Bill Woodward, a retired fisheries biologist from Monmouth, lives off the land like a 21st century pioneer — hunting, fishing, gardening and gathering wild foods.
June 2012
STILL LIFE: See you later
Clinton Elementary School principal Steve Soule gets a hug from sixth-grader Kaleb Anderson as students leave on the last day of school Friday. Soule, who is retiring after 33 years at Clinton Elementary, was paraded around school in honor of his last day.
STILL LIFE: Trekkers ascending
Cyclists with Trek Across Maine ride up the first hill on New Sharon Road as they make their way to the University of Maine at Farmington on Friday.
Funeral for fallen officer to be today
Capt. John Brainard of Newport died when the helicopter he was piloting in Afghanistan crashed on Memorial Day.
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY: Colby hires coach
WATERVILLE — Former UMass-Lowell coach Blaise MacDonald became the 18th men’s hockey coach in Colby College history, the school announced Friday.
Report: Pilot error, engine failure caused Biddeford plane crash
The National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the pilot failed to maintain proper speed in part because of engine failure caused by improperly installed parts.
Maine AG warns businesses, schools about mailing
The mailings appear to be a bill, but the targets have never done business with that company.
Feds: Bulger had shelf full of gangster books
The books included “The Untold Story of My Life Inside Whitey Bulger’s Irish Mob,” co-written by Bulger’s former right-hand man.
Niagara Falls crowd builds for Wallenda wire walk
The seventh-generation member of the famed Flying Wallendas will be tethered to the wire to prevent falling to nearly certain death when he tries to walk from the U.S. to Canada.
Conn. man calls 911 with beef about sandwich
The man complains that he “specifically asked for a little turkey and a little ham, a lot of cheese and a lot of mayonnaise.”