ARLINGTON, Va. — The load carried by Army Col. Jack Mosher on his run to the top of Mount Washington was much more than just the stone on his back. Mosher, the deputy chief of staff of operations for the Maine National Guard, was also carrying the stress of returning from a deployment, a recent […]

Maine Guard conducts M-16 training for Afghan army KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – U.S. Soldiers from the Maine National Guard 286th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion trained Afghan National Army soldiers on the basic functions of M-16 rifles in September at Camp Hero. Many ANA soldiers have previously used AK-47 rifles, but learned to use the M-16 […]

LEWISTON – Veterans Council Chairman Paul Bernard has announced that the L and A Veterans Council will hold a brief unveiling ceremony of the 18th veterans memorial stone on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 1:30 p.m. Any honorably discharged veteran who resides in Maine or had ties to Maine can be listed on the […]

OSSIPEE, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire deer hunter has accidentally shot himself in the right hand while trying to lift his loaded rifle into a tree stand using a rope tied around the weapon. A state conservation officer says a branch or stick apparently got stuck in the trigger of Robert Lapointe’s 50-caliber muzzleloader, […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. John Baldacci says Maine is facing more difficult budget choices in the months ahead. In his weekly radio address, Baldacci says that despite deep cuts in the last budget, it looks like the Legislature will have to slash even more after it returns in January. The governor’s asked his department heads […]

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A Portsmouth man is free on bail after police say he plowed into a stack of pumpkins on a church lawn while driving drunk. Twenty-six-year-old Thomas Brennan was charged with aggravated drunken driving Monday after his Toyota Camry veered off Miller Avenue and smashed into pumpkins outside First United Methodist Church. […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — The biggest contributor to the group trying to overturn Maine’s gay marriage law is suing the state over its campaign reporting requirements. The state ethics commission voted Oct. 1 to examine contributions by the National Organization for Marriage after it was accused of not reporting the names of many donors. The group […]

PORTLAND (AP) — National Public Radio is demanding that a political action committee stop using a radio clip as part of its efforts to repeal Maine’s same-sex marriage law. The group Stand for Marriage Maine began airing the ad last week on television stations and the Internet. The ad uses audio from a 2004 NRP […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A report by a nonprofit advocacy group says 10,440 children in the United States died from abuse and neglect between 2001 and 2007. Experts say the real number may be much higher. The report from the Every Child Matters Education Fund says states have been stretched too thin to protect all children […]

BIDDEFORD (AP) — More will soon be known about the future of a southern Maine trash-to-energy plant that’s long been the target of public criticism because of its odors, size and location. A news conference Wednesday afternoon is planned to give more information about the status of Casella Waste Systems’ Maine Energy Recovery Co. plant […]