WATERVILLE — Nine-year-old Romy Gerspenberger of Norridgewock was one of 14 hardy girls Saturday learning forestry skills from women on the Colby College Woodsmen’s Team. It was a good workout, the fourth-grader said.
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Farmington police officer shoots, kills 28-year-old
A spokeswoman for Maine’s attorney general says the man who was shot was armed with a large knife.
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Two hurt in Farmington ATV crash
A father and son from Winslow are injured in the accident.
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FOOTBALL: Lawrence falls in Class A game
PORTLAND – Dan Goodrich scored five touchdowns and the Cheverus High School football team scored 28 points off turnovers en route to a convincing 49-7 victory over Lawrence in the Class A state championship game Saturday before about 7,500 fans at Fitzpatrick Stadium.
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GOLF: Americans in charge at Presidents Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — So much about this Presidents Cup resembles the last time it was played at Royal Melbourne, from the sudden drop in temperatures to Tiger Woods winning only one point to a final day that holds so little drama.
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LePage touts community colleges
In his weekly radio address Saturday, the governor said he would like to see Maine’s community college system attract more students.
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Violent incidentsmar Occupy Maine
PORTLAND — Two violent incidents Thursday night and Friday morning are heightening concerns over the Occupy Maine encampment in Lincoln Park, city officials said.
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SNAPSHOT:
Steve Morse, left, and David Auclair set up racks for the 63rd Annual Abnaki Ski Sale on Friday afternoon at the Viles Arboretum in Augusta. The sale runs today from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and features new and used alpine and nordic skis, snowboards, snowshoes, skates and apparel Viles Arboretum is located at 153 […]
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SNAPSHOT: Virtual vocational
Waterville High School student Billy Durand watches a large computer screen as he runs the controls on an excavator simulator during the 12th annual Craft Championships sponsored by Associated Builders and Contractors on Friday at the Augusta Civic Center. About 1,000 students from 17 regional vocational technical centers across the state attended the event, which […]
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Legislation aims to ease computer crime backlog
Hundreds of digital storage devices containing thousands of child pornography images sit in a State Police storage closet waiting for a thorough forensic examination, part of a backlog that leaves potential offenders at large.