Questions about cost and access to birth control have been swirling for weeks now, intensifying after a Georgetown University law school student testified before congressional Democrats in support of a federal policy to pay for contraception.
March 2012
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Solar storm shakes Earth’s magnetic field
After reports Thursday of the storm fizzling out, a surge of activity prompted space weather forecasters to issue alerts about changes in the magnetic field.
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Police: Driver killed in Eddington crash was texting
Police say 44-year-old Tracy McPhee of West Enfield was sending and receiving text messages in the moments before Wednesday night’s crash.
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11 Maine troopers complete specialized training
Gov. Paul LePage and Col. Robert Williams, chief of the state police, will speak at today’s graduation, at the academy in Vassalboro.
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Man who hit boy while passing school bus indicted
Windham police said the bus was stopped with its yellow lights flashing on the morning of Dec. 22.
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POLICE
Augusta Tuesday At 4:07 p.m., there was a report of a recent burglary on Hicks Road. 6:20 p.m., there was an accident on State Street. 6:33 p.m., injury was reported after a crash on Civic Center Drive. 8:35 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Sparrow Drive. 8:48 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Mount Vernon […]
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Former Gov. John Baldacci delays public decision on Senate
PORTLAND — The third big-name Democrat to consider a Senate run in Maine — former Gov. John Baldacci — expects to take his time before announcing any decision because his current Pentagon job poses an obstacle to a possible candidacy for now.
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SNAPSHOT: Tightening the load
Harry Dwyer of Fayette secures a load of hay that he collected at Maine Lee Morgan Horse Farm in Manchester on Wednesday. Dwyer, a forester and logger, was picking up feed for his mustangs while waiting for the woods to dry.
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SNAPSHOT: Spring in the air
Men play basketball Thursday in Augusta as temperatures reached a high of nearly 60 degrees. Temperatures are forecast to be in the 30s this weekend but will jump to 50 degrees to start next week. For a detailed forecast, see A8.
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Fish breeding business debated, but no vote taken
AUGUSTA — A proposal to change zoning rules to accommodate a potential new tropical fish breeding business has some worried about what the new zoning could bring to a large part of the city.