NORTH ANSON — A New Portland man was arrested Tuesday morning after he allegedly threatened a woman and three children with a gun and held police in a six-hour standoff.
October 2012
Posted inCommunity
BRIDGE RESULTS
WATERVILLE — The Waterville non-sanctioned bridge club winners on Thursday were: Willie Poulliott and Julie Richards, Connie Fedorovich Paul Leberman, Dollis Bezier and Charlie Gogan, Betty Perry and Judy Jones, Francis Roy and Ginnie Kelly.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Democrats can help get priorities back in place
Gov. Paul LePage and the Republican-controlled state Legislature have created some very troubling economic realities over the past two years.
Posted inSports
COLLEGE CONNECTIONS: Versatility helps DesPres become successful for Beavers
In pretty much any sport, you want defenders who can hold their ground. Renee DesPres, a 5-foot-3 junior center back on the University of Maine at Farmington field hockey team, doesn’t look like that kind of player — until you see her play.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
McCabe will protect our woods, waters and wildlife
Born into a Republican family, I cast my first presidential vote for Ike in 1952. I ran for political office in Somerset County as a Republican in 1962 and in 1966. I was privileged to campaign with Gov. John Reed and Rep. Cliff McIntyre and Rep. Stan Tupper.
Posted inOpinion
ANOTHER VIEW: Discussion about Colby board chairman different from what was reported
Last Saturday morning, in a break between sessions of the Colby College Board of Trustees, I met with two students who have been circulating a petition requesting the resignation of Robert E. Diamond, board chairman.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Goff encompasses values of Central Maine
As Election Day approaches and I discuss the candidates with others, I have noted some common themes about who is best equipped to represent central Maine.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Candidates both see role for US as global leader
Monday night, before President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney debated, a new Washington Post/ABC poll showed how treacherous a world this is — for candidates.
Posted inSports
COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: UMF bounces back to earn home playoff game
Last week, the University of Maine at Farmington women’s soccer team faced one of those moments. The Beavers out-shot North Atlantic Conference foe Husson by a 17-4 margin, but still came away with a 1-0 loss.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: McGovern remained true to his time
It’s been 40 years since George McGovern lost his run for the presidency — lost so badly as to become a figure of fun to entertainers, a cautionary example to practicing politicians and, in myth at least, the creator of a movement known as “McGovernism,” seen by many as wacky, weird and perhaps menacing.