It’s a stalemate in the duel over who fill the district attorney’s post in Kennebec and Somerset counties until an election can be held. Gov. Paul LePage has not acted on the lone nominee — Rep. Maeghan Maloney, D-Augusta — whose name was the only one forwarded following a joint meeting Feb. 8 of the two Democratic county committees.
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Murkowski regrets voting with GOP on birth control
Murkowski, R-Alaska, may be a natural heir to the centrist role played by retiring Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe at a time when the GOP is hurting for female leaders, experts say.
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ALLEN AFIELD: 4 signs that spring is near
Spring sounds start in earnest this month and pick up momentum in April, and the angle of the sun’s rays dictate the timing of nature’s canorous and at times cacophonous timetable.
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SNOWMOBILING: Never forget land owners
The Maine Snowmobile Association is supporting L.D. 1613, “An Act To Strengthen the Relationship between Land Users and Landowners,” sponsored by Rep. Andre Cushing, (R- Hampden), as initiated by the Small Woodlot Owners Association of Maine (SWOAM).
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SNOWMOBILING: Iron Men
When David Hammond and Robert Gardner set out to Alaska to compete in the Iron Dog snowmobile race, they had three goals.
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TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): SWITZERLAND IN MAINE: Lucern Inn offers great food and views with the feel of Europe
The Lucerne Inn was established in 1800, 10 years after our Mount Vernon home. We’re suckers for old places.We’ve driven by this magnificent inn hundreds of times on our way Down East, but never stopped. We won’t make that mistake again.
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BOOKS: Best sellers for the week of March 8
Publishers Weekly best-seller list
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BOOKS: ‘Snow Child’ is a chilling tale
“The Snow Maiden” is a Russian folk tale that has been told, written, sung and danced. Versions exist throughout Europe, but the original story refers to an aging couple, a woodcutter and his wife, who are unable to have a child. One day, they build a child from snow and the child comes alive, only to disappear each spring and reappear with the first snow.
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BOOKS: Frank DeCaro spent years hunting for stars’ recipes for ‘The Dead Celebrity Cookbook’
Frank DeCaro, the author of “The Dead Celebrity Cookbook,” is contemplating a bite of Greer Garson’s capirotada. Dressed in a red-and-white checked shirt and a red apron with one red and one black oven mitt by his side, the former “Daily Show” film critic and Sirius Radio talk show host looks somewhat befuddled. He pushes his thick, black-rimmed glasses up on his nose and chews slowly.
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SNAPSHOT: On the beam
Peter Vandenbusche, of Bret Steel, welds a beam Wednesday for the new office building under construction at Commerce Drive in Augusta. “Once they get the steel up, it’s really going to take shape,” Opechee Construction Corp. project manager Jeff Daigneault said of the four-story building. The 110,000-square-foot structure will house the Maine Revenue Service and Office of Information Technology. Opechee is erecting the building, scheduled for completion by this fall, and will also manage the location.