02/09/2010

Winslow plans to cut $228,000 from budget
02/09/2010

WINSLOW -- Blaming sharp cuts in state aid to municipalities, town officials are taking steps to slash about $228,000 from the current budget even as they shrink spending for the upcoming budget pr

USM students celebrate Black History Month
02/09/2010

A group of students from the University of Southern Maine has arranged for a series of student presentations Thursday to mark Black History Month and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Texas man dies in Maine ski accident
02/09/2010

NEWRY -- A 58-year-old Texas man has died after skiing into a tree at Maine's Sunday River ski resort.

Volunteers help students hunt for jobs
02/09/2010

PORTLAND — Employees of several local businesses will volunteer at Portland Adult Education this week to help students prepare resumes and develop job-interview skills.

House opposes W. Maine training flights
02/09/2010

AUGUSTA -- The Maine House has passed a resolution opposing Massachusetts National Guard plans to expand low-altitude training flights over western Maine, saying they are too noisy and will disturb

Maine lawmakers call for jobs bill
02/09/2010

AUGUSTA -- While President Barack Obama calls for passage of a jobs bill in Washington, Maine's top legislative leaders are also calling for bipartisan congressional action to enact a job-creating

Gun in Etna shooting was from Pittsfield
02/09/2010

PITTSFIELD - A gun allegedly used in a shooting in the town of Etna, in Penobscot County, Monday night, was reportedly stolen from Somerset County, police said Tuesday.

NH panel votes against gay marriage repeal
02/09/2010

CONCORD, N.H. -- A House committee is recommending against repealing New Hampshire's five-week-old gay marriage law.

Special SAD 74 meeting Thursday
02/09/2010

NORTH ANSON — School Administrative District 74 will hold a special school board meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 11, at Carrabec High School.

Company formed to install fiber network
02/09/2010

Maine Fiber Co., a private company, has been formed to oversee the construction, maintenance and leasing of an open access, 1,100-mile, high-capacity fiber-optic network that won $25.4 million