Flooding at the morning high tide closed some coastal roads north and south of Boston.
March 2013
NH Sen. Ayotte against bringing terror suspect to NY
Ayotte said a foreign member of al-Qaida should never be treated like a common criminal.
Maine town to consider mandatory gun ownership
Byron’s head selectman says approving the measure will “prevent someone from coming into our town and trying to restrict our rights.”
Late-winter storm walloping New England
The storm has already dumped 10 or more inches on some areas of Massachusetts.
LePage taking hospital debt plan on the road
The governor is visiting Auburn and Lewiston today to promote his plan to use revenue from a restructured liquor sales contract to repay Maine’s 39 hospitals.
University of Maine at Augusta announces dean’s list students
AUGUSTA — University of Maine at Augusta has announced its fall 2012 semester dean’s list for full-time students.
Former Augusta resident to join U.S. Court of Appeals staff
PORTLAND — Ryan Royce, formerly of Augusta, has accepted a position in New York City as a staff attorney at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Chavez’s body to be put on permanent display
Meanwhile, Venezuelans exhausted from round-the clock mourning begin to look toward the future.
Senate panel approves bill penalizing illegal gun purchases
The bill authored by Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont would penalize “straw” purchasers, who buy firearms for another person who is prohibited from obtaining one on his own.
St. Albans seeks committee volunteers
ST. ALBANS — The town of St. Albans seeks interested individuals to join the following committees: appeals board, one five-year seat; bicentennial committee; planning board, two five-year seats; recreation committee.