OAKLAND — Brian Michaud is a hard hat diver who specializes in underwater construction and deep sea diving.
District switch creates worries
Waterville and Winslow will switch from the 2nd Congressional District to the 1st under a compromise plan overwhelmingly approved this week by Republicans and Democrats.
SNAPSHOT: A spot of tea
A SPOT OF TEA: Diane Louten, left, dressed as a flapper and Shirley Chaffee wore a signature hat as the Red Hat Society and others listen to quilter Debbie Quirion during the REM Vintage Tea social Sunday at the Center in Waterville. Dozens dined on gourmet hors d’oeuvres and desserts.
District switch cause for concern
Waterville and Winslow will switch from the 2nd Congressional District to the 1st under a compromise plan overwhelmingly approved recently. Some officials are concerned whether Waterville will continue to have a federal office.
NFL: Brady sharp as New England bounces back
OAKLAND, Calif. — Tom Brady grew up in the Bay Area rooting for Joe Montana so it was only fitting that in his first game back here in nine years he passed the Hall of Famer on an exclusive list.
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Hale scores twice to lift UMF to victory
HENNIKER, N.H. — Jordan Hale scored two goals as the University of Maine at Farmington men’s soccer team beat New England College 2-0 in a North Atlantic Conference game Sunday.
Wall Street protesters: We’re in for long haul
NEW YORK — The protesters who have been camping out in Manhattan’s Financial District for more than two weeks eat donated food and keep their laptops running with a portable gas-powered generator. They have a newspaper — the Occupied Wall Street Journal — and a makeshift hospital.
ALDS: Tigers shut down Yankees in Game 2
NEW YORK (AP) — This is no time for the New York Yankees to stop hitting. Justin Verlander is on deck for Detroit, and he figures to pitch more than one inning.
Court returns to Pownalborough
DRESDEN — The interests of justice will be served once again in the pre-Revolutionary Pownalborough Court House when the Maine Supreme Judicial Court hears arguments in two appeals cases there Oct. 12.
Convenience store, gas station skips step
NORRIDGEWOCK — Town planners are facing another retroactive permitting process, this time for a convenience store and gas station on the north end of the U.S. Route 201A bridge.