Maine is among the states that will receive grant money to expand preschool programs as part of the public-private programs.
2014
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Celtics’ fourth-quarter rally falls short in 96-87 loss to Hornets
Former Celtic Al Jefferson leads Charlotte with 23 points and 14 rebounds.
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Posted inMaine, Senate
Daughter follows mother’s footsteps as secretary of the Maine Senate
Heather Priest, of Augusta, nominated by Roger Katz, has the job held in 1996 by her mother, May Ross Coffin, who was nominated by Bennett Katz.
Posted inNation & World, News
Senate report disputes CIA account of search for bin Laden
The report says the effectiveness of harsh interrogation techniques was greatly exaggerated.
Posted inMaine
Augusta man injured in U.S. Route 202 car accident
Christopher Corliss drove across the center line and hit a box truck in an accident that shut the road down in Manchester for 90 minutes.
Posted inColumns, News
Big Dipper is the great bear of the north
You can look up there any clear winter night and see that giant bear circling the axis of the cosmos, settling into her winter sleep at this time of year, writes columnist Dana Wilde.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Kennebec Journal Dec. 10 police log
Augusta area police reports for Dec. 10, 2014.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Attorney general says trooper justified in shooting Ellsworth man
Trooper Scott Duff wounded 50-year-old Jeffrey Barnard after Barnard fired several rounds and threw a Molotov cocktail at officers, the attorney general says.
Posted inNation & World, News
More humpback whales visiting waters near NYC
There have been 87 sightings this year, some within a mile of land, and experts aren’t sure why they are returning to waters where they were once plentiful.
Posted inNation & World, News
Mount Washington records first avalanche of season
A climber descending Yale Gully on Monday triggers a small avalanche below him.