Tuesday’s police blotter
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Beyond Maine, a long road to restoring power
Authorities say it could be next week before power is restored to more than 1.7 million Northeast residents who are still in the dark.
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Climate panel says wild weather will worsen
The final draft of a report from a panel of the world’s top climate scientists paints a wild future for a world already weary of weather catastrophes.
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Bank of America scraps $5 debit fee
The news comes after other major banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co., said last week that they were canceling tests of similar debit card fees.
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Power nearly restored after storm
At one point, CMP had about 145,000 customers without power on Sunday after the storm dumped up to 20 inches of snow on parts of the state.
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Jury: Sunday River not responsible for man’s injuries
In 2007, Steven Sutton, 59, fell 12 feet from a chairlift in high winds and suffered nerve damage in his arm.
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Registration opens for toboggan championship
CAMDEN — All of that snow is getting hard-core tobogganers fired up for 22nd annual National Toboggan Championships at the Camden Snow Bowl in Maine. Registration is now open for the 22nd annual event that features zany costumes as two-, three- and four-person toboggan teams go down a 400-foot-long, ice-covered wooden toboggan chute and onto […]
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2 state Senate leaders may run against Michaud, Pingree
Rep. Mike Michaud, D-2nd, is closer to having a formal opponent in Maine state Senate President Kevin Raye, R-Perry, next year. And Maine state Senate Majority Leader Jon Courtney, R-Springvale, is weighing a run against Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st, and he’s making it clear that he would try to make an issue out of […]
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USM opens simulated hospital unit for nurses
USM says research shows that nursing students who engage in simulations have greater retention of knowledge and skills.
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Searsport teen accused of stealing lobster boat
Police say that 18-year-old Dakota Obrien stole the $250,000 boat because he needed a ride.