He says the court’s decision makes clear that the government “should not intrude on private family matters.”
2012
Maine, Vt moving ahead on health care, NH lags
An important part of the law calls for health insurance exchanges for people who buy coverage individually.
Amid scandal, revered coach Joe Paterno dies
His death comes just over two months after his son announced that his father had been diagnosed with a treatable form of lung cancer.
N.H. trying out new tow-plow attachment
The plow mounted on a trailer enables one truck to plow two lanes at once.
Maine Scout leader placed on leave
Anthony Rogers, executive for the Pine Tree Council, is placed on indefinite administrative leave for undisclosed reasons.
Romney to release his tax returns on Tuesday
The former venture capitalist says he wants to shift the focus back to the main campaign issues and hopes that releasing his returns will help do that.
Possibility of unregistered passengers on cruise ship
Divers, meanwhile, pull a woman’s body from the capsized Costa Concordia today, raising the number of people found dead to 13.
Scrambled GOP race heads to Florida
The air of inevitability that surrounded Romney’s candidacy just days ago is gone. And his rivals, led by Gingrich, have 10 days before Florida’s Jan. 31 contest to prove South Carolina was no fluke.
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Gardiner beats Cape Elizabeth
PORTLAND — Bryant Whitley scored the game-winning goal with in the third period as the Gardiner Area High School hockey team beat short-handed Cape Elizabeth 2-1 at the Portland Ice Arena on Saturday.
SNAPSHOT: Snow of silence
A nordic skier is framed by trees as more snow falls on the trails Saturday morning at the Viles Arboretum in Augusta.