The 2012 buying and selling season is well under way, and the housing market is finally showing signs of life. Agents are sharing stories of bidding wars in many markets as buyers are getting off the fence, ready to capitalize on still-record low levels of affordability. So is now really a good time to buy? […]
June 2012
Several inches of snow atop Mount Washington
Wind on the Northeast’s highest peak makes it feel like 16 degrees outside.
MPA makes changes to tennis tournament schedule
West moves indoors to Portland, East expands into Thursday.
DOT: Beware of standing water on roads
A flood warning for the Kennebec River in Augusta remains in effect until late Wednesday night, according to the National Weather Service.
Schools turn their noses up at ‘pink slime’
As of May 18, states ordered more than 20 million pounds of ground beef products that don’t contain lean finely textured beef.
Somerset County Jail booking log June 5
The following people were booked Monday and Tuesday at Somerset County Jail:
USS Miami will cost about $400 million to repair
It will cost about $400 million to repair damage to the USS Miami, an attack submarine that caught fire while at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery on May 23, Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, said.
Fairfield, Oakland police logs June 5
The Fairfield and Oakland police departments reported the following activity:
Disney to banish junk-food ads from kid shows
The guidelines won’t go into effect until 2015 because of existing advertising agreements.