AUGUSTA — The man gave no clue that he is a batterer. He could have been a friend, neighbor or family member. He didn’t raise his voice, talk out of turn or insult anyone, sitting in a Menswork batterers’ intervention group recently. But when the man spoke to the group, that image was shattered.
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Maine lakes resource building nets positive reviews
BELGRADE LAKES — The Maine Lakes Resource Center will not open until later this month, but those who got a sneak peek at the facility Monday believe the wait will be worth it.
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KENNEBEC JOURNAL BOYS TENNIS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: St. Pierre helps Ramblers enjoy success
Adam St. Pierre and his Winthrop High School teammates came within a tiebreaker of knocking off eventual state champion Waynflete in the Western Maine Class C tennis playoffs this spring.
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Airlines make big push to cut fuel consumption
Planes are being built out of the same lightweight materials used for Formula 1 race cars. Their engines are being redesigned to squeeze more thrust out of every gallon of fuel. Governments are developing air-traffic systems that will allow airlines to fly shorter routes.
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Fireworks ban thing of past
Fireworks are as synonymous with Independence Day as barbecues and parades, but every pop and shriek that emanates from a private display is proof that someone, somewhere, is breaking the law.
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Inmates reaping what they sow
Randall Liberty still remembers the note he sent nearly 20 years ago to Kennebec County Sheriff Frank Hackett. Liberty, at that point a deputy just a few years on the job, simply asked Hackett why the county did not have a garden.
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Portland firm leading in generic pet drugs
PORTLAND — When Samantha Lowe’s 12-year-old Labrador retriever needed anti-inflammatories to ease her arthritis, she found herself facing the same question humans face when it comes to prescriptions: Name-brand drug, or generic?
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Saco home to Maine’s only Schutzhund club
Levi seemed like the perfect gentleman. On a recent humid morning in Saco, the 3-year-old German shepherd posed for pictures with his owner, happily wagging his tail in the early-morning sun. Afterward, he cozied up to several bystanders, letting them scratch his shiny, black-and-tan coat.
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Families party in Winslow
WINSLOW –People cheered when the Winslow Family 4th of July parade arrived around 11 a.m. Monday on Benton Avenue near Bridge Street.
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Morning Sentinel police log: July 5, 2011
IN CHESTERVILLE, Saturday at 2:52 a.m., a loud party was reported on Chesterville Hill Road.