Matching the hatch with the right fly to catch trout and salmon sometimes involves considerations beyond picking an artificial that looks like the natural in size, color and silhouette.
April 2012
STILL LIFE: Piece by piece
Tony Poutin of Foster’s Tree Service in Sidney can be seen at lower right cutting branches off a dying silver maple tree that was taken down off Front Street in Waterville on Thursday.
Bar Harbor Bankshares reports increased first-quarter earnings
The bank says it also saw a decline in bad loans as credit quality improved.
Pettitte to pitch against Sea Dogs on Monday
First came the news that Daisuke Matsuzaka was pitching Saturday at Hadlock Field. Now comes word that Andy Pettitte will pitch here on Monday. Yankees manager Joe Girardi made the announcement Friday. It has the makings of a major league home stand in Portland. Pettitte, a 16-year major league veteran, will pitch for the New […]
House OKs student loan bill, ignores veto threat
The measure’s 215-195 passage was largely symbolic because the package is going nowhere in the Democratic-dominated Senate.
Thomas College hires first female president
Maine economist and business leader Laurie Lachance was named after a national search. She begins on July 1.
Bear makes ‘perfect landing’ following tranquilized fall from tree
The 200-pound black bear that wandered onto the University of Colorado campus has been relocated to the nearby Rocky Mountains.
Double-paned storm windows best option
Q: We live in a house built in the early 1900s. The windows are original, and storm windows were installed over them some time ago. We get a lot of cold air coming through and have decided to fix the problem. That said, we are a bit confused about the best way to go. My research […]
LePage writes letter to state employees about “corrupt” remark
The governor says that some employees have not come on board with the administration’s efforts to change the culture of state government from “no” to “can do!”
Man’s body found along shore of Maine harbor
Officials said the man’s body was found Friday morning in Stockton Springs about 500 yards from where his skiff was found overturned in the harbor, tied to his sailboat.