Dad’s lost arguments leads to law school graduation for Eddington native

20 May 2012, 9:59 am

Posted May 20, 2012, at 12:52 p.m. PORTLAND, Maine — Meghan Higgins was thinking about applying to law school 3½ years ago during the fall semester of her senior year at Boston College when her father called.... Read More »

Reed Gallery presents Eye to Eye with Andy Warhol: The Multiples

20 May 2012, 9:22 am

Constantiner Karpides by Andy Warhol. The exhibition, which will be on display May 4 through June 16, is being sponsored by the Maine Community Foundation (The Meander Fund); the Maine Arts Commission; the Bank of Maine Presque Isle; and Morningstar Art and Framing, which framed the exhibit.... Read More »

Malaga Island: A century of shame

19 May 2012, 10:10 pm

Analysis: A new exhibit at the Maine State Museum tells the story of the eviction of Malaga Island's residents, one of the state's most disgraceful official acts ever.... Read More »

Bill Nemitz: Browning of U.S. misses Maine

19 May 2012, 9:12 pm

It's not what you'd call unexpected news: Last week, for the first time ever, the Census Bureau reported that white births are no longer a majority in the United States.... Read More »

Bikers honor National Armed Forces Day with commemorative ride

19 May 2012, 7:58 pm

AUGUSTA, Maine  (NEWS CENTER) - May 19th is National Armed Forces Day and all over the country biker groups are marking the occasion with a special commemorative ride.... Read More »

Auburn parents get college counseling at kindergarten registration

19 May 2012, 2:59 pm

Heather Turcotte, a nurse at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, listens to Sandi Croft of College for ME — Androscoggin as Turcotte registered her daughter for kindergarten at Sherwood Heights Elementary School in Auburn on Friday.... Read More »

An old tale about true Maine grit

19 May 2012, 1:44 am

Posted May 18, 2012, at 3:51 p.m. Nearly 50 years ago a Maine State Prison inmate escaped from the former prison at Thomaston, disappearing into dense fog and remaining at large for 11 days before state police collared him at Wiscasset.... Read More »

We must disenthrall ourselves

19 May 2012, 1:44 am

Former Maine Gov. Angus King announces his independent candidacy for the U.S. Senate Monday night March 5, 2012, after giving a lecture on leadership at Bowdoin College in Brunswick.... Read More »

Bonny Eagle to dedicate theater in honor of professor who succumbed to Alzheimer’s

16 May 2012, 11:59 pm

Posted May 16, 2012, at 8:08 p.m. STANDISH, Maine — One after another, students of the late P. Michael Bourgoin recalled how he used theater — the art of playing a character — to help unsure teenagers grow comfortable with themselves.... Read More »

363,000 Acres of Moosehead Lake Region Conserved

15 May 2012, 8:55 am

The Nature Conservancy, the Forest Society of Maine and Plum Creek today announced an historic conservation easement on 363,000 acres near Greenville, ME. The easement is one of th... Read More »