Students, faculty, administrators and alumni of the school hold a somber vigil for four Maine Maritime graduates who are missing at sea.
October 2015
Posted inPolitics
LePage says Sen. Katz should recuse himself in Good Will-Hinckley investigation
The governor’s call is the latest in his ongoing dispute with Senate Republican leaders including Katz, a moderate from Augusta.
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Posted inGolf, Sports
Erskine, Gardiner, MCI qualify for state championships
Area golfers also earn berths in individual championships on Oct. 17.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
LePage touts tax cut and welfare changes to skeptical audience in Bar Harbor
The town hall-style event is part of the governor’s promise to campaign on behalf of the ballot initiative and against state lawmakers who oppose it.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Maine Crime, News
City woman who hid cocaine inside her body takes plea deal
Sarah Pearl can avoid two felony-level drug convictions is she stays out of trouble for the next 18 months, the district attorney says.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Attorney general won’t press charges in Pittston stabbing
Jeff Krouse acted in self-defense when he fatally stabbed his landlord, Dale Clifford, in August, authorities said.
Posted inSports
USA Luge team ready to hit ice for 1st time
Augusta’s Julia Clukey among those ready to start sliding in Lake Placid on Thursday.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland drops effort to ban panhandling on street medians
The City Council will not appeal a federal court’s decision striking down a controversial ordinance enacted in 2013.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Waterville principal case in district attorney’s hands
Maeghan Maloney said she will review the Don Reiter case next week, and the School Department investigation still is pending.
Posted inCollege Connection
Gun violence should be examined as a public health issue
With just a few days having passed since the Umpqua Community College shootings, where nine people lost their lives and even more suffering severe injuries, one of the most disturbing reports of the incident was that the dead victims cellphones were ringing when police arrived on the scene, as their families and friends tried to make contact […]