FREE TO BREATHE: People walk down Water Street during third annual Free to Breathe Walk Saturday in Augusta.They were on a 1.6-mile loop that began and ended at Augusta City Center. About 250 people walked in the event and raised $30,000 to benefit the National Lung Cancer Partnership’s research, education and awareness programs.
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Anti-Question 1 campaign slow to file reports
A Maine-based political action committee has either spent or has committed to spend more than $311,000 to convince voters on Tuesday to reject Question 1.
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Federal business official speaks at Maine gathering
FREEPORT — A top federal official pledged his support Friday to Maine mortgage brokers and owners of other financial companies who fear that impending federal regulations will hamper their ability to compete with larger financial firms.
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POLICE: Windows smashed in vehicles in Augusta
AUGUSTA — The windows of several vehicles were smashed out overnight in the Green Street area.
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Syntiro committed to collaboration
READFIELD — When a group of educators started a new nonprofit organization in 1986, they gave it a very specific name to go with its mission.
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ON THE EDGE: Keeping a hairy upper lip
Herman Cain will never be elected President of the United States. It’s not his 9-9-9 pitch or his politics, it’s his mustache. Has anyone really noticed that thin crawl of hair on his upper lip? It raises the question: Who, in 2011 would elect a man to the highest office who has a mustache when no one since William Howard Taft has had one? Is it really a no-no?
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Banged-up Maranacook no match for Traip’s defense
KITTERY — In the semifinal matchup of former Class C cellar-dwellers turned contenders, Traip Academy firmly put itself a step ahead Saturday at Alumni Field.
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NHL: Bruins roll past Maple Leafs
TORONTO (AP) — Tyler Seguin scored his first-career hat trick and Tim Thomas made 24 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-0 Saturday night.
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MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY: Maine rally falls short vs. UNH
DURHAM, N.H. — The University of Maine men’s hockey team fought back from a three-goal deficit but couldn’t score the equalizer and lost to the University of New Hampshire 3-2 Saturday night at the Whittemore Center.
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CLASS A GIRLS SOCCER: Bangor shuts out Scarborough to win A title
FALMOUTH — Jade Baumrind’s goal 10 minutes into the first half lifted a weight off her team’s shoulders, striker Grace MacLean said, allowing Bangor to play its game.