LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Tuesday to hold a special town meeting Feb. 26 to ask voters to finance a $5.75 million upgrade of the Wastewater Treatment Plant and pay for a firetruck. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. The treatment plant was built in the 1970s and underwent a nearly […]
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House panel votes to send Russia transcripts to Mueller
The House Intelligence Committee has voted to send more than 50 interview transcripts from its now-closed Russia investigation to special counsel Robert Mueller
How home security cameras are opening the door to privacy invasion
Ding-dong, your doorbell is looking a bit creepy. Ring video doorbells, Nest Hello and other connected security cameras are the fastest-growing home improvement gadgets since garage door openers. These cameras, often built into buzzers, alert your phone when someone is at your door and save footage online. Mine has helped me get deliveries and catch […]
Maine sees many welfare fraud claims but few prosecutions
AUGUSTA (AP) — A tiny fraction of the hundreds of welfare fraud allegations made last year ended up being prosecuted by the attorney general’s office, according to state documents. Out of 1,160 allegations of potential welfare fraud last year, only 25 cases were referred to the attorney general by the Fraud Investigations and Recovery Unit […]
Lindsey Vonn crashes at super-G championship, has one last chance to win
ARE, Sweden (AP) — One of the hallmarks of Lindsey Vonn’s career has been the way she bounces back from major crashes time and time again. So perhaps it’s fitting that the most successful female skier of all time will enter her last race before retiring following yet another tumble into the safety netting. Vonn […]
Why Harvard’s top astronomer says an alien ship may be among us
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Before he started the whole alien spaceship thing last year, the chairman of Harvard University’s astronomy department was known for public lectures on modesty. Personal modesty, which Avi Loeb said he learned growing up on a farm. And what Loeb calls “cosmic modesty” – the idea that it’s arrogant to assume we […]
Orland man dies trying to save dog from burning house
ORLAND (AP) — Investigators say a Maine man died when he returned to a burning house to get his dog. Maine Public Safety Department spokesman Steve McCausland says the man escaped with his family before going back inside Monday evening in the town of Orland. Firefighters recovered the body of 40-year-old Sam Crawford hours later, […]
How Bill Belichick outcoached Sean McVay in Super Bowl LIII
ATLANTA — Julian Edelman sat facing his locker inside the New England Patriots locker room, pulled on a pair of Jordans and chomped on an unlit cigar that had been aged for 50 years, a gift of gratitude from New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft. The Super Bowl LIII MVP turned toward teammate Matthew Slater […]
Pats’ defense stifles Goff and Rams’ offense to win Super Bowl
ATLANTA (AP) — For most of the season the New England Patriots have been creatures of habit on defense, sticking to their principles and making just enough plays to win. They were much more than that Sunday night against the Los Angles Rams. The Patriots battered and bewildered quarterback Jared Goff and the Rams, stifling […]