While their guest book styles certainly differed, both presidents’ speeches echoed the credo: ‘never forget.’
May 2017
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Standish man sentenced to serve 15 years in prison for death of his 3-month-old son
An emergency room doctor said the infant son of Eugene Martineau had numerous broken bones, hemorrhaging and bruises when he died in 2015.
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Posted inLife & Culture, News
Lisbon Falls’ ‘Mr. Moxie,’ Frank Anicetti, dies at age 77
Anicetti helped create the Moxie Festival, which draws 50,000 people to Lisbon Falls each year.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump’s $4.1 trillion budget criticized for proposed cuts to safety net
The president’s first budget calls for cuts to domestic agencies, food stamps and Medicaid, and even a top Republican senator calls it ‘basically dead on arrival.’
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine’s highest court rules ranked-choice voting is unconstitutional
The advisory opinion means lawmakers must start the process of amending the Constitution to allow the voter-approved law or repeal it, which is more likely.
Posted inMaine, News
Barbecue grill likely cause of destructive Clinton home fire
The fire at 741 Bellsqueeze Road destroyed a garage as well as a three-wheel Spyder motorcycle and a refrigerator that were stored inside it.
Posted inNation & World, News
Former CIA director says he warned Russia against meddling in 2016 election
John Brennan says he told Russia’s domestic spy chief that such meddling ‘would destroy any near-term prospect of improvement’ in U.S.-Russian relations.
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
Dry weather stays through Thursday morning, then showers return
Look for a blend of clouds and sunshine for the next couple days before it turns wet for the end of the week.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Roger Moore, star of 7 James Bond films, dies at 89
The suave English actor died Tuesday of cancer, his family says.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Former chair for humanities William ‘Bro’ Adams says he’ll be an advocate
As changes began at the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Falmouth man and former Colby College president said ‘now was a reasonable time’ to step away.