Jonathan Papelbon has already endeared himself to Phillies fans without throwing a meaningful pitch. As for Red Sox fans, they may not be remembering him so favorably.
March 2012
Psychiatric clinic shooting kills two; seven others injured
The gunman was armed with two semi-automatic handguns, the Pittsburgh mayor says.
Former state rep pleads guilty in gun case, apologizes
A former state legislator will spend 45 days in jail for pulling a gun on a stranger last May in a Waterville parking lot.
Maine lawmakers can’t agree on Maine Clean Election bill
Efforts to patch up a gaping hole left by the courts in Maine’s public campaign-financing law have failed.
Coke, Pepsi make changes to avoid cancer warning
Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. are changing the way they make the caramel coloring used in their sodas as a result of a California law that mandates drinks containing a certain level of carcinogens bear a cancer warning label.
Fairfield police log March 8
The Fairfield Police Department reported the following activity March 8:
Five states likely to vote on gay-marriage issues in November
Maine, Washington and Maryland have a chance to become the first states to legalize gay marriage by popular vote.
No rapid-fire decision from Baldacci on Senate race
Because of his job at the Pentagon, the former Maine governor is prohibited from politicking until the end of March when his employment contract expires.
Pat Robertson: Pot should be legal like alcohol
“If people can go into a liquor store and buy a bottle of alcohol and drink it at home legally, then why do we say that the use of this other substance is somehow criminal?” asked the outspoken evangelical Christian.