A disapproving look from a judge, a paltry fine, perhaps a couple of hours in jail, maybe some community service — these are not the answer to folks like James Wiggins, of Fairfield.
July 2013
Attorney general opens new front on voter rights
The Obama administration targets Texas first, but a recent Supreme Court decision may make it difficult.
AUTO RACING NOTEBOOK: Clark not happy with 5th-place finish
Cassius Clark finished in fifth place in Sunday’s TD Bank 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway, and he isn’t happy about it.
NFL: Welker goes from one premier passer to another
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Spoiled by all those spirals from Tom Brady, there was only one other quarterback Wes Welker was willing to play for: Peyton Manning.
NFL: Brady, Pats want to get back to football
Football. That’s all the New England Patriots want to think about now. Coming off a tumultuous offseason they’d rather forget — with former tight end Aaron Hernandez arrested and charged with murder; with leading receiver Wes Welker leaving via free agency for Peyton Manning and the Broncos; with tight end Rob Gronkowski undergoing multiple surgeries […]
AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Madison set for play-in game
Madison coach Peter Kirby heard something on the radio about one pitch deciding who the 39ers would face in Saturday’s American Legion baseball play-in game.
ROWING: Augusta doctors survive shipwreck to compete in Blackburn Challenge
David Grody likes a challenge now and then, but he had no idea what lay in his future when he decided to enter the Blackburn Challenge, a 20-mile rowing race around Cape Ann in Gloucester, Mass.
Kennebec Journal area police log, July 25, 2013
A city woman was charged with assault Wednesday after she struck officers for the second time in two days, police said.
Morning Sentinel area police log, July 25, 2013
IN ANSON, Wednesday at 5:50 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Lloyd Road.
SNAPSHOT: American summer spirit
Bob Hurley replaces a flag Wednesday on Main Street in Richmond. Hurley and Tom Sullivan of American Legion Post 132 cruised through town updating the summer pennants on display ahead of Richmond Days this weekend.