NEW YORK (AP) — NBA players delivered a resounding but risky response to one more ultimatum from NBA Commissioner David Stern: See you in court.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Bulldogs going early
The times for Saturday’s three football state championship games were announced Monday. All three games will be played at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland.
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Fire destroys Skowhegan home
SKOWHEGAN — A family lost everything in a blaze that destroyed a home Monday morning on Oak Pond Road.
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Protests happen when government fails
What do you think about the Occupy Wall Street movement? The “1 percent” subtly suggest that they earned their money. The “52 percent” suggest that most of us just work really hard to earn our way and are proud of it. The 99 percent Occupy Wall Street crowd screams and beats the drum for fairness. […]
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Online tips may help solve bank robberies
WATERVILLE — Investigators are working on tips posted on the Police Department’s website to solve two bank robberies they think were committed by the same man.
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Waterville City Council to choose architect for police station
WATERVILLE — City councilors tonight are expected to choose an architectural firm to help identify a suitable site for a new police station and help design the facility.
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Paper’s attack on Cain racist, laughable
Your article in Thursday’s newspaper concerning Herman Cain and his alleged “inappropriate behavior” is just another blatant attempt to “lynch” Cain in the press without any facts and is typical of your liberal bent. While you are entitled to your opinion, your attempt to downplay his credentials to run for the presidency is both racist […]
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Wilderness story goes graphic
Winthrop author Lynn Plourde would run into Donn Fendler at different events in recent years and nicely nag the famous “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” author to pen a new version of the book that countless Maine children have read since its publication in 1939.
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Boy in stroller hit by truck
The Friday collision leaves a 3-year-old Belgrade child in critical condition at a Portland hospital.
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Poliquin attacks housing costs
AUGUSTA — State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin is taking aim at what he calls wasted spending for public housing projects in Portland and Waterville, saying per-unit development costs exceed costs of single-family homes. But the Maine State Housing Authority said his calculations are off base and taxpayers are getting their money’s worth.