WATERVILLE — Police investigating the disappearance of 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds have finished their investigative work involving the Violette Avenue home where she was seen last.
2012
Search for Ayla: Behind the yellow tape
Six days into the search for 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds, investigators strung bright-yellow crime-scene ribbon around the perimeter of the little gray house in Waterville where she was last seen tucked in her bed in mid-December.
Fireworks in, smoking out: A guide to new 2012 laws
Airline pilots will get more rest. Television commercials won’t be so loud. Smoking will be banned in all of public housing in the state and fireworks will be legal in Maine, unless individual communities decide they are not. Those are some of the federal and state regulations that take effect during 2012.
5 people die on slick roads
A storm that moved through the state Friday and Saturday, leaving a light coating of snow and freezing rain, is being blamed for dozens of crashes across the state, including four that left five people dead.
Firefighters helped out on a cold, windy night
We would like to thank the West Gardiner Fire Department for the help the firefighters gave us recently when we had the misfortune of having a chimney fire at our house. They were very professional and had the fire out in no time. I have belonged to area fire departments, and I know what it […]
Polar Bear Plunge benefits Maine group
PORTLAND — A steel gray sky spitting sleet and rain, and temperatures hovering near freezing made the icy waters off East End Beach on Saturday look like the last place any sane person would venture.
J.P. DEVINE: Miscellaneous thoughts to end the year
It’s here. 2011 is passing into history. So I’ve been going through this stack of year’s end magazines to see how everyone famous feels about it.
TOP 10 SPORTS STORIES OF 2011: Collapse of Kennebec Ice Arena top list
K.C. Johnson recalls the time and date — March 2, 2:05 p.m. — but not much else that happened the day the roof of the Kennebec Ice Arena collapsed late last winter.
BILL NEMITZ: Bless them all, but don’t forget what happened
If ever there was a window into the state of the modern-day Roman Catholic Church, it’s my inbox. Over the past few days, I’ve received three emails having to do with the faith in which I grew up, back when daily Mass attracted a crowd, all five Sunday Masses were packed and a nun in full habit presided over every classroom.
NHL: Bruins fall behind early, lose to Stars
DALLAS (AP) — Michael Ryder and Loui Eriksson scored power-play goals in the first period, and the Dallas Stars ended the Boston Bruins’ seven-game winning streak, beating the defending Stanley Cup champions 4-2 on Saturday night.