WEST GARDINER — A local man campaigning to join the Board of Selectman has been charged with hampering firefighters trying to douse a High Street blaze.
March 2012
‘In the Land of Blood and Honey’
Rule one for writers: When in doubt, call up William of Avon. In the end it always comes down to Shakespeare.
SHELBY LYNNE to play at Portland’s One Longfellow Square
In 2000, Shelby Lynne won the Best New Artist Grammy … with more than 12 years in the business. In 2005, she made her acting debut as Johnny Cash’s mother in the Fox Searchlight movie, “Walk The Line.” In 2011, the singer-songwriter released her latest CD “Revelation Road” which found her not only writing 11 songs, but also playing the instruments and producing the project for her own Everso Records label. Now she’s kicking off her spring world tour with a performance at One Longfellow Square on Thursday, March 22.
Teachers wary of evaluation bill
AUGUSTA — At a legislative hearing Wednesday, teachers spoke in favor of performance evaluations but against a bill that would require school districts to adopt new evaluation systems.
MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: America East champ Vermont advances
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Maybe Vermont is on the verge of some memorable NCAA tournament moments to add to the one it most cherishes.
Morning Sentinel police log: March 15, 2012
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County sheriff’s deputy driving a county-owned sport utility vehicle on Route 4 collided with a deer, which died at the scene early Tuesday morning.
WINTER SPORTS: Jenson, Tuttle fare well
Alex Jenson placed third in the dual moguls at the Freestyle Junior Nationals — which was a little better than she had been expecting.
STILL LIFE: Signs of things to come
Maine Department of Transportation employee Tim Clemments carries one of many signs to a storage trailer after taking inventory at the Skowhegan facility on Tuesday.
NASCAR: Appeal may help Knaus
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Five-time championship winning crew chief Chad Knaus has a decent shot of having his penalties reduced when he appears before NASCAR’s chief appellate officer.
CELTICS: Wilcox faces heart surgery
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics forward Chris Wilcox is scheduled to have surgery for an enlarged aorta and will miss the rest of the season.