Mark Yerrick, chief executive officer of the Kennebec Valley YMCA in Augusta, has stepped down to take a job in New Hampshire, according to a press release from the YMCA.
September 2013
Maine group saves dogs from disasters, ‘high-kill’ shelters
Puppy Love Inc. is a dog-rescue organization based at Bailey Island that brings dogs affected by disasters and dogs in “high-kill shelters” to new adoptive homes in Maine.
Obama steps up his pitch to strike Syria
He says Syria’s offer of giving up all chemical weapons is positive, but ‘if we don’t maintain and move forward with a credible threat of military pressure,’ Syria may back off its proposal.
Federal health care reform topic of Thursday forum
Rep. Matthew Pouliot, R-Augusta, is hosting a public information session for Augusta area residents about the federal health care reform law with the Maine Bureau of Insurance Thursday night at Augusta City Hall.
Zimmerman’s wife won’t press charges despite frantic 911 call
She tells a dispatcher that Zimmerman punched her father, smashed an iPad and threatened them with a gun, but she later recants her story.
Poll: Most Americans oppose strike on Syria
Only 1 in 5 Americans believe that failing to respond to chemical weapons attacks in Syria would embolden other rogue governments.
Two S. Portland teens charged after kitten-in-microwave video
Two 15-year-old girls are allegedly shown in a Web video that generated complaints to police.
Largest Ferris wheel nears completion in Las Vegas
The High Roller will be 100 feet taller than the London Eye, 30 feet taller than China’s Star of Nanchang, and 9 feet taller than the Singapore Flyer.
Two British tourists die in N.H. crash after hiking
A van crashes while two couples are returning to their hotel in the White Mountains.
New England Dispatches
Building facade collapses in Somerville, Mass. / UNH starts school of marine science / Man who shot wife 18 time won’t get new trial