Doctors say George H.W. Bush continues to improve from a bronchitis-related cough, but they’re in no hurry to release him.
2012
Hebron seeks taxes from private school
Maine Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments on whether Hebron Academy should pay property taxes on facilities it rents to outside groups.
Same-sex couples in Washington start taking wedding vows
Maine’s law takes effect on Dec. 29. There’s no waiting period, and people can start marrying just after midnight.
Festival of Trees opens Monday in Fairfield
FAIRFIELD — Seventeen trees decorated for Christmas will be on display starting Monday at the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences at Good-Will Hinckley.
Waterville area and Somerset, Franklin County logs, Dec. 8 and 9
Vehicle accidents, burglary, assault
US Attorney in Maine collects nearly $2M for year
U.S. Attorneys’ Offices are responsible for enforcing and collecting civil and criminal debts owed to the U.S. government, and criminal debts owed to crime victims.
Maine session starts icily as big issues loom
An observer mentioned that some early-session antagonism can be expected, given the partisan divide between the legislative and executive branches.
Senator: Republican Party could accept higher taxes on wealthy
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn, says raising the top tax rate to 39.6 percent could be done so that negotiators could shift their focus on entitlement spending such as Medicare and Social Security.
Pakistan: US drone kills senior al-Qaida leader
Abu Zaid al-Kuwaiti was not part of the U.S. State Department’s list of most wanted terrorist suspects
Chavez faces new cancer battle, surgery in Cuba
Several outside medical experts said that based on Hugo Chavez’s account of his condition and his treatment so far, they doubt the cancer can be cured.