The ship is escorted with fanfare into the harbor, where it will put the ‘port’ back in Portland when service to-and-from Canada begins, the mayor says.
2014
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Robber who was homesick for prison to be sentenced
Living alone and feeling unhappy, the 74-year-old high-school dropout decided to change his situation by committing a crime in order to get caught.
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Maine 10th-grader suspended for 10 days for having squirt gun
The bright yellow squirt gun fell out of the student’s backpack.
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Crews start Augusta cleanup as Kennebec River recedes
Flooding on the river was not as significant as anticipated; and Bond Brook, which never flooded, is no longer a threat.
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Less-educated whites see sharp decline in life expectancy
While longevity in the United States has risen steadily overall, a study finds undereducation, especially among females, has a dramatic correlation with dying younger.
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Maine may be fined $7 million over welfare work shortcomings
The U.S. wants $7 million for non-compliance that Gov. Paul LePage says he tried to fix, but others say a big fine is unlikely and the non-compliance is from 2011.
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Winterport man sentenced on sex charges
David Hyatt will serve nine months for abusing a male child.
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Bates football captain faces assault charges
Mac Jackson was intoxicated when he burst into a stranger’s home and injured a resident
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Three killed in Black Sea base attack in Kiev
Around 300 pro-Russian protesters attempted an overnight raid armed with stun grenades and firebombs.