The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel to fly across the country.
May 2013
Posted inNation & World, News
Bronx ‘ghetto’ tours stop amid residents’ outrage
Real Bronx Tours took mostly European tourists from Manhattan to see life in the South Bronx “from a safe distance.”
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Nearly all U.S. states see hefty drop in teen births
The lowest rates are in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont, each with rates under 17 per 1,000.
Posted inNews
Maine education commissioner visits Belfast school
A film crew is accompanying Stephen Bowen to produce videos showcasing student-centered, proficiency-based approaches.
Posted inNews
Maine man gets 35 years on child porn charges
Authorities say 44-year-old Carey Gonyer sexually assaulted a boy for months before asking him for sexually explicit cellphone pictures.
Posted inNews
Signs to alert Maine motorists to turtle crossings
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Nature Conservancy are marking the turtle crossings in Wells, South Berwick and York.
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Portland mayor meets with immigrant business owners
Michael Brennan and the city’s economic development director are visiting businesses today to discuss immigration reform and other issues.
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Obama all too familiar with Oklahoma’s heartbreak, pain
From Newtown to Hurricane Sandy to Boston to Oklahoma, this president has faced an unprecedented string of tragedies.
Posted inSports
MLB: Buchholz earns 7th win as Boston beat Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Clay Buchholz pitched five-hit ball over seven innings to improve to 7-0, and the BostonRed Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep.