All other investigations into the May 23 fire aboard the USS Miami will be folded into the committee’s probe.
July 2012
EyeSight Optical closes stores in Maine
Stores in South Portland, Waterville and Bangor closed in the past week. None of the stores’ phone numbers remain in service.
Shipyard expanding brewing operation to Memphis
“Last year, Pumpkin Mania hit in America (and we couldn’t keep up)” said Shipyard’s spokeswoman. “I can’t explain it, but it definitely did. So we are armed and ready for pumpkin season this year.”
LePage makes headlines with new IRS claims
As the governor tries to clarify his Gestapo remark, he stirs up more controversy by saying under the health care law, the IRS is headed in the direction of killing people.
Court says PUC didn’t resolve smart-meter health issues
The Maine PUC failed to resolve health and safety issues related to Central Maine Power Co.’s installation of smart meters and should now do so, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court rules.
Former Maine Congressman Peter Kyros dies at 86
Among other things, he is credited with helping establish the current 200-mile offshore territorial limit that protects U.S. fishing interests from foreign fishing fleets.
Flag ban at Mass. housing complex angers tenants
82-year-old Barbara Marshall, whose brother took part in the D-Day invasion of France, says she was so upset she had to lie down.
Glen Campbell brings ‘Goodbye Tour’ to Portland
Campbell, whose credits include “Wichita Lineman,” “Galveston,” “Southern Nights” and “Rhinestone Cowboy,” has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
BOOKS in Boothbay 2012
Books In Boothbay, Maine’s largest single-day literary event, will be held on July 14 from at 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Boothbay Railway Village.