150 years after Gettysburg, drummer to re-create reunion march
PITTSBURGH — Fifty years after the Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest of the U.S. Civil War, a survivor of that fight marched 200 miles from Pittsburgh to the site of the battle for a reunion attended...
View ArticleHip-hop art, culture and music coming to Portland’s East Bayside neighborhood
Painter and sculptor Andrew Coffin
View ArticleHip Hop Summit to bring art, dance, music and role models to Portland’s East...
PORTLAND, Maine — Painter and sculptor Andrew Coffin’s ONEworks company is unleashing the first Maine Hip Hop Summit in the city’s East Bayside neighborhood Saturday, June 8. The daylong celebration of...
View ArticleCamaraderie, chemistry helped UMaine baseball team enjoy the ride in 2013
KINGSTON, R.I. — Mike Fransoso sat on the back of the bench in the University of Maine dugout, his head buried in his hands. The senior shortstop’s college career had ended Sunday — prematurely from...
View ArticleRepublicans criticize Obama’s shift on drone use
WASHINGTON — Republicans criticized President Barack Obama on Sunday for what they described as a retreat in the war against terrorism when they said the world’s crises demand a more aggressive,...
View ArticleSuccess story: Graduating Lewiston sisters credit dad for helping them get...
LEWISTON, Maine — Seven years ago they were immigrants from Kenya, starting a new school in a new country. Today, Somali sisters Fatuma Haji, 18, and Rahma Haji, 16, both members of the National Honor...
View ArticleFire destroys camper in Harrison
HARRISON, Maine — A camper was destroyed in a fire Saturday night, according to Harrison Town Manager George “Bud” Finch. Finch said Harrison Fire and Rescue responded to 498 Naples Road for a reported...
View ArticleWeekend storm brings rain, even snow to New England, but summer finally...
While many Mainers begrudged not being able to spend the holiday weekend firing up the grill due to wind-driven rain, some of our neighbors spent Sunday clearing snow off their grills. “It’s fairly...
View ArticleLate snowfall ties New Hampshire record set in 1967
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A combination of a low pressure system off the coast of northern New England and a blast of cold Canadian air meant some Granite Staters woke to snow on the ground this Memorial Day...
View ArticleMemorial Day deserves better
The observance of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Bureau of Colored Troops in the District oof Columbia ccurred this week, only a few days before Memorial Day. It seems fitting that...
View ArticleGlobal Outsourcing Association of Lawyers (GOAL) – How Technology Is...
The legal industry has never been at the forefront of technology, but that is beginning to change, thanks in part to an increasingly virtualized world, wireless networks, and the rapid adoption of...
View ArticleNichole Cable’s funeral to be held as Memorial Day parade marches through...
BANGOR, Maine — The funeral for the girl that friends have said was a kind person and put others at ease will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, the day Americans honor their dead. The service for Nichole...
View ArticleImmigration reform, intact
The most far-reaching overhaul of the nation’s immigration system in a generation has emerged mostly unscathed from the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill’s bipartisan sponsors showed that, even in...
View ArticleFire up the grill, start up the boat — and beware of carbon monoxide
As Mainers head to camps, pull out their grills and put boats in the water for the first time this season, health officials at the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention have issued an...
View ArticleBring political donors out of the shadows
On Thursday, we published a commentary by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arguing against legislation to require expanded campaign finance disclosure. The senator points to the current...
View ArticleWhere in the woods am I?
Typically, I go on my weekly hike on the day with the best weather between Thursday and Sunday, when my work schedule gives me the flexibility. Last week, there really was no “best weather” day. All I...
View ArticleThe peaceful world
Imagine for a moment that all the wars of the world have come to a peaceful conclusion. Most violent crime against people and property has also been eradicated. The worst outbreak of violence in the...
View ArticleTowns nationwide, including Bucksport, seek expanded police presence in schools
BUCKSPORT, Maine — In the wake of December’s Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre — in which a lone gunman slaughtered 20 children and six faculty members at a school in Newtown, Conn. — federal...
View ArticleTwo retired generals ask Collins, King to release report on torture
Two years ago, a team of Navy Seals raided a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and killed Osama bin Laden. It was an important national victory for the United States. Unfortunately, it was also the...
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