Nearly 60 world leaders who gathered today in Seoul for a nuclear security summit agreed to work on securing and accounting for all nuclear material by 2014.
March 2012
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Police arrest 5 linked to alleged Maine meth lab
Seth Hinkley of Strong; Joshua Bartlett of New Portland; David Coffren of Kingfield; Charity Haines Christopher of Farmington; and Isaac Moody of West Farmington face charges ranging from drug trafficking to arson.
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Wind may delay dismantling of NH-Maine bridge
A float-out of an 800-ton section is planned by the end of the week, but the strong winds may interfere.
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Military academies hold first gay pride events
Cadets in uniform at Norwich University, the nation’s oldest private military academy, participate in sessions about handling bullying and harassment as part of the school’s first gay pride week.
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FBI says man stole identity of Microsoft co-founder
A federal criminal complaint says 28-year-old Brandon Lee Price called Citibank and changed the address on Paul Allen’s account from Seattle to one in Pittsburgh.
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Maine’s 2011 wild blueberry harvest up slightly
The good news for farmers, however, was that the crop’s value was up 42 percent from 2010.
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200 pigs die in blaze at Maine farm
The farm supplied pork products to about 70 Maine grocery stores.
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Maine lawmaker to speak in support of Affordable Care
Sen. Margaret Craven of Lewiston says the Affordable Care Act puts the country on a path to “ending gender discrimination against women.”
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KENNEBEC JOURNAL BOYS NORDIC SKIER OF THE YEAR: Thombs thrives in big competition
Dylan Thombs had a modest goal at the beginning of the season. The Monmouth Academy Nordic skier simply wanted to lower his times.
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KENNEBEC JOURNAL GIRLS NORDIC SKIER OF THE YEAR: Maranacook’s Mace rallies for big win
In the final race of her high school skiing career, Abby Mace trailed the leader by more than 20 seconds with 1 kilometer to go. In the midst of a blizzard which created ice conditions, Mace staged a furious rally and won the Class B state title in the classical race