FREEPORT (AP) — He’s arguably Maine’s best-known native son, right up there with Civil War general Joshua Chamberlain, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and horror writer Stephen King. To his customers, he was simply known as “L.L.”
July 2012
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Heritage council working to save old schoolhouse
SKOWHEGAN — If you aren’t looking for the Dudley Corner Schoolhouse on U.S Route 2 in Skowhegan, you might drive right by it; but a local group is changing that.
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Fireworks stores see sales boom
Tim Bolduc cashed out customers almost as fast as they could come. Some came looking for little shots; others preferred something with a little more kick. They all had one thing in common: For the first time in decades, they all could legally celebrate the Fourth of July by firing off their own fireworks.
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Number of Americans have throwback Fourth without power
MOUNT VERNON, Va. — George Washington never had air conditioning, but he knew how to keep cool: a mansion with lots of windows elevated on the banks of a wide, rolling river and lots of ice cream, maybe with a little brandy.
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Fourth’s highlights include annual boat parade in Belgrade
BELGRADE — Seven-year-old Alyssa Crotty waited patiently behind her brightly decorated lemonade stand, ready to quench a passer-by’s thirst for just a quarter, but the weather was less than cooperative. The clouds and a gentle breeze conspired to cool the crowds that streamed up and down Main Street on Wednesday.
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Waterville girl gets Seventeen to address issue
A 14-year-old Waterville girl has convinced a popular national magazine for teenage girls and young women not to alter photos to make models appear thinner and more blemish-free than they actually are.
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Morning Sentinel police log: July 5, 2012
IN BINGHAM, Tuesday at 9:58 a.m., burglary of a motor vehicle was investigated on Main Street.
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WIMBLEDON: Federer hits record
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — After curling in a 102 mph ace to grab a two-set lead a mere 56 minutes into his Wimbledon quarterfinal Wednesday, Roger Federer casually pulled an extra tennis
ball from his pocket and strolled to sit in his changeover chair for a sip to drink.
No fist pump. No yell of excitement. No energized jog to the sideline.
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MLB: Pedroia’s thumb still an issue
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Dustin Pedroia’s troublesome right thumb is still an issue, and the Red Sox second baseman will undergo further tests from a team doctor during Thursday’s off day back in Boston.