LEWISTON — After coming back this season to help Thornton Academy win another Class A ice hockey championship, C.J. Maksut received another award Sunday.
March 2012
Posted inOpinion
MAINE COMPASS: Anti-bullying bill needs teeth to help keep our children safe
A recent victory in the fight to protect our children from bullies in schools and on the Internet could become worth nothing more than the paper it is printed on.
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Is cost of student loans worth that degree?
A report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York states that student loan delinquency rates are much higher than previous estimates. Although conventional measurements indicate around 15 percent of student loan accounts are past due, the new report suggests that as many as one in four student loan borrowers might be delinquent in repayments. In addition, total student loan balances are now at $870 billion — higher than the nation’s credit card debt and higher than total car loan debt.
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Major accident in downtown Waterville
WATERVILLE — At least three people were injured Sunday in a six-car accident on College Avenue directly in front of the fire station. About 4:45 p.m., a driver moving at a high rate of speed slammed into five vehicles that were waiting for the light to turn green at the intersection of College Avenue and […]
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Ayla’s family launches blog, mother doubts kidnapping claim
WATERVILLE — The mother of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds said she doesn’t believe her daughter was kidnapped. Trista Reynolds made the comment in response to a March 11 article in the Morning Sentinel in which Ayla’s father, Justin DiPietro, and his supporters expressed their belief that Ayla was abducted and said their reasons for believing […]
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Many willing to cut slack for U.S. soldier accused of mass murder
He is accused of the murdering children and women, a crime for which Americans usually want swift and merciless punishment. But that’s not so in the case of U.S. soldier Robert Bales.
Posted inNews
Maine Boat Builders Show has strong weekend
About 6,000 attended The Maine Boat Builders Show this weekend, and exhibitors reported a definite uptick in business after years of slow sales due to the recession.
Posted inNews, Sports
C.J. Maksut named Maine’s best Class A hockey player
Thornton Academy forward C.J. Maksut became the 17th recipient of the Travis Roy Award on Sunday, given annually to Maine’s top Class A boys high school hockey player.
Posted inNation & World
1-ton WWII-era bomb discovered near Marseille port
Officials in Marseille have evacuated an area around the French Mediterranean city’s port so they can remove a 1-ton German bomb that dates to World War II.
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New wrinkle in pot debate: Stoned driving
States that allow medical marijuana are now grappling with stoned driving and what impairment levels should be allowed.