MADISON — A 20-year-old inmate with 10 days left on his sentence bolted from a work crew and scaled a fence at Somerset County Jail in East Madison on Monday, the jail administrator said.
July 2012
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Lack of money blamed for driver safety issues
The state has fallen short of its goals for making older drivers safer, and officials say a lack of money is the reason.
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University of Maine System trustees grant chancellor more control of hires, raises
BANGOR — The University of Maine System trustees on Monday approved policy changes designed to give the chancellor greater authority over appointments, promotions and pay raises.
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Barney Frank, husband discuss their wedding
OGUNQUIT — Barney Frank and Jim Ready spent their honeymoon here at their home tucked on a wooded hillside, with the tourist-filled village churning below and a sliver of the Atlantic gleaming in the distance.
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Former MTM editor hired as new CEO of NH paper
Richard Connor, former publisher and editor of MaineToday Media, has been named chief executive officer of Foster’s Daily Democrat, a daily newspaper based in Dover, N.H.
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AHL: Pirates top-scorer recovering after collapse
Brett MacLean, the leading goal-scorer for the Portland Pirates last season, continues to improve in his recovery from a cardiac emergency last week when his heart stopped beating during a pick-up hockey game in his native Ontario.
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NEW ENGLAND WOMEN’S GOLF ASSOCIATION: MacDonald takes lead
VASSALBORO — Kristen MacDonald says one of her strengths on a golf course is her ability to stay consistent.
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Waterville mother appears in court on robbery charge
PORTLAND — Less than two hours before a TD Bank near the Maine Mall was robbed Thursday night, Waterville resident Jamilee Kus’ cellphone sent a text message asking the recipient to check the branch’s hours.
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York drivers air opinions about possible turnpike toll hike
YORK — Motorists who travel through the Maine Turnpike toll plaza in York would pay $3 instead of $2 under a proposal favored by staff at the turnpike authority.
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LePage addresses ‘Gestapo’ remark, reiterates frustration with goverment
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage exercised his own editorial judgement when he described the IRS as the “new Gestapo” during his recent radio address. However, the governor acknowledged Monday that his reference to the Nazi secret police force “clouded” his message about the federal health care law.