Madison-based School Administrative District 59 dismissed students at 1 p.m. today and all after school activities will be canceled due to the weather. Tonight’s school board meeting is also canceled. Anson-based School Administrative District 74, which includes schools in Anson, Embden, New Portland, North Anson and Solon, will be closed for the day and has […]
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Snow and rain fall, and more wet weather coming
Portland gets almost 4 inches of snow, but the precipitation to come might make it disappear quickly.
Posted inPolitics
On foreign policy, Kerry is Obama’s good soldier
Obama seems likely to reward Kerry by nominating him to succeed Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as the nation’s top diplomat.
Posted inNews
Gas prices in Maine continue to fall
The average cost of a gallon of gas in Maine dropped by nearly 4 cents in the past week.
Posted inNews
Dog mauls boy, mother in Livermore Falls
The boy underwent surgery on Sunday for facial injuries. The pit bull-wolf hybrid mix has been euthanized.
Posted inNews
Twin NASA spacecraft deliberately crash into moon
Afterward, NASA said it had dedicated the final resting spot in honor of mission team member, Sally Ride, the first American woman in space who died earlier this year.
Posted inNation & World
Gunman’s mother intensely private about home life
A friend says Nancy Lanza told him she introduced guns to Adam as a way to teach him responsibility.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Gun control gets unlikely backers on Capitol Hill
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a lifelong member of the National Rifle Association, says it’s time to discuss gun policy and move toward action on gun regulation.
Posted inNation & World, News
Across US, students nervously returning to school
Teachers and parents across the country were wrestling with how best to quell children’s fears about returning to school for the first time since the killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School.