PORTLAND — A passenger seriously injured in a crash that killed a Vassalboro man over the weekend continues to recover at a city hospital.
October 2012
Waterville brawl sends one to hospital, three to jail Saturday morning
WATERVILLE — Three men will head to court Jan. 8 after being arrested early Saturday when police responded to a reported fight in a parking lot off Spring Street Extension.
Rockland Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliate gets OK to serve central Maine
AUGUSTA — Big Brothers Big Sisters programming will soon be provided in central Maine again now that a Rockland-based affiliate has been approved to serve Kennebec and Somerset counties, group officials said Monday.
TRUTH TEST: Same-sex marriage opponents’ ad featuring Vermont inn mostly false
A new ad produced by the coalition opposed to same-sex marriage features the keepers of the Wildflower Inn, the subject of a now-famous discrimination case in which a same-sex couple in Vermont sued the inn after the keepers declined to hold the couple’s wedding reception there. Protect Marriage Maine’s ad claims that if gay marriage […]
Two teens involved in Skowhegan rollover escape serious injury
SKOWHEGAN — Two Skowhegan teenagers escaped serious injury Monday morning when the vehicle they were riding in left the road on Bigelow Hill Road and rolled over three times, according to police.
Oakland business owners vie for RSU 18 board
The candidates for Oakland’s seat on the Regional School Unit 18 school board have different views on the district’s two hottest topics: a shift to a fundamentally different education system and the budget.
Whittemore, Schwanke running for Maine Senate District 26 seat
SKOWHEGAN — A retired Hollywood production manager who moved to Maine six years ago is challenging the incumbent for the state Senate seat representing communities in Somerset County from Fairfield to Jackman.
Independent US Senate candidates weigh in on jobs, economy
Here is a look at where Maine’s three lesser-known U.S. Senate candidates stand on the issues of jobs and the economy. All three are independents.
HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY REGIONAL FINALS: We meet again
Two of today’s field hockey regional finals at the Weatherbee Complex in Hampden match the top two seeds in their classes. Those two are also rematches of last year’s title games.
Deficit reduction requires greater revenues
Arts funding may seem expendable when human needs are on the line. Being forced to decide between the two, however, offers a false choice.