His paintings and spin-off products were said to fetch some $100 million a year in sales and be in 10 million homes nationwide.
April 2012
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Walking in the steps of Jesus
Clarence McKay, left, reads a meditation at the start of a noon Good Friday service at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Augusta. The stations of the cross service tells the story of the death by crucifixion of Jesus Christ in 15 stations. Christians believe that he rose from the dead three days later and celebrate […]
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SNAPSHOT: Season’s greetings
City employee Benjamin Moore puts a coat of fresh white paint on the rocks spelling out “Welcome To Augusta” on Friday morning. It takes about ten gallons of water-based paint to freshen up the letters near the corner of Water and Green Streets.The sign, across from the Hartford Fire Station. is visible from the Memorial […]
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Violette ‘mortified’ by thefts
PORTLAND — The former head of the Maine Turnpike Authority was sentenced Friday to 3 1/2 years in prison for misusing as much as $230,000 in agency funds, concluding what prosecutors have called one of the most egregious cases of public corruption in the state’s history.
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Law to deter corruption by public officials
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage signed a new pension forfeiture law Friday, saying Maine now has a stronger deterrent against corruption by public officials.
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Ex-Turnpike chief travels from best to worst of times
Paul Violette grew up in the working class town of Van Buren in northern Maine, and says that when he ran for the Legislature, he campaigned in homes with dirt floors. Later, when he served as executive director of the Maine Turnpike Authority, Violette walked marble floors and slept on Egyptian cotton. Violette jet-setted around […]
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POLICE: Three injured in two-vehicle crash
RANDOLPH — Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash reported at 2:35 p.m. Thursday at Windsor Street and Birmingham Road.
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Selectmen move to accept cable TV ordinance
PALERMO — Selectmen have approved a new cable television ordinance that increases the likelihood of getting cable service in town.
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Lawmakers approve teacher evaluation bill
AUGUSTA — A bill described by the state’s education commissioner as the most significant piece of education legislation this year won final legislative approval this week.
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Births: April 7-9
AUGUSTA — A daughter, Alexa Grace Dunn Oliver, was born March 9 at MaineGeneral Medical Center, Augusta campus, to Tiffani Dunn and Josh Oliver of Chelsea.