Two other passengers suffer minor injuries when a sport utility vehicle hits a parked pickup truck.
July 2013
Obama ends Africa trip by joining Bush at memorial
President Obama and former President George W. Bush observed a moment of silence together at a monument to victims of the 1998 embassy bombing here in the east African city where Bush coincidentally happened to be as Obama wrapped up a weeklong tour of Africa.
Charter school in Harpswell hires faculty
Harpswell Coastal Academy is scheduled to open in the fall with 60 students in grades 6 and 9.
NH-Maine bridge opening date expected in few weeks
KITTERY — The contractor working on the new Memorial Bridge connecting New Hampshire and Maine expects to be able to set a date for opening the bridge to traffic within the next several weeks. The final span is in place at the bridge. Archer Western Contractors is working on balancing the weight of that 2.5-million-pound […]
Urban-rural alliance breaks down on farm bill vote
The agricultural spending bill goes down in defeat after conservative groups demand deeper cuts to food-stamp programs.
NH woman gets 10 to 30 years for starving child
Christina Thomas of New Durham had been a primary caretaker for a 6-year-old boy who at one point weighed just 23 pounds.
Police identify victims of Clifton motorcycle crash
Police on Monday identified the victims of the Sunday evening crash as 40-year-old Jason Emerson and 36-year-old Elizabeth Gould of Bangor.
Maine chief justice named winner of USM award
Maine Chief Justice Leigh Saufley is the seventh winner of the annual award given by USM’s Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine.
Maine coalition: Less carbon pollution would benefit lobsters
Businesses and environmentalists say Maine should endorse President Obama’s climate-change plan to help protect the state’s most important fishery.
Bethel man dies in wood chipper accident
The victim, 60-year-old Sam Chapman, owned Chapman’s Tree Services and was also an avid golfer and a popular local songwriter.