A pedestrian looks up at snow-covered Christmas decorations on the side of Gagliano’s Italian Bistro on Friday, at corner of Winthrop and Water streets in downtown Augusta.
2012
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SNAPSHOT: Salt of the earth
Augusta Pawn and Jewelry employee Troy Hanscom spreads salt in front of the store on Friday on Water Street in downtown Augusta. Building owner Karen Hatch shovels snow further up the street.
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Health of George H.W. Bush ‘improving’
Family spokesman says Bush’s conversations with doctors and nurses at Methodist Hospital now include singing.
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44 couples obtain marriage licenses
The legal barrier dismantled by November’s vote, same-sex couples line up to make “it official.”
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Dockworkers strike averted, for now, at East Coast ports
Dockworkers agree to extend their contract for a month to avoid a crippling stoppage.
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NH Gov Lynch cleans out office after 8 years
The popular Democrat retired after serving four consecutive two-year terms. Maggie Hassan, also a Democrat, is a former state senator who will be inaugurated as governor on Thursday.
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Opposed to same-sex marriage, company ends wedding business
At odds with Maryland’s legalization of same-sex marriage, the owner of a wedding-related business has decided to close down rather than provide services to gay couples.
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Maine snowmobile season starts with a bang
There is already snow on the ground across the entire state, a sharp contrast to last winter when temperatures were mild and there was a lack of snow.
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NC town having possum drop, without live possum
During past drops, the possum was suspended in a see-through box covered with tinsel and lowered to the ground at midnight.
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2nd subway push death strikes NYC
The news of the horrific death of a 46-year-old man from India came as the mayor touted drops in the city’s annual homicide and shooting totals.