Richard Wilde of Foster Career and Technical Education Center appeared before the board and he brought with him the Blue Crew FIRST Robotics Competition team 6153 mascot, R2-Blue2.
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Man who threatened to kill maintenance worker in Augusta sentenced to 2 years
Paul F. Fay III, 38, told a judge he has been unable to get help for mental illness that causes him to lash out during manic episodes.
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Big banks create $30 billion rescue package for First Republic
Sources familiar with the matter said that JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, and Goldman Sachs are part of the group of banks pulling together the package.
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Two comedy shows on tap this weekend
Leonard Kimble brings three hilarious comedians – Adam Groppman, Randy Williams, and Rob Crean – to the stage at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 17, at The Colisee Club in Lewiston. Ian MacDonald will set the stage for three talented comics – Lauren Duke, Mike Gray, and Connor McGrath – at 7 p.m. on […]
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Lawmakers hear passionate debate over restoring parole in Maine
Advocates said parole is the hope incarcerated people need to better their lives and become productive, but opponents say it will only cause additional trauma to victims and survivors of violent crimes.
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Maine unemployment fell below 3% in January
At the same time, the number of jobs in the state rose to an all-time high of 648,000.
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As a Maine distillery grows, so does worry over ‘whiskey fungus’
The black blight is spreading near large distilleries and threatening home values in places such as Kentucky. Now some neighbors of Wiggly Bridge Distillery say the fungus has come to York.
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Sister grieves for American killed in Mexico kidnapping
Even before she viewed footage of the ambush that quickly circulated online, Zalandria Brown said she began to have a sickening feeling that her brother was gone.
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Russian advance stalls in Ukraine’s Bakhmut, think tank says
The U.K. Defense Ministry said Sunday that the impact of the heavy casualties Russia is continuing to suffer in Ukraine varies dramatically across the country.
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Japan marks 12 years since tsunami and nuclear disaster
Meanwhile, concerns grow ahead of the planned release of the treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant.