Central Maine Power officials want you to know that if you are current on your bill, and receive a call requesting payment, it isn’t coming from them.
August 2013
No verdict yet in Fort Hood shooting trial
The Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others at the Texas military base declines to address jurors.
Glitch brings Nasdaq trades to halt
The three-hour breakdown raises questions about the pitfalls of electronic systems for stock trades.
New Sharon body shop robbed of parts from Dodge pickup
A New Sharon body shop was robbed of parts from a Dodge pickup truck in a burglary discovered Wednesday morning.
Bath Iron Works plans to lay off 40 workers
The shipbuilder says the layoffs will include 15 pipe coverers and 25 insulators. Still, the shipbuilder’s workforce has risen this year to about 5,500 employees.
Russian spacewalkers encounter faulty equipment
The misaligned base of a new telescope platform complicates its installation.
Limerick boy driving pickup pins mom, brother against house
Police say the boy’s foot apparently slid off the clutch as he backed up. The injured woman and boy are taken to Maine Medical Center.
Rabid raccoon sneaks into Monmouth home, kills cat
A raccoon that snuck into a Main Street, Monmouth home over the weekend and startled a homeowner before killing her cat has tested positive for rabies.
Obama proposes cost-conscious college ratings
He says with students facing much more global competition, making college affordable is ‘an economic imperative’ for the country.
Convicted NH murderer violates release arrested in Maine
Barry Brown, 50, of New Hampshire, convicted of murder and burglary, was arrested in Chesterville Wednesday after moving to a new residence without permission of his parole officer.