Pacific Fleet commander, Adm. Cecil Haney and other officials will fly 1,300 miles northwest from Oahu to Midway to mark the event.
June 2012
College recruiters to meet at Portland conference
The conference is a regional recruiting event where employers send representatives to develop relationships with career service personnel at member colleges and universities.
NBA PLAYOFFS: Celtics top Heat in OT, even series
BOSTON (AP) — Rajon Rondo had 15 points and 15 assists, and scored the final three points of the Boston Celtics’ 93-91 overtime victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday night that evened the Eastern Conference finals at two games apiece.
SNAPSHOT: A tradition
Tess Gioia and her father, Jim, select fishing gear Sunday in a downpour at the confluence of Cobbossee Stream at the Kennebec River in Gardiner. The elder Gioia said casting is a Sunday tradition with his daughter, who caught and released a bass in the rain swollen Kennebec River.
SNAPSHOT: Dock aloft
Joe Lajoie, right, and his father, John, guide a walkway Sunday from the docks attached to the bulkhead on the Kennebec River in Hallowell. The father and son from Lajoie Brothers Construction removed the walkway and docks for the City of Hallowell as a precaution due to a forecast for the river to flood from […]
Pollard: “Nominating me would be a big step in the right direction”
PORTLAND — Benjamin Pollard knows he sometimes sounds like a Republican. That’s why he believes he’s the best Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate.
7 Franklin County roads closed
FRANKLIN COUNTY — Heavy rain on Sunday caused minor flooding and the closure of seven roads in Franklin County, according to county dispatcher Diane Serino. The closed roads were:
Transit of Venus may be dimmed by clouds in this area
There aren’t too many people on Earth today who will be around to see Venus pass by the sun again after Tuesday.
HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS PLAYOFFS: Bulldogs, Panthers ready for regional finals
The Western Class C girls tennis final is a rematch of a 2011 quarterfinal. Last year, Waynflete knocked off top-seeded Hall-Dale 4-1 in the quarters on the way to the state championship. Hall-Dale (14-0) is again the undefeated top seed, and coach Guy Cousins said his team is ready for the Flyers (9-5).