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The Portland Press Herald is a Monday to Sunday newspaper owned and published by MaineToday Media. First published in 1862, it is the largest newspaper in Maine and headquartered in Portland, Maine. Its Sunday newspaper is called the Maine Sunday Telegram. The Portland Press Herald's audience is both rural and urban, as is the state itself. It serves the local demographic in the southern part of Maine, from Portland, Cape Elizabeth, Gorham, and Falmouth to Lewiston-Auburn. It provides its audience with local news, politics, sports and employment opportunities as well as providing general U.S. news. Its circulation (Mon.-Sat. 64,938 (ABC Audit); Sun. 99,116 (ABC Audit); Sat. 62,284 (ABC Audit)) is the largest of any Maine newspaper. It has won awards from the New England Newspaper Association and New England Press Association.In 2007 the Portland Press Herald was investigated by the state, as well as several anti-hate organizations, for publishing two anti-semitic ads: one from the First Baptist Church of South Portland and the other from People's Choice Credit Union, in the space of two weeks. Portland Press Herald's management apologized and cited that it would pay more attention to the content of its advertisers. Richard L. Connor is the editor, publiser and owner. Scott Wasser is Executive Editor and Angie Muhs is Managing Editor.
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Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME) archives from August 2011
11 Maine firms on Inc.'s list of fastest growing.
August 24, 2011... Byline: J. Hemmerdinger Aug. 24--PORTLAND -- Eleven Maine-based firms are among the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in America, according to Inc. magazine's annually ranking of private companies based on revenue growth. The list -- called...
EDITORIAL: Good news on energy group not good enough.(Editorial)
August 24, 2011... Aug. 24--The good news, a government watchdog agency tells us, is that no one stole any money from a $1.1 million federal grant given to a hastily organized but politically connected nonprofit. The bad news, says the Office of Program...
Portland Press Herald, Maine, Soup to Nuts column.(Column)
August 24, 2011... Byline: Meredith Goad Aug. 24--For a lot of people, sitting in front of a line of three shots of tequila might conjure some flashbacks involving a pinch of salt, a lemon wedge and a pounding headache. But the shots that come in a flight of...
Tequila: Who is serving what in Maine.
August 24, 2011... Byline: Meredith Goad Aug. 24--ZAPOTECA IN PORTLAND serves almost 90 kinds of tequila. Some of the tequilerias in Boston sell more than 100 varieties (and one claims to sell 300), but Sergio Ramos, managing partner at Zapoteca, said the...
Portland Press Herald, Maine, Natural Foodie column.(Column)
August 24, 2011... Byline: Avery Yale Kamila Aug. 24--When a serious illness caused Jean Twomey to seek more than conventional medicinal treatment, she found herself at the Five Seasons Cooking School in Portland learning to prepare macrobiotic meals. "I...
Food Dining Dispatches, Aug. 24, 2011.
August 24, 2011... Byline: Meredith Goad Aug. 24--DAMARISCOTTA Documentary series to appear at market, co-op Perennial Plate, an online weekly documentary series, will make a stop at the Rising Tide Community Market and the Pemaquid Fishermen's Co-op...
Portland Press Herald, Maine, Cookbook Corner column.(Column)
August 24, 2011... Byline: Meredith Goad Aug. 24--"The Herbal Kitchen: 50 Easy-to-Find Herbs and Over 250 Recipes to Bring Lasting Health to You and Your Family" by Kami McBride (Conari Press, $18.95) will be most helpful to people who are already knowledgeable...
Mainers report feeling tremors and wondering what's shaking.
August 24, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 24--Mainers as far north as Augusta felt the ground shake Tuesday as a seismic shock rippled outward from Virginia's magnitude 5.8 earthquake. No damage was reported in Maine, and many people who felt the...
Hearing views: Maine GOP redistricting plan over the line.
August 24, 2011... Byline: Susan M. Cover Aug. 24--AUGUSTA -- Most of the nearly 50 people who spoke at a hearing on proposed new congressional districts Tuesday said they oppose a Republican plan that makes broad changes, but the opinions aired were as sharply...
Farmers' market with a twist: Immigrants in Maine hope to cultivate customers.
August 24, 2011... Byline: Jason Singer Aug. 24--PORTLAND -- It's early in the morning on a beautiful summer Monday. In preparation for the farmers market in Monument Square, an employee from Risbara's Greenhouse sets up a tent near Congress Street. She...
'Personal attack' sparks Maine GOP chief's call for resignation.
August 24, 2011... Byline: Susan M. Cover Aug. 24--AUGUSTA -- The chairman of the Maine Republican Party is calling for the resignation of Maine Democratic Party Secretary Susan Cook because of comments she made at Tuesday's public hearing on reapportionment....
Portland Press Herald, Maine, Bill Nemitz column.(Column)
August 24, 2011... Byline: Bill Nemitz Aug. 24--Everyone expected it to be the summer's hottest political drama. But as of this week, the tortured meanderings of the Congressional Reapportionment Commission have descended into theater of the absurd. ...
Maine panel picks train layover site near homes in Brunswick.
August 24, 2011... Byline: Dennis Hoey Aug. 24--The governing board of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority has selected a site in west Brunswick near Bouchard Drive to build a $4 million layover facility for Downeaster passenger trains. Board...
Judge lowers bail in Maine indecency case.
August 24, 2011... Byline: Ann Kim Aug. 24--PORTLAND -- A judge Tuesday reduced bail for a Portland man who is accused of exposing himself to a woman and who has told police of his intention to commit rape. Steven Ricci, 47, was arrested last week on a...
In Portland's crowded mayoral field, intentions are key.
August 24, 2011... Byline: Jason Singer Aug. 24--PORTLAND -- "Fatboy is running." That's how Bob Higgins, a columnist for the Portland Daily Sun, announced his candidacy for mayor last week on his website. Higgins isn't your typical candidate. His blog is...
Mainer fighting to erase cancer decides to reach for the big stars.
August 24, 2011... Byline: Leslie Bridgers Aug. 24--WESTBROOK -- It was almost 12 years ago, but Clayton Eames said he can still remember every minute of the day when his mother lost her nine-year battle with breast cancer. "I don't want anyone else to have...
Man arrested in Texas on Portland warrant.
August 24, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 24--A Portland man wanted by police in a stabbing in March has been arrested by federal agents along the Mexican border. Abdi Awad, 25, was arrested Monday in Sierra Blanca, a Texas town about 80 miles from...
Robert La Guardia, 65, enforced liquor laws with passion.
August 24, 2011... Byline: Melanie Creamer Aug. 24--FREEPORT -- On a Friday night in February 2002, Robert La Guardia, a sergeant with the Maine Bureau of Liquor Enforcement, walked unannounced into more than 30 bars, restaurants and convenience stores in...
12 Maine firms on Inc.'s list of fastest growing.
August 24, 2011... Byline: J. Hemmerdinger Aug. 24--PORTLAND -- Twelve Maine-based firms are among the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in America, according to Inc. magazine's annually ranking of private companies based on revenue growth. The list -- called...
BRIEF: Yellow ribbons to stay on Alfred village green.
August 24, 2011... Byline: Emma Bouthillette Aug. 24--ALFRED -- After last week's heated debate on whether yellow ribbons in the village square should stay or go, selectmen have decided the ribbons can stay. Susan Babb-McKinney has hung yellow ribbons in...
Women killed in Boothbay crash identified.
August 24, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 24--BOOTHBAY -- A head-on collision on Route 27 in Boothbay Tuesday killed two women in their 60s and left a third hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office identified the...
Maine to get about $11M in homeland security grants.
August 24, 2011... Byline: Jonathan Riskind Aug. 24--WASHINGTON -- Maine will receive about $11.4 million in federal homeland security funding for 2011, a decrease from what the state got in 2010, according to figures released by the Department of Homeland...
BRIEF: Sea Dogs bow to Senators, 9-3.
August 24, 2011... Byline: Kevin Thomas Aug. 24--PORTLAND -- The Portland Sea Dogs completed a forgettable home stand this afternoon with a 9-3 loss to the Harrisburg Senators at Hadlock Field. The Sea Dogs (53-77) lost all six home games, which extended...
With new ADs, Maine schools sport a new look at the top.
August 23, 2011... Byline: Tom Chard Aug. 23--As a new school year approaches, there are several changes in area high school athletic administration. Melanie "Mel" Craig is the new athletic director at Deering, replacing Bill LeRoy, who resigned. LeRoy will...
Senators 4, Sea Dogs 1: Brilliant start, but dismal end.
August 23, 2011... Byline: Kevin Thomas Aug. 23--PORTLAND -- Chris Balcom-Miller put in his finest pitching performance with the Portland Sea Dogs on Monday night. But in this season of loss after loss, it happened again. Balcom-Miller exited after...
EDITORIAL: Congressional reapportionment should be simple, right?(Editorial)
August 23, 2011... Aug. 23--The reapportionment issue would appear to be simple: Draw a single line across the state in as direct a manner as possible with an equal number of people on either side -- or as close to equal as population permits. Then, call one...
EDITORIAL: Coast Guard spends billions, falls many ships short of goal.(Editorial)
August 23, 2011... Aug. 23--The U.S. Coast Guard has sometimes seemed to be the stepchild of the armed services, partly a military service and partly a revenue/lifesaving/drug interdiction/boating safety/homeland security hybrid. But it has never seen its...
'Just in awe' as Mainer swims English Channel at 60.
August 23, 2011... Byline: Leslie Bridgers Aug. 23--Pat Gallant-Charette kept her word. The 60-year-old Westbrook woman vowed to swim 21 miles across the English Channel this month, as long as the conditions were good enough to get in the water. On Monday,...
Report: Maine energy alliance had sloppy oversight, but no misuse of funds.
August 23, 2011... Byline: Tux Turkel Aug. 23--AUGUSTA -- The now-defunct Maine Green Energy Alliance had weak financial controls and informal practices that created a high risk for the misuse of federal funds, a government auditor has determined. But a...
Man shot by Portland police makes deal, pleads guilty to three charges.
August 23, 2011... Byline: Ann Kim Aug. 23--PORTLAND -- Jonathan Mitchell, the Veazie man shot by Portland police in April when he tried to escape in a car, pleaded guilty Monday to being a habitual offender after authorities agreed to drop three charges. ...
Organizer: Maine air show on track to cover costs.
August 23, 2011... Byline: Dennis Hoey Aug. 23--The host of the Great State of Maine Air Show and Business Aviation Expo in Brunswick this weekend says the agency is on pace to cover the cost of putting on the three-day show, estimated to be about $800,000. ...
Parties defend Maine redistricting panel's makeup.
August 23, 2011... Byline: Rebekah Metzler Aug. 23--AUGUSTA -- A lawsuit filed by an unenrolled Maine voter who says the state's political parties have too much control over the redistricting process is unfounded, party officials and the governor's office say....
Portland man pleads not guilty to indecency charge.
August 23, 2011... Byline: Ann Kim Aug. 23--PORTLAND -- A Portland man whose violent sexual urges have been a concern to authorities is now accused of exposing himself to a woman on a trail. Steven Ricci, 47, pleaded not guilty Monday in Cumberland County...
Event asks if disabled left out of Web access.
August 23, 2011... Byline: J. Hemmerdinger Aug. 23--PORTLAND -- Representatives of Maine's telecommunications industry will meet later this week in Portland to discuss how federal efforts to expand broadband access will affect residents who have disabilities,...
Peter Gregoire, 57, campground co-owner, loved outdoors, hunting.
August 23, 2011... Byline: Melanie Creamer Aug. 23--WELLS -- Peter Gregoire, a co-owner of a popular campground in Wells who worked for the Maine Turnpike Authority and had a passion for hunting and fishing, died Sunday. He was 57. He co-owned Gregoire's...
BRIEF: Marketing firm Forge changes name to Might & Main.
August 23, 2011... Byline: J. Hemmerdinger Aug. 23--PORTLAND -- Forge, a Portland-based branding and marketing company, has changed its named to Might & Main. A press release said Might & Main's principals believe the new name better reflects the...
Biddeford-Saco targeted for $1M in business loans.
August 23, 2011... Byline: Emma Bouthillette Aug. 23--SACO -- The Biddeford-Saco Area Economic Development Corporation is one of 20 national community lending organizations to participate in the U.S. Small Business Administration's Intermediary Lending Pilot...
BRIEF: Drug suspect's fingerprints thwart fake identity attempt.
August 23, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 23--A fingerprint analysis has determined that a man arrested in Westbrook last week on drug charges used a fake name and is actually wanted on previous drug charges. When Westbrook police arrested Ronald C....
Redistricting hearing opens at State House.
August 23, 2011... Byline: Susan M. Cover Aug. 23--AUGUSTA -- The Appropriations Committee room is packed today with members of the public who want to testify on Republican and Democratic redistricting proposals. Republicans continued to back a plan that...
Acorn Productions offers free acting workshops in mid-Sept.
August 23, 2011... Byline: Shannon Bryan Aug. 23--WESTBROOK -- Acorn Productions begins its 2011/12 season of programming for the community with a pair of free offerings for adults and kids at the company's studios in Dana Warp Mill in Westbrook. The adult...
Camden International Film Festival Tackles Themes of Life, Death, and Transformation in its Opening and Closing Films.
August 23, 2011... Byline: Shannon Bryan Aug. 23--CAMDEN -- The Camden International Film Festival tackles the themes of life, death, and transformation in its opening and closing films on September 29 and October 2. With locations ranging from the war in...
11 Maine companies recognized for rapid growth.
August 23, 2011... Byline: J. Hemmerdinger Aug. 23--Eleven Maine-based firms are among the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in America, according to Inc. magazine's annual ranking of private companies based on revenue growth. The list -- called the 2011 Inc....
Customers, employees foil Portland bank robbery.
August 23, 2011... Byline: Dennis Hoey Aug. 23--Updated at 9:30 p.m. to add details, photo PORTLAND -- A Naples man was being held at the Cumberland County Jail on Tuesday night after a customer thwarted an attempted robbery at a Congress Street bank...
Wanted Portland man arrested on Mexican border.
August 23, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 23--A Portland man wanted by police in connection with a stabbing in March has been arrested by federal agents along the Mexican border. Abdi Awad, 25, was arrested Monday in Sierra Blanca, a Texas town about 80...
Decidedly steady progress.
August 22, 2011... Byline: Kevin Thomas Aug. 22--PORTLAND -- Portland Sea Dogs right-handed pitcher Brock Huntzinger has not won a game since July 6, and his ERA is 6.57. But it is conceivable that some major league team might want Huntzinger next year. ...
EDITORIAL: Minor changes won't fix Clean Elections ailment.(Editorial)
August 22, 2011... Aug. 22--Maine's ethics commission faces a tough choice when it considers two proposed changes to the state's public financing law to repair damage caused by a recent Supreme Court decision. The choice won't be easy because neither option would...
Portland Press Herald, Maine, Maine at Work column.
August 22, 2011... Byline: Ray Routhier Aug. 22--UNION -- For the first few minutes, I simply watch Jake Powers. The 18-year-old is raking blueberries on a hillside with spectacular views, bending over and using an aluminum rake with two small handles to...
Report: Energy alliance lacked financial oversight.
August 22, 2011... Byline: Tux Turkel Aug. 22--AUGUSTA -- The now-defunct Maine Green Energy Alliance had weak financial controls and informal practices that created a high risk for the misuse of federal funds, a government auditor has determined. But a...
Westbrook's English Channel swimmer has 4 miles to go.
August 22, 2011... Byline: Leslie Bridgers Aug. 22--Update: The Westbrook woman attempting to cross the English Channel has run into trouble in the last few miles of her swim. "I just heard from the boat crew. Pat (Gallant-Charette) is not making much...
Running to remember.
August 22, 2011... Byline: Leslie Bridgers Aug. 22--Pictures of fallen soldiers flanked by American flags marked every kilometer of the route from Ogunquit Center to Portland's Monument Square. About 300 runners participated on Sunday in the fourth Run for...
Event pays tribute to historic trip.
August 22, 2011... Byline: Dennis Hoey Aug. 22--PORTLAND -- It has been 25 years since Dodge Morgan sailed nonstop around the world by himself, setting a record for an American and breaking the previous world speed record. More than 150 people gathered...
State House Notebook: Copies of mural to be displayed a" in Maryland.
August 22, 2011... Aug. 22--Seeking to capitalize on the emotion stirred by Gov. Paul LePage's decision to remove a mural depicting labor history from the lobby at the Maine Department of Labor, the Maine AFL-CIO is sending copies of the artwork to be displayed in...
Author Q & A: Voice lessons.
August 21, 2011... Byline: Tom Atwell Aug. 21--Dan Soucy thinks history should be told by the people who lived it, and he is planning a series of books to tell that history. The first is "Salt & Pines: Tales from Bygone Maine," edited by Soucy and Jeanne...
Society Notebook: Good Clean Fun.
August 21, 2011... Byline: Avery Yale Kamila Aug. 21--More than 100 entrepreneurs who aim to lead Maine away from oil dependency and toward a renewable energy and sustainable business future gathered at the Pelonton Labs in Portland's West End Monday night for...
Flirting with a big fish.
August 21, 2011... Byline: Deirdre Fleming Aug. 21--FORT KENT -- Joey Guimond had never caught a muskie before he hooked into the 3-foot, 3-inch monster that won him $1,000 last weekend. The 13-year-old Fort Kent native was just fishing in his family's Old...
Biking: Shorter days increase the need to light up your bike.
August 21, 2011... Byline: Karen Beaudoin Aug. 21--Labor Day will soon be upon us, bringing with it some good -- fewer tourists on the roadways -- and some not so good -- fewer hours of daylight. You've probably already noticed that your after-work rides...
Freshwater Fishing: Rainbow trout add to busy summer scene.
August 21, 2011... Byline: Deirdre Fleming Aug. 21--Big fish being caught across the state are debunking the idea of slow summer fishing. The hottest spot of the week appears to be Norway Lake, where rainbow trout fishing is fast and fun. SOUTHERN MAINE ...
Quite a site for Hassan.
August 21, 2011... Byline: Kevin Thomas Aug. 21--BOSTON -- For Sea Dogs fans, maybe the most distressing part of Saturday was not the 6-4, 11-inning loss to the Binghamton Mets before 14,515 at Fenway Park. It was that Alex Hassan performed so well with...
On Baseball: Down season, but Wagner remains up.
August 21, 2011... Byline: Kevin Thomas Aug. 21--BOSTON -- Mark Wagner sat in the Boston Red Sox dugout Saturday morning, the smile ever on his face. If you asked the ever-confident Wagner three years ago about playing in Fenway Park, he would have said it...
Golf: Sweet gets another nod as one of New England's best.
August 21, 2011... Byline: Tom Chard Aug. 21--Seth Sweet of Madison has been invited to play for Team New England against Team USA in the John D. Mineck Junior Cup tournament Sept. 3-4 at the Boston Golf Club in Hingham, Mass. The tournament showcases 40 of...
The Bottom Line: Making a splash.
August 21, 2011... Byline: J. Hemmerdinger Aug. 21--Shamrock Sports & Entertainment just hit a home run. Earlier this year, Orlando-based SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, owner of some of the country's largest amusement parks, hired Portland-based...
EDITORIAL: Maine has nothing to fear from a park study.(Editorial)
August 21, 2011... Aug. 21--There may be plenty of strong arguments against turning 70,000 acres of Maine's northern woods into a national park, but the arguments against using real research to put the park idea to a test sound weak. Unfortunately that didn't...
EDITORIAL: Federal early childhood grant is a 'race' worth winning.(Editorial)
August 21, 2011... Aug. 21--Maine did not fare well last time it applied for funds from Race to the Top, a federal competitive grant program designed to jump-start school reform efforts. That hasn't stopped state education officials from trying again, and...
DaPonte String Quartet.
August 21, 2011... Byline: Bob Keyes Aug. 21--FERDINAND LIVA -- Dino to his friends -- thinks back to those heady days 20 years ago and chuckles. He was a young man then, with barely a care in the world beyond his violin. He and his three buddies in the...
Portland Press Herald, Maine, Bob Keyes column.(Column)
August 21, 2011... Byline: Bob Keyes Aug. 21--We all like to receive gifts. And while it's true it's the gesture that matters most, receiving gifts that include big wads of money is awfully nice too. Portland Ovations, which brings performing artists from...
Arts Planner.
August 21, 2011... Byline: Bob Keyes Aug. 21----On Wednesday, the Ogunquit Playhouse opens the musical "Legally Blonde," which will remain in production through Sept. 17. The musical is based on the hit 2001 movie and follows college sweetheart and...
Arts Dispatches.
August 21, 2011... Byline: Bob Keyes Aug. 21--MONMOUTH McAndrews named theater's producing artistic director The Theater at Monmouth has announced the appointment of Dawn McAndrews as the theater's new producing artistic director, succeeding David...
BRIEF: MECA alumni transform world with 'Rally'.
August 21, 2011... Aug. 21--The Institute of Contemporary Art at the Maine College of Art in Portland will present "Rally," a juried exhibition of works by artists who explore identity, memory, erasure, projected narrative and the architecture of image. The...
Maine Gardener: Got no thyme?
August 21, 2011... Byline: Tom Atwell Aug. 21--Herbs were a much larger part of life in the 18th and 19th centuries than they are now, and they are pretty big even now. Herbs were used not only in food, but as medicine and also, perhaps, just a little bit of...
Control key issue in debate on LURC.
August 21, 2011... Byline: Tom Bell Aug. 21--When Terry Hill needs a permit to build a cabin on her campground, she doesn't drive to a town hall. She calls a state agency that handles the planning and zoning functions ordinarily taken care of by local...
Beautiful balloons: A fun(d)raiser for nonprofits.
August 21, 2011... Byline: Emma Bouthillette Aug. 21--LEWISTON -- Just as the sun rose over the city Saturday, yards of rip-stop nylon slowly billowed into the air as crews helped to inflate 24 hot air balloons. The vibrant colors towered over the crowd of...
Bankruptcies drop, yet it's a mixed sign.
August 21, 2011... Byline: Jason Singer Aug. 21--PORTLAND -- For the first time in six years, the number of bankruptcy filings in Maine will likely decline in 2011. Whether that's a sign the economy is turning around, however, is up for debate. The state is...
LePage seeks boost for retirees by ending pension taxes.
August 21, 2011... Byline: Susan M. Cover Aug. 21--AUGUSTA -- Gov. Paul LePage wants Mainers to call their lawmakers to encourage them to eliminate the income tax on pensions, to help low-income elderly residents and to lure back wealthy retirees who spend just...
Dustin Osier, 18, liked to work, play sports, mentor kids.
August 21, 2011... Byline: Ann Kim Aug. 21--WALDOBORO -- Dustin Osier's industrious nature revealed itself as soon as he was old enough to start toddling around. The first sign was his strong desire to have a rake in his hands and go to work on the lawn, where...
Kittery: Gateway to Vacationland.
August 21, 2011... Byline: Kelley Bouchard Aug. 21--KITTERY -- For a lot of people, Kittery is the town they drive through on their way to or from every place else in Maine. Millions stop to shop for bargains at the factory outlet malls along Route 1, unaware...
BRIEF: Shopping Mecca: Its 120 outlets make Kittery a destination.
August 21, 2011... Byline: Kelley Bouchard Aug. 21--They drive down from Canada. They come by busloads from across New England. They hail from as far away as Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom, on their way to local beaches and other vacation destinations....
Frisbee's Market makeover: Winds of change blow uneasily for a beloved local landmark.
August 21, 2011... Byline: Kelley Bouchard Aug. 21--Ask longtime Kittery residents about Frisbee's Market and they'll tell you it's gone. But take a leisurely drive down Pepperrell Road in Kittery Point and there it is, plain as day. "Well," the locals...
Downtown confronts vacant storefronts.
August 20, 2011... Byline: Emma Bouthillette Aug. 20--SACO -- Driving down Main Street, it's hard not to notice recently vacated storefronts. The lull in business, however, has been seen before in the community. "It's not the first time this has...
Something missing from Dogs' lineup.
August 20, 2011... Byline: Kevin Thomas Aug. 20--PORTLAND -- When the Boston Red Sox were last at Fenway Park, they showed little offense, recording three hits in each of the three games they played. Fenway fans might see a similar production today, if the...
Maine Senior Games: State champs? Could be shoo-ins.
August 20, 2011... Byline: Mike Lowe Aug. 20--Back in June, Eddie Oakes Jr. and Bob Demont were throwing horseshoes in Houston, practicing for the Senior Games national championships. Demont, who lives in Cumberland, turned to Oakes and said it would be...
EDITORIAL: Will Labor Day mark turn in our political life?(Editorial)
August 20, 2011... Aug. 20--It can't be August 2011. It must be 2012. We couldn't possibly have candidates running for president at such a fever pitch more than 14 months before voters go the polls. Could we? We could, and we do. Since last week's Iowa...
Tedeschi Trucks Band sizzles at Ocean Gateway.
August 20, 2011... Byline: Aimsel Ponti Aug. 20--PORTLAND -- One of the summer's most highly anticipated shows went down Friday night at Ocean Gateway in Portland as the Tedeschi Trucks Band made Maine the latest stop on its "Revelator" Tour. "Revelator" is...
Redistricting committee no closer to compromise.
August 20, 2011... Byline: Rebekah Metzler Aug. 20--AUGUSTA -- Although a meeting is scheduled Tuesday for the public to weigh in on congressional redistricting in Maine, it's not clear exactly what will be up for debate. Republicans and Democrats, who...
Pitcher from Maine suspended.
August 20, 2011... Byline: Kevin Thomas Aug. 20--Major League Baseball announced Friday that it has suspended Mark Rogers of Orrs Island, a pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization, for 25 games for his second violation of the league's policy against the...
