FARMINGTON — A group of girls in a unique reading club at Mt. Blue Middle School in Farmington got a gift and message about reaching for their dreams Tuesday morning from Ashley Underwood.
COLLEGE HOCKEY: Colby taps Moore
WATERVILLE — To replace Jim Tortorella as men’s ice hockey coach, Colby College conducted a nationwide search. Turns out, the best candidate was only a few towns away.
Teen ticketed after three-car collision
FARMINGTON — A Wilton teenager was ticketed for speeding after he lost control of his sport utility vehicle in a three-vehicle crash Monday afternoon on Knowlton Corner Road in Farmington.
2 Maine projects get border commission grants
The grants aim to stimulate economic development in northern Maine.
Obama knocks Cantor, prods GOP on jobs bill
Even as Obama spoke, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was attempting to call his bluff by pushing for a quick Senate vote on the jobs bill,
Amanda Knox, family head home to Seattle
At least nine members of media organizations were on board Knox’s flight, but an attendant blocked them from the plane’s secluded upper deck “to preserve the privacy” of passengers.
NYC East River chopper crash kills 1; 4 rescued
The private chopper went into the river off 34th Street in midtown Manhattan.
3 win Nobel for showing universe is speeding up
It is hailed as “one of the truly great discoveries in the history of science.”
Down East school employee charged with child porn
Joseph Audette, 30, of Surry has been the computer network administrator for the Deer Isle and Stonington school system.
A faster, more powerful iPhone
Apple unveils the iPhone 4S, with features that include an improved camera with a higher-resolution sensor, and a “personal assistant” application called Siri, which responds to spoken questions and commands such as “Do I need an umbrella today?”