A study by research firm PayNet shows that lending fell 2 percent in April after a 3 percent drop in March.
June 2012
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Maine ski academy breaks ground on new center
Some of America’s top skiers and snowboarders through the years have attended Carrabassett Valley Academy, including Bode Miller, Seth Wescott and Kirsten Clark.
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Maine union fee bill dies with end of session
The bill would have allowed public employers to deduct union dues only if they are part of a collective bargaining agreement and the employee agrees to them.
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MLB: Tigers top Beckett, Red Sox
Josh Beckett allowed a season-high 10 hits and four runs over seven innings, surrendering at least one hit to eight different Detroit batters, as the Tigers avoided a four-game sweep with a 7-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night.
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Tragic photo now a ‘powerful gift’
Forty years ago, an anonymous girl became an anti-war symbol when she was hit by napalm.
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SNAPSHOT: Here come the Democrats
Hanna Willwerth works on delegate credentials, on Thursday afternoon, the day before the Democratic Party state convention opens, at the Augusta Civic Center. She is a Greeley High School senior and doing a senior project internship with the state party.
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HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS PLAYOFF ROUNDUP: ‘Dogs advance with sweep
FARMINGDALE — Top-seeded Hall-Dale won all five matches in straight sets Thursday in posting a 5-0 victory against No. 8 Wiscasset in a quarterfinal match of the Western Maine Class C girls tennis tournament.
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King continues to have fundraising lead in Senate race
Former Gov. Angus King raised about $300,000 for his U.S. Senate bid in the past seven weeks, pushing his total over $470,000 in the first three months of his campaign.
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Political power couple? Not so much
Somewhere in the dark recesses of the State House, there’s got to be a personnel policy for this sort of thing:
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Rams gearing up for playoffs
Cony High School baseball coach Don Plourde feels pretty good about his team as it heads into the Eastern Maine Class A playoffs. After losing their first four games, the Rams bounced back to win 10 of their last 12 and finish at 10-6.