OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Michael Phelps stayed on course to swim eight events at the London Olympics with a dominating win in the 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. swimming trials Thursday night.
June 2012
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Mainers’ reaction: joy, relief, frustration, disgust
Maine was one of 26 states to take the Obama Administation’s health care reform law all the way to the Supreme Court.
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Delegation reaction no surprise
The reaction from Maine’s congressional delegation members to Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the new Affordable Care Act largely mirrored their earlier stances on the law — and, by extension, their party affiliation.
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Dutson to become Summers’ Senate campaign manager
Lance Dutson will leave his job as director of the Maine Heritage Policy Center effective today.
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Hawthorne favored home in Raymond
RAYMOND — Behind the frozen-in-time boyhood home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the Maine Historical Society in Portland has a single file on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s life on Sebago Lake.
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RSU 18 looks at further cuts
OAKLAND — Regional School Unit 18’s board will meet again in July to consider a range of budget cuts from about $200,000 to $600,000.
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Obamacare upheld; Chief Justice Roberts provides surprise support
WASHINGTON — America’s historic health care overhaul, derided by Republicans as intrusive, costly “Obamacare,” narrowly survived an election-year battle at the Supreme Court Thursday with the improbable help of conservative Chief Justice John Roberts.
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1 man, 100-plus encounters with police
WINSLOW — A 71-year-old man who has been involved in more than 100 incidents with Winslow police was arrested Wednesday after allegedly assaulting a fireman.
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Police to add officer
MADISON — The Madison Police Department will add a new patrol officer in the coming months as part of a federal program aimed at hiring recently discharged military veterans.
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Industry’s summer workshops due July 3
INDUSTRY — Four summer workshops will be offered at the Sparrow’s Nest Community Arts Center. The following classes will begin July 3: Basket weaving for beginners, acting: basic skills for preparing a role, landscape drawing and painting, photography: learn from a professional.