Complaints about boorish behavior lead to a campaign to encourage riders to show more courtesy.
March 2015
Massey ends career as Maine hockey’s ironwoman
Passion and hard work took the Waterville native from walk-on to indispensable forward.
Solon voters asked to ban fracking
The controversial natural gas mining method is suspected of contaminating groundwater, but the state geologist said fracking is happening “nowhere” in Maine and probably never will.
Waterville land trust has option to buy first property
The community organization aims to make affordable housing available to income-designated families and to preserve historic neighborhoods such as the South End.
Three companies share top award at Portland Flower Show opening
Best of Show goes to Robin’s Nest Aquatics of Hollis, O’Donal’s Nursery of Gorham and Hill View Mini Barn of Etna. The show runs through Sunday.
Penobscot County man found incompetent to face new charges
Christopher Currier, previously convicted of attempted murder and most recently of criminal mischief at MaineGeneral Medical Center, was ordered to Riverview Psychiatric Center.
Salt Institute for Documentary Studies to seek new leadership
Donna Galluzzo will leave the Portland school in the fall.
Augusta’s St. Michael School supports Police Chief Gregoire
Bishop Robert Deeley visited the elementary school to help present a check from a basketball fundraiser to the police chief injured in a motorcycle crash.
Augusta city marshal’s badge comes home
A California collector donated a badge worn by the head of the Police Department more than 100 years ago.
Dan Foley loses his pants, saves face on ‘Survivor’ episode
Even a renegade wave can’t strip the Gorham man of his desire to be the surviving ‘Survivor.’