Putin says Russia needs to ‘cleanse’ itself if it wants to increase its birth rate.
2014
Refurbished transit bus saves thousands of dollars for Maine
Maine Military Authority’s renovation of the 2006 transit coach bus cost just $100,000 while a new, 32-foot bus would have been $260,000.
Protesters, police clash in Ukraine’s capital
A group of radical activists began attacking riot police with sticks, trying to push their way toward the Ukrainian parliament building
Maine examines expanding autism treatment coverage
A proposed bill would raise the age for coverage from 5-and-under to 21.
NH crash fatalities reach 5-year high in 2013
About 28 percent of fatal crashes over the past six years stem from distracted driving.
Postal Service, union wrangle over Staples outlets
The new outlets are staffed by Staples employees, not postal workers, and labor officials say that move replaces good-paying union jobs with low-wage, nonunion workers.
Dumont’s Olympic dream torn by ACL
The Bethel man makes one last run at making the team before calling it quits.
Yet another chapter for the Brady-Manning rivalry
The star quarterbacks have nothing but praise for each other as they meet for the 15th time.
Southern Maine’s theaters solving their space problems
New theater companies mean more stages in Portland and across the region.