NEW YORK — Brandon Dubinsky and Michael Sauer scored 51 seconds apart late in the third period, and the New York Rangers turned a likely crippling defeat into their most stirring victory of the season by rallying to beat the defensive-minded Boston Bruins 5-3 on Monday night.
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Forum stays positive on issue of marijuana, whether medical or not
FARMINGTON — About 50 people attended a forum on the legality of marijuana Monday at the University of Maine at Farmington.
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OUR OPINION: LePage should take lead in energy policy
Maine’s progress toward comprehensive, aggressive policies for diversifying its energy offerings and improving its energy economics received a burst of momentum under the Baldacci administration, but now is in danger of stopping.
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Dems request AG opinion on DEP conflict of interest
AUGUSTA — Maine House Democrats sent a letter to Attorney General William Schneider’s office Monday formally requesting a written opinion on whether there is a conflict between Maine law and Darryl Brown serving as commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection.
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Silverstreet Pub to take over for Midnight Blues Club
WATERVILLE — The corner of Main and Silver streets downtown will boast a new eatery and bar after the Midnight Blues Club and Restaurant sees its last day April 30.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Irish, Aggies unique to final
INDIANAPOLIS — Already packed with one surprise after another, the NCAA women’s tournament has one big dose of intrigue left when Notre Dame and Texas A&M play for the championship.
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THE MASTERS: Augusta course still foreign ground
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A green jacket defined the golden era of European golf. For the better part of two decades, Europeans seemed to have part-ownership of Augusta National by winning the Masters six times in a seven-year stretch, and 11 times in the 1980s and 1990s. Seve Ballesteros was the first European in a green jacket. Nick Faldo won three times. Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer and Jose Maria Olazabal each won twice.
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Firefighters sound off on proposed cuts to health plan
AUGUSTA — More than two dozen firefighters testified at the State House on Monday against a proposed cut in the state’s contribution to the retiree health plan that covers municipal first responders.
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ON BASEBALL: Maxwell seizes opportunity in minors
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Hundreds of players put in their time through March, and into early April, on the five baseball fields at the Boston Red Sox player development complex here. They threw, hit and sweat a lot, trying to impress those making the decisions about their futures.
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Tea Party blasts lawmakers critical of LePage
AUGUSTA — Richard Ashcroft, a tea party activist from Richmond, is unhappy with the eight Republican senators who wrote an OpEd piece published Monday in several Maine newspapers. The piece was critical of Gov. Paul LePage’s caustic style and said he is creating too many distractions.