I am voting for independent candidate Karen Heck for mayor, because I believe she will provide the bold leadership and fresh new ideas we need to make Waterville the prosperous, thriving city we all want it to be.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Racino could be spark for an economic renewal
For more than 50 years, I have watched the harness-racing industry go up and down. I’ve seen it prosper and falter.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Cutting budget?Here’s an ideathat’s really bad
There are bad ideas and there are really bad ideas. Maine’s budget-cutting task force was presented with a really bad idea last week and should reject it out of hand.
Posted inSports
NFL: Giants not thinking about Super win
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Walk through the ground floor of New York Giants headquarters and there are at least a half dozen life-size pictures of the organization’s remarkable Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots in February 2008.
Posted inBusiness
Greek turmoil sendsU.S. and world markets lower
A wave of selling swept across Wall Street and stock markets around the world today after Greece’s prime minister said he would call a national vote on an unpopular European plan to rescue that nation’s economy.
Posted inNews
Railroad sues Yarmouth trade publication and editor
Pan Am Systems Inc. of Dover, N.H., has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Atlantic Northeast Rails & Ports and its editor, Chalmers “Chop” Hardenbergh.
Posted inNews
Study: ADHD drugs don’t raise heart risks for kids
Stimulants such as Ritalin, Adderall, Concerta and Strattera are prescribed for about 2.7 million children a year.
Posted inBusiness, News
FairPoint trust sues Verizon for $2 billion
The complaint alleges that Verizon lured FairPoint into buying “inferior assets that had no future” in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Posted inNews
Commuter jet resumes flight after bird strike
United Continental Flight 5864, bound for Washington, D.C., was diverted back to Portland after the pilot reported striking a bird, then took off again after no damage was found.
Posted inNews
Boston man charged with selling crack in Biddeford
Police say they seized 43 grams of crack cocaine worth $5,000.