It all looked so familiar, running the Kennebec River Rail Trail on Sunday morning. The wooden fence lining its edge. The stretch along Water Street in downtown Hallowell. The big ole hat sign at Hi-Hat Pancake House in Farmingdale. The Kennebec River on my left. The end of the trail at Hannaford in Gardiner.
June 2012
BOYS TENNIS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Extra work pays off for junior
There are no official members, no meetings or by-laws. Still, everyone knows Jai Aslam is now in the club.
Changing referendum’s wording misleads voters
What does it mean to protect religious freedoms? In the beginning of the campaign against marriage equality in Maine, we already have heard this term used by people who want to deny Maine’s loving, committed gay and lesbian couples the right to marry. We will keep hearing this fall that marriage equality is an attack […]
WIMBLEDON: Venus out after 1st round
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Racket bag slung over her shoulder, resignation written across her face, Venus Williams weaved through fans milling about on the sidewalks that players must traverse to get from Court 2 to the Wimbledon locker rooms.
STILL LIFE: Ahead of the storm
Zack Dionne, 15, drives his ATV to cover Monday at Fisher Farm in Vassalboro ahead of an approaching thunderstorm. Dionne, of Vassalboro, had been tending the first crop of spring hay with the John Deere tractor at the dairy farm with 190 cows. Farmhands said they hope to resume cutting and baling hay when it stops raining this week.
STILL LIFE: It’s raining cats and dogs
Ethan Kohn, of Waterville, walks down North Street near the intersection at Pleasant Avenue in Waterville as the heavy rains subside on Monday.
N. Maine braces for more flooding
Flooding from the last week has already cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage, and more rain is in the forecast.
Longtime Boston Marathon director resigns
Guy Morse, who led the Boston Marathon into the prize money era, is retiring from the Boston Athletic Association after 28 years.
Experts say 32-pound Mo. girl faces long recovery
A severely malnourished 10-year-old girl who was found locked in a closet remained hospitalized Monday, as her mother was arraigned.
Celtics to play exhibition games in Italy, Istanbul
The Celtics will open the NBA Europe Live tour Oct. 5 in Istanbul against five-time Turkish champ Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul, before moving on to Milan, Italy.