Legislators who make money from state contracts will be required to disclose more information to the public under a bill that the Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee is considering today.
March 2012
Afghan teen fascinated by America
READFIELD — Nizamuddin Ahmady’s favorite class at Kents Hill School is U.S. History.
Unwanted property a mess in Wilton
WILTON — Selectmen have taken steps to keep the town from foreclosing on a contaminated demolition site, highlighting a struggle many municipalities face to avoid taking ownership of undesirable property.
COLBY COLLEGE DEAN’S LIST
WATERVILLE — Local students were recently named to the 2011 fall semester dean’s list at Colby College. Students whose grade-point averages were 3.61 or higher were named to the dean’s list.
MAINE COMPASS: Anti-bullying bill would help curb threats, violence children fear
Bullying has become a significant societal issue and a major problem in our school systems.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Coal worse for climate change than oil sands
Andrew Weaver, the respected Canada research chair in Climate Modeling and Analysis at the University of Victoria, and a lead author with the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, recently confirmed what we’ve been saying for a long time: The demonization of Alberta’s oil sands is vastly disproportionate to its actual impact.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Iran ratchets up tensions in the region
Iran is turning a wheel with four spokes to ratchet up tension in the region.
NHL: Rangers hold off Bruins for victory
NEW YORK (AP) — Sometimes the so-so performances stand out more than the great ones.
Morning Sentinel police log: March 5, 2012
IN CANAAN, Sunday at 1:05 a.m., police investigated a report of suspicious activity on Main Street.