Each year about this time, the Maine Warden Service urges us to use extreme caution before venturing out onto any ice that may be covering Maine’s waterways. This is timely advice. Two winters ago, three night-time snowsledders all perished one night on Rangeley Lake when they and their machines broke through thin ice. Many of […]
2018
Posted inUncategorized
Veteran state trooper recuperating after crash on Maine Turnpike
John Davis of the Maine State Police was injured early Friday when his cruiser was struck by a tractor-trailer in New Gloucester.
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Posted inPolitics
Maine’s Gov.-elect, Janet Mills, invites public to inauguration
The Jan. 2 event is free and open to all but requires tickets.
Posted inPolitics
Shutdown not expected to cause major disruptions in Maine
But services have been curtailed at Acadia National Park, where about 70 staff members are on furlough.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Government Shutdown: What federal employees are essential?
WASHINGTON — At midnight Saturday, the federal government entered a partial shutdown, suspending funding for many agencies. This will complicate many lives – those of federal workers and the millions of Americans who rely on them. Here are the answers to questions you might have about how the shutdown could affect you or your neighbor. […]
Posted inNation / World
Despite shutdown, NORAD will track Santa Claus coming to town
Some government workers refused to let the budget impasse spoil their Christmas cheer. The North American Aerospace Defense Command, an essential agency, said it would continue its 63-year tradition of tracking Santa Claus on a sleigh despite the government shutdown. Military personnel who conduct NORAD Tracks Santa are supported by approximately 1,500 volunteers who answer […]
Posted inBoston Red Sox, National Sports
Andrew Benintendi’s clutch catch tops AP list of 2018’s top plays
Dives, buzzer-beaters and kicks: 2018’s AP Plays of the Year.
Posted inSwimming
H.S. swimming: Camden Hills boys, girls defeat Lewiston
Blue Devils swept in two-school showdown.
Posted inIndoor Track
Indoor track and field: Lewiston boys dominant at four-school meet
Blue Devils second to Lawrence in girls’ meet.