The victim, Laurie Pinkham, was hospitalized with a concussion.
April 2012
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Secret Service scandal brings delicate political dance
There’s been uncharacteristic discretion, strategic question-asking and even notable silence from some members of Congress in a tense election year sizzling with gender politics.
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Law tightening teen driving rules gets LePage signature
It increases the fine for texting, increases fines for violating conditions on a juvenile provisional license, and increases the time repeat offenders lose their licenses.
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Maine prison guard convicted of animal cruelty
Prosecutors say Randall Carl of Knox tethered a bobcat to a pole and then let hunting dogs attack and kill it.
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In nation of obesity, cholesterol levels continue to drop
Experts believe the trend is largely because so many Americans take cholesterol-lowering drugs, but falling smoking rates and other factors also contributed.
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Hundreds attending conference on emergency readiness
Gov. Paul LePage will deliver welcoming remarks at the Maine Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference at the Augusta Civic Center.
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LePage signs new rules for mining metals
The legislation was prompted by J.D. Irving Co.’s interest in mining gold, silver, copper and other metals in Aroostook County’s Bald Mountain.
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MLB: Ross homers twice as Sox end skid
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cody Ross homered twice, tying the game with a two-run shot in the seventh inning and giving Boston the lead with two outs in the ninth to snap a five-game losing streak for the Red Sox and beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Monday night.
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SNAPSHOT: Good to go
Maine Conservation Corps field team leaders Augusta Reilly and Josh Moore pack tents Monday at the group’s storage barn in Hallowell. The Conservation Corps teams will be deploying in May to perform maintenance on wilderness trails across Maine this summer and often stay in tents while working at remote sites, the leaders said. The program […]
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UMF president reflects, praises in last lecture
FARMINGTON — When Theodora J. Kalikow retires this summer after 18 years as president of University of Maine at Farmington, she wants to see the next generation find ways to keep giving everyone a chance to get a higher education.