The Brooks resident and former Waldo County sheriff was known as a master storyteller and dynamic person.
2018
Posted inFood & Dining, Nation & World
Why a salmonella outbreak shouldn’t ruin your Thanksgiving
The bacteria is widespread in poultry but cooking meat thoroughly will kill it.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine Democratic Party leaders stepping down
Chairman Phil Bartlett and Vice Chairwoman Peggy Schaffer say they won’t be seeking re-election.
Posted inNews
Record growth for bald eagles in northern New England
America’s national bird could soon find itself removed from all state endangered lists.
Posted inSports
Joey Logano captures NASCAR Series Cup title
Driver upsets The Big Three to nab 1st championship.
Posted inMaine, News
Bitter cold will visit Maine on Thanksgiving
Temperatures could drop into the single digits, with a high of 11 degrees forecasted in Jackman.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Education Department probes claims of anti-male bias in women’s studies programs
More than half-a-dozen U.S. colleges are the targets of complaints that men are being treated unfairly.
Posted inNation & World
Trump on Khashoggi death tape: ‘No reason for me to hear it’
The president notes that the Saudis are allies and it may never be known who ordered the killing.
Posted inNation & World
Wildfire death toll rises to 76 in California
Volunteers continue the grim search for remains after five more victims are found late Saturday, and rain could make their task more difficult.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Schools and Education
Michael Bloomberg donating $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins University
The gift – the largest ever to any education institution in the U.S. – will allow his alma mater to eliminate student loans in financial aid packages starting next fall.