The group puts forth a package of bills seeking $11 million for job training.
March 2013
LePage backtracks, will sign St. Pat’s early-opening bill
The governor says he will sign the bill that he called “garbage” after it receives bipartisan support in the Legislature.
Assault weapons ban joins gun-control bills up for Senate vote
Democrats win committee approval, but the proposal faces an uphill battle before the full Senate.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: “Boon Island” and “Prosperous Friends”
The coast of New England is no stranger to horrifying and tragic tales of shipwreck and misery, but the wreck of the Nottingham Galley on Boon Island in 1710 still remains as one of the most bizarre, intriguing and mysterious shipwrecks on this coast.
BOOKS: Trilogy follows friends’ R-rated exploits
The first two installments of Maya Banks’ “Breathless” trilogy were such an enjoyable read I’m disappointed that the final book in the series won’t be out until August.
BOOKS: Novel a dark look into married life
If you are looking for profanity, “The Average American Marriage: A Novel” offers it in abundance.
Court removes judge from Bulger trial
A federal appeals court finds that the judge’s background as a former federal prosecutor could create the appearance of bias against the reputed gangster.
Waterville area police log and arrests, March 13 and 14
Burglary, criminal trespass, theft
Boston man goes to trial in death of Maine woman
Amos “Ace” Don is charged with the August 2009 shooting of Erica Field, 29, of Lewiston, Maine, in a drug-related killing in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood.