The chat will take place next Monday afternoon, capping a week of social media engagement the White House is planning around the State of the Union speech.
2012
Maine’s avg. gas price rises to $3.51
That’s 17 cents above the national average of $3.34 per gallon.
UMaine trustees meet to consider new initiatives
The agenda includes creating new laboratory space, upgrading apartment buildings and starting a one-year Master of Laws degree.
Bill seeks better sportsmen’s-landowner relations
The bill would revamp the Landowners and Sportsmen Relations Advisory Board and establish a plan for long-term funding of a landowner relations program.
Newport man injured in head-on crash
PALMYRA — A Newport man was seriously injured after his van collided head-on with a pickup truck on Warren Hill Road on Sunday.
Patriots escape to Super Bowl
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady waited out the final tense minutes on the sideline and somehow his fourth-quarter leap into the end zone held up, sending the New England Patriots back to the Super Bowl.
Turning wood into a steam into savings
WATERVILLE — A new $11.25 million biomass plant at Colby College is now in operation, with officials expecting it will save the college about $1.5 million a year in heating costs.
Officials: Increase radon awareness
AUGUSTA — Testing your home for radon — the leading cause of lung cancer for non-smokers — should be at the top of your to-do list this month, officials say.
DISTRICT COURT
AUGUSTA — The following is a list of cases closed Jan. 12, 2012, to Jan. 18, 2012, in Augusta District Court:
Paterno’s sudden death follows swift downfall
The house at the end of the block was fast taking on the feel of a shrine when Joe Paterno stepped into the crisp November night with his wife, Sue, by his side. Students had gathered on the lawn, some carrying hand-lettered signs, many near tears and all of them confused, sad and angry.