The Weather Channel shows footage of the voyage between Cousins and Chebeague islands.
February 2015
Posted inNation & World, News
MacArthur Foundation pledges $75 million to fix U.S. jails
Nearly 12 million people annually pass through the more than 3,000 county lockups and city jails across the country – most for nonviolent offenses.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Man mugged Tuesday near Augusta’s downtown
Police say they’re following leads on potential suspects, but won’t say what was stolen or the gender of the two robbers.
Posted inNews, Sports
Maine Basketball Hall of Fame to induct 29
Southern Maine inductees include Edward “Bo” McFarland and Bob Warner.
Posted inNation & World
Judge dismisses another Hernandez juror
The jury hears testimony from police officers and a firefighter, who responded to the crime scene.
Posted inBusiness
Rite Aid spends $2B on push into pharmacy benefit management
Shares of the nation’s third-largest drugstore chain surged Wednesday after it announced that it will pay $1.8 billion in cash and $200 million in stock for EnvisionRx.
Posted inPolitics
Republicans press for long-term fix for Social Security disability program
They resist a White House plan to shift money between accounts to cover a looming shortfall, and Maine Sen. Angus King, an independent, agrees.
Posted inNation & World, News
Former detainee’s turn to Islamic State hampers effort to close Guantanamo
Abdul Rauf was killed with seven others in a U.S. drone strike on Monday.
Posted inNation & World, News
Vermont National Guard to help Massachusetts remove snow
Vermont is sending 12 dump trucks and other snow removal equipment along with the Guard members in the coming days.
Posted inMaine, News
District attorney: No decision on charges in fatal Portland fire
Stephanie Anderson says an official who said charges are likely was not authorized to comment on the investigation of the Noyes Street blaze.