Hiring slowed to a near-standstill last month, raising doubts that the economy will rebound in the second half of the year.
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Naples man indicted in nephew’s shooting
A pellet gun’s discharge left a pellet lodged in the front of Gavin Gilmore’s brain.
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LePage signs bill barring truckers on methadone
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has signed into law a bill aimed at keeping truckers off the road if they’ve taken methadone. The bill, LD 966, he signed today prohibits the operation of a commercial motor vehicle by a person who has methadone in their body. Violation of the law, which takes effect in July […]
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Casey Anthony release pushed back to July 17
The extra time in jail does little to satisfy throngs of angry people convinced of her guilt who gathered outside the courthouse.
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Rockefeller impostor faces Calif. murder charge
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter was already serving a prison term in Massachusetts for the kidnapping of his 7-year-old daughter.
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Regulatory streamlining law kicks in at DEP
The agency’s staff has been reviewing 200 or so rules and has identified some that are obsolete or in need of revision.
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Stack of bills awaits LePage decisions
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage faces a stack of bills he must decide whether he will sign, but one he’s sure to put his name on will make it a crime to drive a large commercial vehicle while on methadone.
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Shuttle lifts off for last time
Atlantis and four astronauts thundered into orbit today on NASA’s last space shuttle voyage, writing the final chapter in a 30-year story of dazzling triumphs, shattering tragedy and, ultimately, unfulfilled expectations.
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Board says Oxford casino financing sufficient
AUGUSTA — The Oxford casino’s financial plan is getting a thumbs-up from Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection, clearing the way for its backers to complete paperwork for the western Maine project next week. The environmental board on Thursday said that the casino’s investors had demonstrated financial capacity to complete the project. The Sun Journal in […]
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Palmyra man saves life of woman in burning car
PALYMYRA — A Palmyra man is being credited with saving the life of a woman trapped in a burning car after she hit a tree. Chad Curtis of Palmyra found a smoking car up against a tree over a bank at about 6:30 a.m. Thursday. Curtis says he found the driver, Laura Morgan of Hartland, […]