More than $125,000 is raised in three weeks, enough to ensure skiing will continue for the coming winter.
July 2013
Insufficient brake force blamed for train disaster
Investigators still aren’t sure if the brake problems were due to mechanical issues or human error.
DNA links Boston Strangler suspect to last victim
The DNA finding ‘leaves no doubt that Albert DeSalvo was responsible for the brutal murder of Mary Sullivan,’ says Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley.
Vet returns to N. Korea to seek remains of first black Navy aviator
An Aegis destroyer now under construction at Bath Iron Works bears the name of Medal of Honor winner Thomas Hudner, who was honored at a ceremony in Maine in April.
Pope creates new commission of inquiry for finance
It is the third such commission Francis has named in his four months as pope and signals that big changes are coming.
Boat fires caused by lightning strike in N.H.
The boats were docked at a yacht club on Lake Winnipesaukee.
Russian opposition leader released day after conviction
A judge says that Alexei Navalny’s incarceration would ‘prevent him from exercising his rights of being elected.’
Partner says Bulger was involved in many killings
Stephen ‘The Rifleman’ Flemmi testifies that ‘Whitey’ Bulger personally killed Flemmi’s girlfriend and others.
Lewiston arson suspect won’t be tried as an adult
The April 29 fire was one of three large blazes in the city in a week. Another 13-year-old boy and two men face charges in the other fires.
I-295 in Portland reopens after morning shutdown
Downed utility lines closed the interstate in both directions for several hours early this morning.