As the temperature rises and rain falls, the frost is leaving the ground and producing perfect conditions to get stuck in the mud. Phil Crandlemire pushes as Arunee Rodsatra, of Thailand, and now a Sidney resident, on Tuesday attempt to free her car from a muddy rut in Waterville. After getting her car free Rodsatra said,”I’ve never experienced driving in mud before.”
March 2013
SNAPSHOT: State of the National Guard
Brigadier General James D. Campbell, the 39th Adjutant General of the Maine National Guard & Commissioner of the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans, and Emergency Management, left, is invited by Sen. John Tuttle to address a joint legislative convention on Tuesday at the State House in Augusta. As part of the ceremony before Campbell gave his State of the National Guard Address, members of Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee were sent to invite him give the address.
Scouts survey members on whether to keep gay ban
The questionnaire uses fictional situations to discern where Scouting’s membership falls on questions of homosexuality.
Smithfield budget slightly down from 2012
Residents at Smithfield’s annual Town Meeting Saturday voted to allow selectmen to look into changing the town’s fiscal calendar to a July 1 to June 30 schedule.
Kennebec Journal area police log, March 12, 2013
AUGUSTA — Monday, At 4:04 p.m., there was an accident on Riverside Drive.
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Deveau scores 7 goals as Colby beats NEC
WATERVILLE — Ian Deveau had seven goals and three assists to lead Colby past New England College 19-11 in non-conference men’s lacrosse action Tuesday.
NBA: Bobcats crush Celtics
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Gerald Henderson had a career-high 35 points, and the Charlotte Bobcats snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 100-74 win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.
Mt. Blue school board hires RSU 10 superintendent
The Mt. Blue school board voted Tuesday evening to hire the RSU 10 superintendent as the district’s new superintendent and pay him a $122,000 annual salary.
Business leaders commit to raising money for early childhood education
The Maine Early Learning Investment Group is planning to commit its own money to fund training teachers, mentoring parents and providing scholarships in the name of promoting the expansion of early childhood education.
Maine hospitals: Repayments ‘a huge issue’
Capital projects are on hold and layoffs loom as facilities await Medicaid reimbursements.