eTicket eliminates the need for traditional paper tickets. Instead, a receipt is emailed to passengers, who can print it at their convenience.
Northeast counts school days lost to snow, Irene
As of today, many districts have already lost five to 10 days and used up most snow days set aside as a cushion.
State soccer championship schedule announced
The Maine Principal Association has released the following schedule for the state high school soccer championships on Saturday. At Falmouth High School – Classes D & A(West is the home team) D Girls — Richmond vs. Van Buren: 10 a.m. D Boys — Greenville vs. Bangor Christian: 12:30 p.m. A Girls — Scarborough vs. […]
Call grows louder for policy over Maine casinos
A state lawmaker is proposing four casino districts around the state and a uniform formula on how casino revenues are shared with the state.
“AUGUST GALE: A Father and Daughter’s Journey Into the Storm”
“August Gale: A Father and Daughter’s Journey Into the Storm” by Barbara Walsh reads like a suspense-filled work of fiction. Instead, it’s a gripping family saga in which Walsh connects the dots between a long-ago storm at sea and her grandfather’s abandonment of her father.
Walsh is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who lives in Winthrop. Her new, thoroughly researched book of personal nonfiction is so intriguingly readable that it’s likely to be a chart-topper in this state and elsewhere.
“August Gale” begins with an incident that, like others in this book, seems to border on the supernatural.
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): The Fiddlehead: Bangor restaurant always in season
The Travelin Maine(rs), George and Linda Smith of Mount Vernon, have spent their lifetimes enjoying all that Maine has to offer. Now they’ll tell you all about it — their favorite inns, restaurants, trips, activities, experiences, and travel books and websites — in their own personal style. They’ll be offering anecdotes, tips and all the […]
Police use tear gas, break up cocaine ring in Bangor
Federal court documents indicate that two of those arrested are “members of the Dominican drug trafficking organization” that imported and sold “significant quantities of cocaine and cocaine base” in the Bangor area.
Man’s nose bitten in Lewiston bar
Police say 29-year-old Ryan Zinninger of Greene was dancing at Pub 33 on Tuesday morning when another person bit his nose.