MONMOUTH — An overheated electric cord in a basement led to a small fire at a home Friday at 247 Back Street, said town Fire Chief Daniel Roy Jr.
July 2012
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Maine may play larger role in this presidential race
Maine and New Hampshire aren’t just neighbors. They might as well be siblings.
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TRUTH TEST: King’s unemployment figures mostly accurate
“Maine’s unemployment rate dropped from 7.3 percent in 1995 to 3.1 percent in 2000, the lowest rate since World War II.”
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Old Hallowell Day was birthday celebration to remember
HALLOWELL — If you’ve ever been to an Old Hallowell Day event, “serious” probably isn’t the word you’d use to describe it.
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Winslow bomb investigation uncovers more crimes, suspects
WINSLOW — A police officer investigating a series of homemade bomb explosions has uncovered a larger crime spree involving 13 males in 14 criminal incidents.
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ON THE EDGE: Tarzan and Jane, sitting in a tree
Every couple of months or so, a certain conversation arises in our house, as it does in yours and most houses in Maine, Missouri, California and elsewhere. It’s about retirement and what happens when the income one is accustomed to changes dramatically. This is generally referred to as a “period of adjustment.”
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Protesters to college board of trustees: ‘Restore Colby’s moral compass’
WATERVILLE — Protesters at Colby College on Saturday afternoon called on the administration to “restore Colby’s moral compass” and demand the resignation of Robert E. Diamond Jr., chairman of the college’s board of trustees.
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Commercial tidal power going online off Eastport coastline
EASTPORT — The tide is running out of Passamaquoddy and Cobscook bays, transforming the miles-wide ocean passages around Eastport into fast-running rivers.
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New RSU 38 superintendent talks about challenges of running a district
READFIELD — For the first time in a decade, Regional School Unit 38 has a new superintendent.
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MLB: Blue Jays rally past Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Edwin Encarnacion tied the game with a two-run homer in the sixth, then J.P. Arencibia gave Toronto the lead with a seventh-inning solo shot and the Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Saturday night.