IN ALBION, Tuesday at 10:26 a.m., a vehicle crash was investigated on Bog Road.
August 2012
AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Errors hurt Post 51 in loss
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Give Cody Dube an early run or two and you’re feeling pretty good. Give him seven? Game over.
Candidates weigh in on Bush tax cuts
It will likely be one of the first orders of business for Maine’s next U.S. senator: extend the Bush tax cuts or let them expire?
Waterville caucuses set for Sunday, Monday
WATERVILLE — City Democrats and Republicans will caucus Sunday and Monday to nominate candidates for local elections in November.
Today’s Editorial Cartoon: Romney’s Overseas Trip
Lisa Benson’s take on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s overseas trip. Benson is an editorial cartoonist for the Victor Valley (Calif.) Daily News. Her work is distributed by the Washington Post Writers group.
Maine town leaders seek to meet LePage about bond freeze
More than a half-dozen town administrators who are in line to receive a share of a $3.5 million downtown development grant are seeking an audience with Gov. Paul LePage to discuss his decision to freeze state borrowing.
Accused submarine arsonist held without bail
PORTLAND — Lt. Richard McMunn went into the burning nuclear submarine, descending through intense heat and black smoke that obscured his vision.
Seniors’ event planned Aug. 10
FAIRFIELD — The annual Senior Citizens’ Appreciation Day will be, rain or shine, Friday, Aug. 10, at Fairfield Community Center. Chicken barbecue will be from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the Town Office. Deadline for tickets is Friday. For more information, visit fairfieldme.com.
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Summer dining divine at Bar Harbor’s Looking Glass
A special Chef’s Table Dinner was our excuse to return to our favorite Bar Harbor Inn — the Bluenose — and the dinner at the inn’s Looking Glass Restaurant was exceptional. But so is everything else at this resort with its stunning ocean views, gorgeous rooms, fabulous customer service and amenities and one of the state’s top chefs, Arturo Montes.
BOOKS: ‘MIDDLE CLASS’ answers pressing questions about the masses
James “Ragin’ Cajun” Carville and less-ragin’ pollster Stan Greenberg helped Bill Clinton become president and still make a living helping their party sell its ideas to voters. For “It’s the Middle Class, Stupid!,” they interviewed middle-class Americans and found that if Democrats want to win in 2012, they must reframe their message to directly appeal to this demographic. Highlights: