College All-NAC First Team Player of the Year – Cliff Brumbaugh, Delaware, Jr. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Rams overpowered Old Town in an impressive 19-hit performance as they beat the Indians 21-0 at Mansfield Complex Wednesday night. Only five of Bangor’s 19 batters left the route without a hit. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Bangor TV station WABI (Channel 5) is looking for a new assistant sports director after losing Brian McCoy to the gateway to the West. “It’s gonna be at least another week,” said sports director Tim Throckmorton when asked about McCoy’s replacement. “We’ve got a pile… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – The Presque Isle Wildcats used timely hitting and three different pitchers to notch a 4-2 schoolboy baseball win over the Caribou Vikings Wednesday. Mark Yeagar had a single and a double while Tim Underwood ripped a two-run single in the fifth inning… Read More
AT LIMESTONE, Tuesday Caribou 185, Presque Isle 148, Fort Kent 82, Fort Fairfield 70, Limestone 21, Van Buren 6, Washburn 0, Houlton 0 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
High school AT CALAIS Calais boys (7-0) 5, Woodland (2-5) 0 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0] googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
High school AT ROCKPORT Camden-Rockport boys (6-1) 3, Cony (5-3) 2 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0] googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Piscataquis YMCA team from Dover-Foxcroft finished second overall at the Northeastern Regional YMCA Gymnastics Championships Saturday. Meet champ Darian (Conn.) scored 109 points to Piscataquis’ 107.95. The meet involved 44 teams from Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, Rhode Island,… Read More
9th America’s Cup Races begin at 4:15 p.m. EDT (Best-of-9) Tm. New Zealand vs. Tm. Dennis Conner Saturday, May 6 Black Magic 1 def. Young America, by 2 minutes, 45 seconds Monday, May 8 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
ON DECK is a sports events calendar published Thursdays. Events scheduled from the Thursday of publication through the following week will be included. The deadline for items is 5 p.m. on Monday before the date of publication. Please submit items to ON DECK in care of the Sports… Read More
This summer, 200 Maine youngsters will set their sights on the Maine Conservation Camp, thanks to scholarships provided by five moose hunters who bagged permits in the recent 1995 Moose Permit Auction. The five top bids – 124 were received from throughout the country – resulted in a… Read More
ON DECK is a sports events calendar published Thursdays. Events scheduled from the Thursday of publication through the following week will be included. The deadline for items is 5 p.m. on Monday before the date of publication. Please submit items to ON DECK in care of the Sports… Read More
WMSGA AT RIVERSIDE GC, Portland A1, Gross: Abby Spector, Waterville, 76; Pat Bemeurers, Springbrook, 79; Penny Cummings, Springbrook, 81; Net: Sandy Hill, Natanis, 82-68; Cybil Davis, Rockland, 88-72; Alma Buotte, Gorham, 90-73 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Jessica Crossman fashioned a no-hitter to lead the Ellsworth Eagles to an 8-1 schoolgirl softball victory over the Mount Desert Island Trojans Wednesday. Crossman had four strikeouts and only walked two batters. Melanie McCormick had two singles and knocked in one run, while… Read More
The John Bapst High School football program, which has been a fixture for more than 60 years, is one of four varsity athletic teams being cut due to budgetary problems. The Board of Trustees also decided to ax the boys and girls indoor track teams… Read More
SAN DIEGO – Talk about pressure. With Team New Zealand right out of the gate winning three of the five races it needs to win to take the America’s Cup, Dennis Conner will need all the coolness, experience and come-back luck he can muster. In the best five-out-of-nine… Read More
BANGOR – It was a frustrating end to the Husson College Braves’ softball season as the Braves took big leads early in each of their NAIA Northeast Regional Tournament games here Wednesday only to have those leads disappear each time. St. Joseph’s College of Standish… Read More
Commentary Nursing today is complex, challenging, caring, and changing. Today we live in a world paralyzed by despair and inequities. People want change, yet at the same time fear change. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
Nurses and St. Joseph Hospital go hand in hand. But nursing care doesn’t stop at its Broadway entrance. St. Joe’s reaches into the community to offer breast cancer, industrial health, and home-health programs that complement the hospital’s seamless services. Phyllis Jordan, RN, CNA, has worked… Read More
Some people who can’t suppress the urge to make things better choose nursing careers to fulfill that goal. For many, once nursing gets into their blood, it is often difficult — if not impossible — to quell. New England Home Health Care employs 170 RNs,… Read More
Today’s nurse must be flexible and willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done in this era of downsizing and increasing responsibility for patient care. Often, nurses who wish to receive advanced training must negotiate seemingly insurmountable obstacles to achieve their goals. Yet, employer and… Read More
Hospice of Eastern Maine operates at the end of the continuum of care providing compassionate yet sophisticated service to individuals with a life-limiting prognosis. Hospice strives to meet physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs through loving support and care in a variety of settings including the patient’s home,… Read More
According to John Ayto’s Dictionary of Word Origins, the 13th-century Latin word nutrire, which meant to suckle, feed, nourish and look after, was the genesis for the English word nurse. Though the Old French nourice also meant to look after, its meaning was limited to… Read More
There’s a reason why some hospitals are called community. “Our patients are our family and our neighbors,” said Kathy Veilleux, vice president of nursing at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth. MCMH is a community hospital supported and used by the community’s people. “Here we… Read More
The Hillhaven Corp. maintains a significant presence as owner of three local nursing facilities. Though Bangor Convalescent Center, Westgate Manor, and Brewer Rehab and Living Center operate under the same corporate umbrella, each has a distinct niche in providing inpatient and outpatient services to the Bangor-Brewer communities. Read More
The Acadia Hospital is a 100-bed psychiatric and chemical dependency hospital located in Bangor. At the Acadia Hospital, the treatment process gives truly holistic care for the mental, physical, and spiritual well-being of people who need mental health and chemical dependency services. The 117 registered nurses at Acadia… Read More
WATERVILLE — Caring for homebound patients — or someone enrolled in hospice — requires a special touch, according to Sarah Webster, communications director of HealthReach Network. Headquartered in Waterville, the non-profit HealthReach Network “is a multiservice health organization. We have many different programs under our… Read More
This year’s theme for National Nurses Week is “Nurses — The Heart of Healthcare.” At Eastern Maine Medical Center, this theme fits our nurses well. EMMC nurses are playing an active part in designing, implementing, and evaluating changes to improve the delivery of care to patients. Read More
The Husson College/Eastern Maine Medical Center School of Nursing has recently implemented several program and curriculum changes to “ensure that our graduates are prepared to respond to the health-care needs of today,” said Nancy J. Grover, RN, MSN, CS. An associate professor at the school, she is also… Read More
Perhaps the toughest job in the world, parenting can be at once rewarding and frustrating. New mothers often feel isolated and confused after their babies are born. Those new moms who received prenatal services, though, can better anticipate the issues that naturally arise with newborn care. Read More
Nurses’ roles have changed from providing general medical care to more specialized responsibilities. One rapidly expanding nursing speciality is home-health psychiatric nursing. Community Health and Counseling Services has become a leader in providing those services to their clients. Carolyn Cappiello, the agency’s health-services managers for… Read More
One of the major decisions faced by the Legislature this session is how to divide approximately $1 billion among 216,000 students. If the Rosser Committee’s reccommendation is followed, Portland, which has 4 percent of the students, would end up with 70 perecnt of the increase in education funds. Read More
Landowners and private property rights people showed up in large numbers at the Augusta Civic Center this past Monday to support the idea that if the government decides that you cannot fully use and enjoy your private property then the government should reimburse you for whatever the amount… Read More
I am corresponding to make the public aware of LD 595, “An Act Regarding Insurance Coverage of Mental Illness.” The bill (which is still in committee) would require that all group health insurance policies in the state provide coverage for certain mental illnesses at the same level of… Read More
I have just been informed that the board of trustees of the University of Maine plans to proceed with final implementation of EdNet-ITV and the reorganization of University College. These were two primary issues which precipitated the resignation of Chancellor Orenduff. I have been told that this decision… Read More
Dr. Henry Foster, President Clinton’s nominee for surgeon general, appeared on public television on May 2 and spoke in glowing terms of his family and how they believed in the Constitution and “justice for all.” He wa also shown with the president happily receiving a busload of young… Read More
BUCKSPORT — An in-house crew quickly contained a small fire apparently caused by flammable material in the paper machine area at the Champion International paper mill Wednesday morning. An internal alarm alerted officials of the fire shortly after 2:30 a.m. Company spokesman Bill Grady said… Read More
VERONA — Members of the machinists union representing Champion International paper mill workers ratified the most recent version of a labor contract Wednesday evening by a 95-25 vote. It was the machinists’ third vote on a contract in recent weeks. Two other mill worker unions… Read More
BANGOR — The term welfare too often carries an image of money being poured into a bottomless pit. But when Mary Ann Chalila and the staff of Bangor’s Department of Health and Welfare presented their proposed budget to the City Council Wednesday evening, it was easy to see… Read More
ELLIOTSVILLE — Embers from a fire that destroyed a camp in Elliotsville over the weekend flared up and caused a small forest fire shortly after noon on Wednesday. Monson Fire Chief Terry Gaudet said the fire began in the same area where the Rev. Jesse… Read More
GUILFORD — The fifth-grade class at Guilford Middle School will sponsor a spaghetti supper from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 12, in the cafeteria, to benefit the annual trip taken by students in the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program. The students participate in… Read More
PITTSFIELD — To mark National Hospital Week, Sebasticook Valley Hospital recognized the following employees with service pins for their years of dedication: 25 years, Bev Breau of the Stone Breast Care Center and Linda Bridger, human resources; 20 years, Edith Zajac, medical-surgical unit, and Roger Martin, maintenance; 15… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A bowlathon will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 20, at Rocket Lanes in Dover-Foxcroft, to raise funds to benefit the Piscataquis County 4-H program. Any 4-H member from Piscataquis and Penobscot counties may participate, including adults. The money earned will be… Read More
BANGOR — A free Asthma Awareness Night will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, at Abraham Lincoln School, 45 Forest Ave. “Asthma, Exercise and a Healthy Lifestyle” will be discussed by Dr. Paul Shapero, allergist. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — An informational meeting on the Enhanced 911 system will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, at the Piscataquis County courthouse. The meeting is for all emergency service providers in Piscataquis County, and is sponsored by the Maine State E-911… Read More
Military traffic in the Pickerel Pond area north of Old Town will increase May 12-17 because of a training exercise for 300 active Army and Maine Army National Guard medical personnel. Helicopters and ground vehicles will be used during the exercise, which will incorpoate mass-casualty… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Students from College of the Atlantic are organizing a cleanup of Card Brook in Ellsworth on Saturday, May 13, in conjunction with National River Cleanup Week, May 13-21. Those interested in helping out should wear old clothes and rubber boots, and bring… Read More
CHARLESTON — The Charleston Correctional Facility and the Bangor Pre-Release Center are celebrating their employees during National Correctional Officers’s Week, May 7-13 through a series of events including tournaments, raffles and service awards. In recognition of those officers who have sacrificed their lives in the… Read More
The Winterport-St. Jude Bike-A-Thon scheduled for May 13 at the town’s airport will begin at 9:00 am. Recruitment of riders, walker, joggers, and runners continues in hopes of raising $1,000 for St. Jude Hospital’s work with children with leukemia, Hodgkin’s disease, sickle-cel anemia and other child-klling diseases. Read More
BAR HARBOR — Dr. Beverly Paigen, senior staff scientist at the Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, will address current and urgent environmental issues in Maine at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 11, in the Gates Community Center auditorium at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor. Paigen… Read More
OWLS HEAD — The annual roadside cleanup drive, sponsored by Owls Head Grange, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 18, from the Grange hall. Trash bags for use in the drive may be picked up at the hall or by calling Mary Dyer at 594-7646. Read More
OWLS HEAD — Spring is the time of year when seabirds, wading birds and bald eagles all return to several hundred mostly remote Maine islands to nest and raise their young. In celebration of their return, grass-roots and statewide organizations and government agencies are sponsoring “Maine Coastal Nesting… Read More
ROCKLAND — The National Association of Letter Carriers in conjunction with the U.S. Postal Service and the United Way of America will collect nonperishable food items on Saturday, May 13, for distribution to the soup kitchen in the community. Residents are asked to place food… Read More
ROCKLAND — Resources for Divorced Families, a Maine nonprofit corporation, will offer its four-hour educational program for divorcing parents 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at Knox Center for Long Term Care. “Kids First: Parenting through Divorce” is designed to teach parents how to meet… Read More
ROCKLAND — Penobscot School will hold its second annual International Book Sale in June. The school is asking for donations of foreign language books, dictionaries and language-teaching cassettes. English language books on international subjects, including history, travel and ethnic cookbooks, are also sought as are classics of English… Read More
ROCKLAND — The eighth Annual & Perennial Plant Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 13, at the First Universalist Church. First Universalist’s plant people will set out field-dug perennial divisions, home-grown annual seedlings of flowers, vegetables and herbs. The sale… Read More
Waldo County Superior Court: Darren K. Moulton, 29, Searsport, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, 364-day jail sentence, all but 60 days suspended, one-year license suspension, one year probation, $500; operating beyond license restriction, two days in jail. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
ROCKLAND — A team of businesspeople, members of a Rotary International Group Study Exchange from Bordeaux, France, will visit Rockland May 13-16. The group will tour the area, meet people and visit local businesses and institutions. Hosts in Rockland for the Bordeaux team are Rockland… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — SAD 68 directors on Wednesday voted unanimously to change the current half-day kindergarten sessions to full-day, every-other day classes starting next fall. Superintendent Ann Bridge projected about $25,000 in savings in noon transportation costs with the change. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
ROCKLAND — Maine Lions clubs are taking part this week in the state’s White Cane Days, and hope to help raise up to $15,000 to provide grants to numerous Maine organizations that fight blindness. White Cane Days dates to 1951 when Lions first banded together… Read More
The name of Amy Smith should have been included in the third-quarter honor roll for the sophomore class at Foxcroft Academy. Read More
LIMESTONE — More than half of the acreage at Loring Air Force Base will be transferred to other federal agencies for reuse, according to resolutions approved Wednesday by the Loring Development Authority of Maine. About 4,300 acres will be a national wildlife refuge, while about… Read More
BELFAST — The SAD 34 administration has scheduled a series of public meetings to review next year’s proposed $11.1 million budget. The spending package represents a 5.2 percent increase over last year. Superintendent Arthur Pierce attributed much of the budget increase to pay raises for… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Mary Philbrook, 38, the new chief of the federally recognized Aroostook Band of MicMacs, has a clear vision of what she wants to accomplish. With 105 of the 177 ballots cast in Tuesday’s elections, Philbrook was the clear choice of the tribal… Read More
BANGOR — The federal grand jury sitting in Bangor Wednesday returned indictments against three Sabattus 18-year-olds who are accused of armed robbery at the Albion branch of Border Trust Co. on April 18. Everett W. Adams, Gregory D. Guay and Matthew J. Vachon were charged… Read More
WASHINGTON — Taking aim at overharvesting and wasteful practices, a House panel voted Wednesday to strengthen regulations governing the ocean fishing industry. The House Resources Committee approved and sent to the House floor a stricter version of the 20-year-old Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine House voted 79-62 Wednesday to give initial approval to strengthening the criminal penalties for truck drivers who cause death or injury through negligence or willful violation of safety regulations. “This is a good fair compromise representing months of negotiation,” said Rep. Read More
WASHINGTON — Legislation limiting damage awards in faulty-product lawsuits won Senate approval Wednesday, but it must be reconciled with a far broader “Contract with America” bill passed by the House before it can become law. After more than two weeks of debate, the Senate voted… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine House voted to kill a mandatory seat-belt bill Wednesday night and then used a parliamentary maneuver to try to prevent the bill from rising again this session. After a short debate, the House voted 74-70 to kill the seat-belt bill on… Read More
BOSTON — Nearly one-third of U.S. adults are interested in using soon-to-be-approved home AIDS tests to find out if they are infected, according to a government survey. The tests, which will be sold in drug stores for $30 to $40, will enable people to send… Read More
MACHIAS — Only one contest is expected in the annual municipal election to be held from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, June 12, at the Machias Elementary School. Those who submitted nomination papers this week in the contest for one available three-year seat on… Read More
GUILFORD — A five-year plan that a task force devised to create the best possible school district was presented to SAD 4 directors on Tuesday night. The task force, composed of school directors, an administrator, teachers, high school students, community members and business leaders, provided… Read More
DYER BROOK — The School Committee of the Southern Aroostook Community School District has requested that the state commissioner of education review the apportionment of the committee. Superintendent of Schools Kenneth Coville said Wednesday that the request was made as a result of a vote… Read More
AUGUSTA — Ninety percent of Maine’s adult smokers began smoking when they were younger than 18, and public-health officials say there has been no letup in the number of children becoming new smokers. It is illegal in Maine to sell cigarettes to a minor, or… Read More
NEWPORT — The Newport Farmers Market will open for business Friday, June 30. A winter of planning and a series of meetings with farmers resulted in Newport Area Chamber of Commerce sponsorship of the market. Judy Young, Chamber president, said the final organizational meeting for… Read More
MACHIAS — Some residents think the deal is too good to be true. Voters will decide at the annual business meeting on June 13 whether to approve a proposed police budget $16,000 less than last year’s, but which adds eight hours of police coverage to the patrol schedule. Read More
LIMESTONE — Officials responsible for the development of Loring Air Force Base on Wednesday postponed approval of a reuse plan for the former military installation after federal officials expressed some concern about the proposed plan. The reuse plan is the document the Loring Development Authority… Read More
ORLAND — Initiated in 1970 to help unemployed shoe industry workers, a local organization continues 25 years later to aid people on the fringes of an uncertain economy. Founded by former nun Lucy Poulin, Homemakers Organized for More Employment (H.O.M.E.) initially sought to help home… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — A Skowhegan man charged with kidnapping and assault of his former girlfriend last weekend had his bail reduced significantly in Somerset County Superior Court Wednesday morning. Charles Allen III, 33, was released Wednesday afternoon from the Skowhegan jail after meeting the new bail… Read More
MADAWASKA — Spring melt, storm and runoff water are causing waste-water treatment problems in Madawaska. The remedy, the Town Council learned Tuesday night, will cost the town big money during the next few years. Madawaska’s waste-water treatment plant has a capacity of 600,000 gallons a… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The trial of a Kingfield man who was charged with attempted murder ended Wednesday when Justice Francis C. Marsano found Alston Porter, 34, guilty of five charges, including aggravated assault, and not guilty of attempted murder. Marsano, presiding in Somerset County Superior Court… Read More
GENEVA — U.N. health experts played down the threat of a deadly Ebola virus epidemic Wednesday even as doctors reported a possible outbreak in a second Zairian city. Ebola, which causes hemorrhaging and fevers, is the prime suspect in the mysterious deaths of more than… Read More
BANGOR — Customers of a local business may have been unknowingly watched or videotaped while they received massages, according to Lt. Brian Cox of the Bangor Police Department. On Monday, Cox said, a customer of The Special Touch discovered a concealed video camera and audio… Read More
Kindergarten registration for the 1995-96 school year will be held at the following schools between May 11-31: Beals Elementary School, Friday, May 12, in the kindergarten room. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
AUGUSTA — Members of the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee approved the governor’s $269 million allocation for the University of Maine System Wednesday in a vote that fell largely along party lines. Rep. James O. Donnelly, R-Presque Isle, sided with the seven Democrats on the 13-member committee… Read More
NEW YORK — Working women are contributing half or more of their households’ incomes but are still responsible for family care — and most like it that way, says a comprehensive new study released Wednesday. The study challenges the notion that working women must choose… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The Attorney General’s Office will review the investigative reports of a fire that killed a Bar Harbor man on Feb. 26, a Hancock County district attorney said Wednesday. Deputy District Attorney Steven Juskewitch said his office has forwarded to the Attorney General’s… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Base Closure and Realignment Commission, which four years ago voted to shut down Loring Air Force Base, decided Wednesday to add the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to the panel’s list of nearly 200 military installations being considered for closure. Commission members spared the… Read More
I don’t know how many submarine-type sandwiches a professional sandwich-maker puts out per hour, but I have to tell you that I’m impressed with the results of the sixth annual “Great American Sandwich Caper.” During April vacation, 14 members of the Bangor Citadel Corps and… Read More
The Maine Senate vote Tuesday to freeze and eventually eliminate a subsidy collected by the state’s power companies was long overdue. The subsidy is used to assist low-income customers with their electric bills, but is a regressive tax on ratepayers that unfairly hits the utilities’ poorer customers and… Read More
LAWRENCE A. LARSON has been named business services manager at the Bangor Mental Health Institute. Larson’s responsibilities include supervising the business office, and the printing, telecommunications, laundry, sewing room and receiving departments. He is a graduate of the University of Maine and has been at BMHI for 13… Read More
When ordinary gifts won’t do, Alma Johnson has the solution. Johnson is an artist who has recently opened PERSONAL VISIONS GALLERY in Glenburn, where she offers her skills to put the memories or dreams of people on canvas. Johnson said she works closely with her clients and with… Read More
VAN BUREN — After listening to complaints and allegations about the police chief for two nights in a row, Van Buren town officials Tuesday decided to seek legal advice. Exactly what town officials were seeking in the way of advice was not disclosed. The Town… Read More
This is the second of two commentaries. The transgenic “potato,” which is poisonous to potato beetles, has been rushed through development and is about to slip through the regulatory cracks, and will soon become part of the Maine potato ecosystem, with very little inquiry regarding… Read More
OWLS HEAD — With the public purse strings pulled tight, a grass-roots group will look to the private sector to bankroll a study on whether Owls Head should secede from its school district. At a special town meeting Monday, voters rejected contributing $2,500 toward the… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The city received a check yesterday for more than half a million dollars, making it one of the latest Maine communities to be reimbursed for the bulk of costs incurred in closing a landfill. “The money is in the bank,” declared Ellsworth City… Read More
Who hasn’t heard of Little Red Riding Hood — or at least knows her story? Many authors and artists have used her as a subject for their work. And chances are Charlene Woodvine has heard of them, seen their work — or has it. It’s… Read More
Sporting dangling earrings and a short, chic jumper, Helen Alvare did not fit the stereotypical, militant image of a pro-life advocate. The Washington, D.C., spokeswoman for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops carried no sign protesting abortion. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
During their seminar on funding public education this morning in the Blaine House, Gov. Angus King and the Legislature’s Education Committee may discover their best solution also is the simplest: For this budget cycle, just place in the pot new money from the governor’s plan… Read More