‘Whitey’ Bulger’s ex-partner also admits that he twice had oral sex with his stepdaughter.
July 2013
Senate 19 Dems peg Arrowsic activist as candidate
Democrats in Senate District 19 on Monday chose Eloise Vitelli as their candidate to try to hang on to former Sen. Seth Goodall’s seat.
About 200 rally in Portland in Trayvon Martin’s memory
Speakers call for ending gun violence and stand-your-ground laws such as the one in Florida.
SNAPSHOT: Pittston Fair preparation
Duddy Brown grades the soil in the Greg Baker Pulling Ring at the Pittston faiground on Sunday. Several volunteers are preparing the fairground for the annual agricultural exhibition, which is scheduled to commence Thursday and wrap up Sunday.
STILL LIFE: Blast off
Newlyweds Erica and David Tompkins kiss beside a cannon in Castonguay Square in Waterville, moments after they were married in a civil ceremony, on Monday. Their daughter, Christina, runs around the couple as family members take photographs.
Massive Somerset County wind farm proposal draws praise, criticism
A 62-turbine wind farm would bring a lot of money to the small communities in northern Somerset County, but some residents at a public hearing Monday night said they are concerned about what it would do to the character of the area.
AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: The Red Barn pulls away from Madison to win Zone 2
Madison was essentially down two pitchers to The Red Barn, because Madison’s top pitcher, Taylor Bacon, is on a mission in Kosovo with his church, and the 39ers also had to play nine more innings than The Red Barn on Sunday. That made the outcome the expected one. Madison ran out of fresh arms, and The Red Barn pulled away for a 12-4 victory in the Zone 2 championship game at Morton Field.
Injured hiker rescued from east side of Sugarloaf
A 58-year-old Florida woman was rescued Monday afternoon from the east side of Sugarloaf Mountain after she was injured hiking and couldn’t walk down the mountain.
Heat takes toll on New England electric grid
Last week’s stretch of excessive heat and humidity pushed weekend power use to an eight-year high.
Cat influx has Augusta animal shelter scrambling for adoptions
The Kennebec Valley Humane Society said it took in 25 cats on Monday, leading the shelter to renew a call for adoptions and donations.