The men and women in the president’s office are increasingly on high alert that their stays at the top could prove short.
July 2012
Power back on for many Mid-Atlantic residents
The number without power was diminishing today, though more than 500,000 customers were still out with many of the outages in West Virginia.
Man dies in motorboat crash on Mass. lake
Police say the boat was traveling “at a pretty good clip” when it hit a wake, went up into the air and flipped.
Maine animal shelter seeks $1M to expand
The existing Pets Are Worth Saving shelter of Rockport is over capacity and sometimes has to turn pets away, an official says.
SNAPSHOT: Dazzling display
Fireworks light up the sky over the Hathaway Creative Center in Waterville on Wednesday night. The fireworks show was part of the Winslow Family 4th of July Celebration.
Team connects homeless teens, social services
PORTLAND — In response to a surge in the number of young homeless people in the city, the Preble Street Resource Center has an outreach team roaming city streets and parks, connecting homeless youths to social services.
Winslow enjoys its annual parade
WINSLOW — Richard Sidelinger said driving a go-cart in a parade is as much fun as it looks.
Holiday fireworks sales, complaints soar
WINSLOW — In the hours leading up to the Fourth of July, sales of consumer fireworks were skyrocketing. So were complaints.
Chebeague celebrates holiday its own way
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — There are no marching bands in Chebeague Island’s Fourth of July parade. No Shriner go-carts, corporate mascots or beauty queens riding atop Cadillacs. The parade comes and goes in all of 10 minutes.
Weather forces farmers to replant
SIDNEY — Diane Campbell never uses chemical fertilizer, but out of desperation, she sprinkled some on her pepper plants.