The class of 2012 at Monmouth Academy includes Kevin Anderson, Jasper Balano-Stott, Meghan Bates, Lauren Beaudoin, Angela Bechard, Ethan Bickford, Chelse’ Blair-Arsenault, Dustin Boyd, Seth Bragdon, Kyle Brown, Matthew Bryant, Andrew Carr, Cameron Copeland, Hollis Curtis, Tamara Cushman, Julia DeStefano, Jacob Dumont, Kalyn Fullerton, Meagan Gallop, Kelsey Goentzel, Kristine Kahl, Lillian Kaplan, Mackenzie Kelley, Nicholas Krueger, Emily Lamore, Kourtnee Langlois, Ryan Laroche, Morgan Mackenzie, Adam Meehl, Molly Menice, Brian Nugent, Nicole Nugent, Scott Peacock, Molly Plossay, Kimberly Soucy, Christopher Taylor, Nicholas Trenholm, Joseph Turbide, Katrina Turcotte, James Waldron, Colby Wilson, and Benjamin Woodman. Graduation ceremony: Sunday, […]
Maine
Grasshopper Shop sold — but Maine fixture to stay open
ELLSWORTH — The Grasshopper Shop, a fixture in downtown Ellsworth for three decades, isn’t going anywhere, but it is changing hands. Earlier this week, owner Ken Schweikert sold the shop to Elizabeth McMillan from nearby Lamoine. McMillan said she plans to keep The Grasshopper Shop name, staff, and many of the quirky gifts, clothing, gadgets […]
Flat 4% income tax for Maine gets OK: Democrat calls Republican plan ‘credit card politics’
AUGUSTA — Working toward the close of the 125th Legislature, Maine lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a Republican-backed bill to gradually lower the state income tax rate to a flat 4 percent. The legislative action in the early-morning hours came amid traditional speeches highlighting bipartisan successes and expressing farewells as lawmakers completed the business […]
Jackson man accused of killing Florida firefighter indicted
BELFAST — A local man accused of killing a Florida firefighter in February and dumping his body in the woods of Newburgh was indicted this week by the Waldo County Grand Jury. Daniel Porter, 24, of Jackson, was charged with one count of intentional or knowing murder for the slaying of Jerry Perdomo. Police have […]
Maine toddler still missing 5 months later: Ayla Reynolds’ mom still hopes for answers
PORTLAND — The mother of a toddler missing for five months says she’s begging, pleading and praying for someone to come forward with information that will help solve the mystery of what happened to her child, who disappeared from her bed just a week before Christmas. Trista Reynolds said she awakens every day hoping for […]
Maine lawmakers pass tax bill before leaving town
AUGUSTA — Working toward the close of the 125th Legislature, Maine lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a Republican-backed bill to gradually lower the state income tax rate to a flat 4 percent. The legislative action in the early-morning hours came amid traditional speeches highlighting bipartisan successes and expressing farewells as lawmakers completed the business […]
County jails failing under state control
Four years after Maine patched together a “consolidation” of county jails under state supervision, it’s abundantly clear the experiment isn’t working. The latest evidence of that came Tuesday when Franklin County corrections officers began transporting inmates from Farmington to the Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset. Under the state consolidation plan, Franklin County no longer […]
GOP candidates seeking U.S. Senate seat square off in Lewiston
LEWISTON — The six hopefuls wanting to be the Maine GOP candidate for the upcoming U.S. Senate race held with rapt attention a crowd of about 250 of the Republican Party’s faithful during a nearly two-hour forum at the Franco-American Heritage Center on Wednesday night. Making appearances were Scott D’Amboise, a Lisbon-based small businessman and a […]
College Baseball: Maine beats BC at Hadlock
PORTLAND — The University of Maine baseball team scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and added three more in the bottom of the eighth to defeat Boston College 9-4 on Tuesday night at Hadlock Field. Michael Fransoso led the Black Bears (26-22) with three hits in the game. Maine grabbed a […]
Plum Creek, groups OK deal creating largest conservation easement in U.S.
PORTLAND — Plum Creek Timber Co. has completed a deal with The Nature Conservancy and the Forest Society of Maine that puts 363,000 acres in Maine’s North Woods into a conservation easement that bans development and limits logging while allowing public access for hunting, snowmobiling and other recreation. The swath of land near Moosehead Lake […]