There’s more to the search for the Higgs boson (also called the “God particle”) than the media are permitting to be heard. For example: Is there such a thing as a thing? Many say matter has evaporated. Are the billions being spent in the search being well spent or are they being spent on a […]
2012
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Kneading Conference key note speaker says local food could be key to reviving economy
SKOWHEGAN — When the granite industry left the small, rural town of Hardwick, Vt., during the last century, residents in the ensuing years were forced to leave town to find work.
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SAD 13 board finds $98,000 more to cut from budget, which will got to referendum vote for third time
The cuts include savings on the salary of longtime principal Linda MacKenzie who is leaving School Administrative District 13 for a job in the Millinocket School Department, according to Superintendent Virginia Rebar.
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New wording released for same-sex marriage ballot question
Secretary of State Charlie Summers announced that the final language will ask: “Do you want to allow the State of Maine to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples?”
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NBA: Celtics open season vs. Heat
NEW YORK (AP) — Miami’s championship defense will begin where they won last season’s title, and the first game for the Brooklyn Nets will be at home against their now-crosstown rival.
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‘It made me really mad,’ says local Fulbright scholar about LePage blasting Maine education
Alexis Baxter, a 2008 graduate of Winslow High School and a Fulbright scholar, said Gov. Paul LePage’s characterization of Maine students and their reception at colleges out of state is insulting.
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Students take exception to Gov. LePage’s claim that Mainers are looked down upon
Ashley Graffam, a 2006 graduate of South Portland High School, is headed to the University of New Hampshire for her college education, along with a number of other Maine students. At no point, she said, did she feel judged as inferior for being from Maine.
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NFL: Contract no problem for Patriots’ Welker
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Wes Welker was jogging back to the line after running a route during the New England Patriots’ first training camp session Thursday when owner Bob Kraft arrived on the sideline and pointed in his direction.
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ON FOOTBALL: Branch happy to be back with Patriots
Deion Branch, entering his 11th NFL season, was entertaining the media following the first practice of the preseason for the Patriots, a practice attended by 12,163 fans at the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium. That set a new attendance record for a single-session practice.
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PRO BASKETBALL: Jones heads to Germany
Josh Jones won’t leave for Germany for two weeks, but he’s already touted on the web site of the SC Rist Wedel basketball club. The site describes Jones as an athletic and versatile wing that can play shooting guard or either forward position.