2016 – Page 27 – Centralmaine.com

Vera Rubin, pioneering astronomer who helped find evidence of dark matter, dies at 88

by Associated Press December 26, 2016

She was the second female astronomer to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

by Staff report December 26, 2016December 27, 2016

Accumulations will be less along the coast, the National Weather Service says.

by JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press December 26, 2016December 26, 2016

The world’s largest known collection is the creation of a curator who has amassed about 50,000 paper patterns and 62,000 in an electronic database.

by DAVID RISING Associated Press December 26, 2016

The abbey’s sole nun believes two dioceses are eager to acquire assets worth millions.

by MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press December 26, 2016December 26, 2016

The agreement follows a murder case on Okinawa involving a Marine-turned-contractor.

by Associated Press December 26, 2016December 26, 2016

Freezing rain, snow and high winds force stretches of highways in the Dakotas to remain shut down.

The program includes a $250,000 loan pool from Kennebec Savings Bank aimed at revitalizing the downtown district on the Kennebec River in Augusta.

by Andrew Roth The Washington Post December 26, 2016December 26, 2016

Investigators consider a number of technical and accidental causes for the crash that left 92 dead.

Augusta photographer has incorporated drones into his business and thinks he’s found his niche.

Two women spend the night trailside, and a third who went for help ran out of gas, the Maine Warden Service says.