WINSLOW — Ron Gregory laid out a spread of doughnuts and coffee while the other men gathered around in his camp and discussed the news of the day.
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Myers, Roy vie for Ward 2 seat on Waterville City Council
WATERVILLE — City Councilor George Myers Jr., D-Ward 2, faces opposition from newcomer Patrick Roy, a Republican, in the Nov. 8 election.
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Interest growing in college courses
BINGHAM — Gov. Paul LePage announced in September that a selected group of 19 people would meet in the coming months to devise recommendations on how to expand early college opportunities for high school students.
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Road worries Skowhegan residents
SKOWHEGAN — Bob Ashley of Hilton Hill Road is afraid someone is going to get killed if construction plans aren’t changed where his road meets Route 150.
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: ‘Occupy’ protests a public airing of grievances
As the Occupy Wall Street protests spread from Lower Manhattan to Washington and other cities, the chattering classes keep complaining that the marchers lack a clear message and specific policy prescriptions.
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AUTO RACING: Sponsorship tough to come by in NASCAR
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — The endless sponsor plugs in NASCAR can be almost comical sometimes, and a skilled driver can always figure out a way to name-drop a company into any conversation.
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Potatoes good for kids, but they need to play outside
It is not potatoes that make children fat; it has nothing to do with school lunches. It is what they eat out of school and what they drink. These children should be out running and playing games and stay away from the television. Potatoes are very good for you. They have as much potassium as […]
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KEVIN THOMAS — ON BASEBALL: Sox ownership behaving badly
How do they handle the losing? That is a measure of one’s character.
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MAINE COMPASS: Arsenal developer apologizes for lapse in care, vows to take action
I’m disgusted at myself for allowing the Kennebec Arsenal to fall prey to vandals and potential drug dealers. It will never happen again. I’m angry with myself, because my actions went against a core tenet of why I became a developer of historic buildings in the first place.
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Exchange rates don’t favor public schools
STRONG — More foreign exchange students have been coming to Maine in recent years to attend private high schools, but many public schools also interested in expanding their cultural diversity have struggled to keep pace.