For this year’s “Would you still be my friend if I dressed like this?” day at Mount View High School, Caitlin Picard wore a hijab, the traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women. And the senior learned the answer from some of her peers was no.
March 2012
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The order and the disorder
If I turn my head slightly to the left, I can see it from here.
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Father, friends say it’s possible; cops say no way
WINSLOW — When the paternal family of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds was displaced from their home by a two-week forensic investigation, a family in a neighboring town offered them food, clothing and a place to stay.
And the family that supported the DiPietros then continues to support them now.
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State pension system likely to change
AUGUSTA — The state’s 70-year-old pension system may soon be retired.
After dealing with decades of underfunding and the 2008 stock market crash, lawmakers are considering freezing enrollment in the $10 billion retirement system.
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Double dipping back in spotlight
AUGUSTA — Ten Maine public employees took in an average of $168,000 each last year by collecting a salary and a state retirement pension at the same time, data from the Maine Public Employees Retirement System shows.
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COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Kone wins national title
GRINNELL, Iowa — Colby College’s Dom Kone won the 60-meter dash at the NCAA Division III Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday.
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CLASS A HOCKEY: Thornton repeats as champs
LEWISTON — C.J. Maksut scored three goals as Thornton Academy captured its second consecutive Class A boys ice hockey championship by cruising to a 5-1 win against St. Dom’s on Saturday at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee.
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KEVIN THOMAS — ON BASEBALL: Keneborus gets his shot
Like any college graduate, Todd Keneborus searched for work or an internship.
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NHL: Bruins rally, then lose to Capitals
BOSTON (AP) — A late-period score and blown lead could have been enough to send the Washington Capitals to another road loss in this up and down season.
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TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Black Bears aren’t dancing bears
I thought I had March Madness a couple of times, but they were false alarms. Like when you think you’ve won the lottery, only to have the last number come up wrong.