AUGUSTA — A demonstrator taking part in the Occupy Augusta protest remains behind bars after allegedly threatening another man with a knife.
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Waterville council to pick firm for station
WATERVILLE — City councilors on Tuesday are scheduled to choose an architect to help identify a site for and design a police station.
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Ohio man’s widow not getting surviving exotic pets
It appeared that Marian Thompson had planned to take six animals back to the farm near Zanesville.
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Maine campaign seeks to reduce energy costs
A coalition called Maine Citizens for Clean Energy will collect signatures to put a question on the November 2012 ballot.
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Stocks surge on European debt deal, GDP growth
NEW YORK — Stocks are surging after European leaders agreed on a deal to slash Greece’s debt load and prevent the financial crisis there from engulfing larger countries like Italy. The Dow Jones industrial average had its biggest gain since Aug. 11th. Stronger U.S. economic growth and corporate earnings also drove markets higher. Commodities […]
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FCC unveils rules for rural broadband fund
The Obama administration has identified universal broadband as critical to economic development and expanding the reach of cutting-edge medicine and educational opportunities.
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Patriots defense prepsfor tough test vs. Steelers
The New England Patriots’ defense has been porous at times, lacking consistency and depending on Tom Brady and New England’s offense to offset the lapses. That’s a shaky gameplan, especially for Sunday when the Patriots visit the Steelers.
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TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Dining at DaVinci’s is definitely delicious
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 […]
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: New books describe a Maine of the past, designing the ‘Virginia’
SALT & PINES: TALES FROM BYGONE MAINE
Edited by Jeanne Mason and D.L. Soucy
The History Press, 2011, 192 pages, $19.99
ISBN 978-1-60949-368-4
Jeanne Mason and D.L. Soucy have a good idea. They are collecting stories about “what it was like to live in Maine’s bygone days,” capturing vivid memories while aging folks are still around to tell tales of logging, fishing, farming and growing up in the 1920s-50s.
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Nurses group visits ‘Occupy’ protesters in Portland
Cokie Giles, president of the Maine State Nurses Association said the union advocates for similar goals as the protesters: livable wages and universal health care and education.