Thursday, May 23, 2013
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The record storm that dumped 21⁄2 feet of snow on the streets and suburbs of southern New England and New York last week has primed the ski resorts of northern New England for the President’s Day holiday that could help erase memories of last year’s dismal season.
PORTLAND — A pair of studies commissioned by a foundation that wants to create a national park in northern Maine suggest that communities near federal parks have better economic performance than other rural communities and that creation of a second national park in Maine could create 450 to 1,000 jobs.
Jesse Bouchard makes his living as a chef, but he's becoming famous for his ice carving.
President Barack Obama's proposal to provide quality early childhood education to all children, including preschool for all 4-year-olds, would mean a significant expansion of those programs in Maine, where only about 60 percent of public school districts offer pre-kindergarten classes.
A Bangor newspaper came under a withering attack from gun-rights advocates, top politicians and hundreds of online readers Thursday after requesting personal information on concealed weapons permit holders from all Maine police departments.
OAKLAND -- A 40-year veteran police officer made some seventh- and eighth-grade girls cry at Messalonskee Middle School Thursday.
AUGUSTA -- A South China man will spend 90 days in jail for threatening to shoot a district court judge.
AUGUSTA -- An online college comparison tool launched this week by the White House to improve transparency about college affordability and outcomes is being praised in concept by people who work in and study education.
Wayne LaPierre also says universal background checks for gun sales would not make anyone safer.
The Maine Heritage Policy Center claimed the MMA had violated the center's free-speech rights by opposing tax campaigns.
Two Augusta area teachers are among 14 statewide in the running to be Maine’s 2014 Teacher of the Year, Maine Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen announced Thursday.
Two area teachers, both employed by Newport-based Regional School Unit 19, have been nominated to become Maine’s 2014 Teacher of the Year.
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Just trace amounts of pharmaceutical drugs can have a ripple effect on marine life, researchers say.
NOAA also signals it is considering other options to help the groundfishing fleet, including using federal funds to help fishermen pay for at-sea monitoring.
The glamorous South African celebrity had been scheduled today to give a motivational speech to school students in Johannesburg.
Only six months ago, Pistorius was running circles around the Olympic track, a shining example of what a person can achieve in the face of adversity.
Al Capone was the last Public Enemy No. 1 in 1930.
The combined carrier will be called American Airlines. The merger reduces the number of major U.S. airlines to four.
Passengers were disembarking after five grueling days on board.
The Kennedy relative claims his 2002 defense suffered from his then-lawyer's money woes.
Reeva Steenkamp, a model who spoke out against abuse of women, was shot four times in the predawn hours at Pistorius' house.
The House speaker also has little hope for a consensus that would stop automatic spending cuts on March 1.
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