January 5, 2016
2016
Speak out for Maine children
Expanding MaineCare is an immediate way to help young people out of poverty.
Coast Guard rescues Maine fisherman with hand injury
The crewman on the fishing boat Latta II is taken to the mainland on a Coast Guard lifeboat.
Richmond, Searsport split basketball doubleheader
Sydney Tilton leads girls to win, but Vikings turn the tables in the boys game.
New York governor orders homeless off streets during freeze
His order to forcibly remove them is faced with legal questions, resistance and backlash.
Carrabec girls basketball pulls away from rival Madison
Cobras’ defense steps up in MVC victory.
LOCAL ROUNDUP: Valley basketball teams sweep Seacoast Christian
Boys, girls teams pick up East/West Conference victories.
Hallowell mayor lays out vision for city in inaugural address
Future of the fire department, development of the Stevens School campus and Water Street reconstruction counted as top three priorities.
NerdWallet ranks Portland 19th in U.S. for young entrepreneurs
The survey compares metrics such as education level, unemployment rates, percentage of people ages 25-34 and small-business financing.
Urban sprawl, levees blamed in Midwest floods
When we try to tame it, ‘Mother Nature and Old Man River will fight back,’ an emergency official says.