Many people find that their homes are missing a roof or have disappeared, and are forced to return to the shelters.
March 2015
Posted inNation & World, News
Philadelphia police renaming valor medal for slain officer
Robert Wilson III, 30, was killed March 5 trying to stop a robbery at a video game store.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Myanmar ferry capsizes; 34 dead, over a dozen missing
Boat accidents due to overcrowding and bad weather are common in Myanmar’s river deltas and coastal regions.
Posted inNation & World, News
Sierra Leone’s vice president asks U.S. for asylum
Samuel Sam-Sumana says he longer feels safe in his country.
Posted inSports
Shiffrin wins women’s World Cup slalom
American Mikaela Shiffrin edges Velez Zuzulova by 1.4 seconds.
Posted inSports
Pinturault wins World Cup giant slalom, Hirscher takes discipline title
Marcel Hirscher of Austria also is first in the overall standings.
Posted inBusiness
Central Maine business briefs
McKee inducted into American College of Trial Lawyers; Waterville’s Silverstien wins Eco-Excellence Award; Sawyer hired as Augusta Country Club executive chef
Posted inNation & World, News
Kerry cautious before new Iran talks, cites ‘important gaps’
The deadline is at the end of March.
Posted inMaine, News
Snow expected this weekend in Maine
The heaviest amounts of 7 to 8 inches are expected from the mid-coast to Down East regions.
Posted inEditorials
Cheap Canadian drugs show U.S. failure to negotiate prices
The U.S. pharmaceutical industry’s concern about a law that let Maine residents buy prescription drugs from Canada is a little odd.