The Dow sinks 318 points Friday, its biggest one-day drop since June.
January 2014
Three convicted in major Maine marijuana trial
The men are guilty in connection with a raid in Washington County that yielded 3,000 plants worth an estimated $9 million.
Seal pup rescued in Maine is released
Carson, who is about 7 to 8 months old, goes back into the wild off the Rhode Island coast.
Woodfords Family Services recognizes Starks resident with Directors’ Award
WESTBROOK — Woodfords Family Services recently recognize Maegan Waldrop, of Starks, administrative support and teaching assistant at Woodfords’ Central Maine Program and at the Oakland Preschool, with a Directors’ Award. The Central Maine Program provides community case management and in home services to children and families in the region as well as operating two preschool […]
Bitstrips amuses, annoys as its comics go viral
The mobile app that lets people turn their lives into comic strips started off as a joke more than 20 years ago.
Mid-Maine Technical Center announces its second-quarter honor roll
WATERVILLE — Mid-Maine Technical Center announces its second-quarter honor roll. Students from Lawrence High School, Messalonskee High School, Waterville Senior High School and Winslow High School attend the center. Automotive collision repair — high honors: James Goodman, Robert Liberty, Cole Robinson, Tyler Schroeder, Tyler Tompkins, of LHS; Julie Steiner, of MHS; Zachary Lahneman, of WSHS; […]
Mass. woman on trial for friend’s slaying, fetus theft
Prosecutors say the defendant tried to pass the infant girl off as her daughter.
In Hawaii, shark repelling devices grow in popularity
Users strap the devices to their ankles, wetsuits or surfboards. Some are about the size of an oversized watch, others the size of a wallet. But do they work?
USM student ‘leveled’ pistol at friend’s face
Alan-Michael Santos, arrested after an armed standoff in Gorham, is released on $10,000 cash bail.
Republicans shorten presidential nominating season
The party’s chairman said the changes would not allow Republicans to ‘slice and dice’ each other for six months or participate in ‘a circus of debates.’