Ku Klux Klan leader Edgar Ray Killen masterminded the ambush and deaths of the three civil rights workers in 1964.
2018
Posted inLife & Culture
Former Mouseketeer Doreen Tracey dies at age 74
Tracey died from pneumonia following a two-year battle with cancer.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
John Tunney, whose Senate race was movie’s basis, dies
Tunney, son of boxing champ Gene Tunney and a California senator for just one term, was 83.
Posted inSchools and Education
Three Gardiner-area teachers receive national board honor
The teachers are three of the 50 educators in Maine celebrating their National Board Certification status.
Posted inMaine Crime
Waterville man arrested for stealing jewelry from Skowhegan business
Michael Fortin was arrested after allegedly stealing $7,000 worth of merchandise from Hilltop Antiques.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
College notebook: University of Maine at Farmington women’s basketball team fight through growing pains
Beavers deal with youth, tough schedule, injuries
Posted inMaine
Kennebec Valley Chamber award winner Capital Area Staffing Solutions matches workers with businesses that need them
The firm is being recognized as the chamber’s Small Business of the Year.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Three N.H. women, arrested in 2016, fight anti-topless ordinance
They’re hoping the state’s high court will find a local rule against going shirtless in public unconstitutional.
Posted inMaine
Fire damages roof of Waterville home
A fire caused by an exhaust pipe from a pellet stove temporarily displaced two residents of a home on Gold Street.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Vt. governor worried by aging population
He suggests strategies for attracting working-age people to stay in or move to the state.