WATERVILLE — A Fairfield woman was taken to the hospital Tuesday after the car she was driving plunged forward in The Concourse parking lot, pinning her leg between the car door and a tree.
October 2012
Cats, rats rescued in Waterville fire
As fire raged through their Western Avenue apartment building today, Hilary Martin and Bill Layman held onto each other, praying their two cats and two pet rats would be rescued.
Snowe creates PAC to support consensus-building candidates
To break D.C. gridlock, the group will finance candidates who want to work with both sides of the aisle.
Police seek man who cut into, robbed Unity pharmacy
UNITY — Maine State police are looking for a man they said cut a hole in a Plaza Drive pharmacy over the weekend and escaped with a bag full of prescription drugs.
Porthole, Comedy Connection closed again, future is uncertain
Less than a month after being shut down for health violations, the restaurant and comedy club close for renovations, and it’s unclear if they’ll reopen.
Heating oil prices on the rise in Maine
The average cash price for home heating oil is $3.68 a gallon, up 9 cents a gallon from late August.
Boston deaf school gets Swift tickets after prank
Taylor Swift said every student at the K-12 school will receive a ticket to her next Boston-area concert.
Record number of gays seeking seats in Congress
A common denominator in all the races: Neither the gay candidates nor their rivals are stressing sexual orientation, and the oft-heard refrain is, “It’s not an issue.”
Measure of US home prices rises by most in 6 years
Housing prices are rising in most areas, according to CoreLogic. Only 20 large cities out of 100 tracked showed declines in the 12 months ending in August.
Holiday sales expected to rise 4.1% in 2012
The National Retail Federation’s forecast is more optimistic than the International Council of Shopping Centers, a mall trade group that predicts a 2.9 percent increase.