More than 75 donors celebrated at Palmyra Golf Course.
June 2014
Fleeing Iraqis join tide of displaced people
A U.N. count worldwide finds more people displaced by war than at any time since World War II.
Maine ‘minimalists’ forgo possessions to live with what matters most
For various reasons, those who join the growing movement decide they want to have less and do more.
State jail $1.2m shortfall to hit Franklin, Somerset counties hard
Franklin County will have to pay $100,000 into the jail system in fiscal year 2015, while Somerset County’s allocation will be reduced by more than $280,000.
Cony flatiron building deal closes
Cynthia Taylor and the city have agreed to a 49-year-lease of the historic former high school building on Cony Circle for $1 a year.
Top Shiite cleric calls for new government in Iraq
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki appears increasingly vulnerable, and the spiraling crisis prompts the normally reclusive grand ayatollah to wade into politics.
Jailhouse Casanova sentenced for robbery
The Massachusetts man involved in a tryst in March gets 15 years for a Berwick bank heist in 2012.
At last, summer arrives in central Maine
Summer’s arrival, at 6:51 a.m. Saturday, brings opening day of Waterville’s municipal pool and other warm weather activities.