Big Brothers Big Sisters programs should restart soon in central Maine, now that a Rockland-based organization has received approval to operate here.
October 2012
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Police apprehend 46 in Maine drug sweep
They seize $155,000 in drugs, including heroin, crack cocaine, methamphetamines and steroids.
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Retirement worries grow; 30-somethings most uneasy
Baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964 also reported having more retirement anxieties than before, but now to a lesser degree compared to their younger counterparts.
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FedEx sees online shoppers powering holiday record
Holiday shipments this year will be driven by sales of personal electronics, apparel, luxury goods and items from large Internet retailers, the company says.
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NH college student debt ranked highest in nation
Maine ranks 18th, according to a study by the Institute for College Access & Success.
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Patriots vs. Jets: Live chat transcript
Chat with PPH sportswriter Mike Lowe about the Patriots’ squeaker OT win against the Jets.
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Tight race bringing Obama back to New Hampshire
The president’s campaign stop in Nashua will mark his sixth visit to the Granite State this year.
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National Geographic to auction famous photos, art
The small selection spanning from the late 1800s to the present includes a portrait of Admiral Robert Peary from his 1908 expedition to the North Pole.
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American Indian leader Russell Means dies at 72
Means was an early leader of the American Indian Movement and led its 1973 occupation of the South Dakota town of Wounded Knee, a siege that included several gunbattles with federal officers.
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Maine company helps customers track their lobster
Identification tags on lobsters allow diners to check online to find out which fisherman caught their lobster.