Conservative radio talk-show show host Howie Carr is joining Gov. LePage today at a festival put on by a conservative advocacy group.
July 2012
NBA: Ray Allen chooses to sign with Miami
MIAMI (AP) — Ray Allen will take less money for a chance at another NBA championship.
MLB: Yankees win slugfest vs. Sox
Josh Beckett allowed the first five batters he faced to score and was booed on his way to the dugout after the top of the first. Then, after Boston rallied to tie the game and take a 7-6 lead, the bullpen coughed up the lead and cost Beckett a win.
SNAPSHOT: String peas
James Slauenwhite ties up pea plants onto trellises on Friday in his Litchfield garden. Slauenwhite said the Telegraph Pole shell peas are just about ready to pick. He made the trellises himself from old used hay bale twine.
South Portland bank robbery has police baffled
Normally, when South Portland Police Detective Sgt. Steve Webster sends out pictures of a criminal suspect, he’s flooded with calls the next day.
State IDs 3 suspects in Winslow fire bombings
WINSLOW — The State Fire Marshal’s Office has identified three suspects in connection with a string of early morning fire bombings this week.
Lukewarm jobs data set tone for debate in presidential race
PITTSBURGH — Disappointing job growth jolted the presidential campaign four months before Election Day, and the candidates quickly put their vastly different views on display, underscoring the economy as the central issue between President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney.
Program to tackle pharmacy thefts
AUGUSTA — City Police are organizing a workshop aimed at stemming the growing problem of pharmacy robberies.