SEATTLE — The Occupy Wall Street protests are moving into the neighborhood.
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Escaped prisoner captured
CONCORD, N.H. — A burglary suspect who escaped from a New Hampshire jail five days earlier and vowed revenge on two people in Maine was caught Tuesday, police said.
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SNAPSHOT: Needing some help down
Maine Department of Transportation employee John McCormack, left, climbs onto an Augusta Fire Department ladder operated by firefighter Mike Buck at the Blaine House in Augusta on Tuesday. The bucket McCormack operated became stuck — a hydraulic line on the boom truck broke — while decorating the fir tree on the lawn of the governor’s […]
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LePage targets MaineCare
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage proposed Tuesday to eliminate Medicaid coverage for 65,000 Mainers as part of a plan to cover a budget deficit that he said now totals $221 million over the next 18 months.
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Arrest of Benton selectwoman at Occupy protest prompts recall effort
BENTON — A selectwoman arrested outside the Blaine House during an Occupy Augusta protest Nov. 27 may face a recall election.
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Officials take step toward ban on sale of fireworks
WINTHROP — The Town Council has taken its first step toward banning the sale of consumer fireworks, but permitting their use.