Local & State
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PublishedDecember 20, 2015
Conflict imperils innovative composites program at Brunswick campus
A dispute between the program director, who is backed by the Maine industry, and Southern Maine Community College leads to the departure of a research lab.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2015
Begun in 1949 by newsman and city official, toy fund keeps on giving
Matthew I. Barron and Robert B. Beith, who used the pen name Bruce Roberts, leave a legacy now known as the Portland Press Herald Toy Fund.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2015
Bangor police win fans with humor on Facebook
Sgt. Tim Cotton helps put law enforcers in a positive light on the department's popular page.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2015
Farmington Public Works chief ices retirement
The city couldn't find a suitable replacement, so Denis Castonguay will wait until April 1 to leave his job.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2015
Downtown Augusta again in transition
Merchants seek support as businesses move or close and housing goes into some old buildings.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2015
How Maine’s members of Congress voted
WASHINGTON — Along with roll call votes last week week, the Senate also passed the Higher Education Extension Act (H.R. 3594), to temporarily extend the Federal Perkins Loan program; passed a resolution (H.J. Res. 78), to provide further continuing appropriations for the government, through December 22; and passed a resolution (S. Res. 310), condemning ongoing […]
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PublishedDecember 19, 2015
‘Carol slam’ a hit with holiday revelers in Portland
For the fourth year, the audience votes on the best original carol at Bull Feeney's pub.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2015
Portland man, 80, critically burned after clothes catch fire
The man, a resident of Franklin Towers, received burns to 60 percent of his body, the State Fire Marshal's Office says.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2015
Chairman ousted from Androscoggin County Republican Committee
Stavros Mendros of Lewiston is removed after a controversy over $8,000 in missing funds.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2015
Maine to get new, safer whale rescue boat
The Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund is giving the Maine Department of Marine Resources $20,000 to buy the soft-bottomed inflatable boat.
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