WOOLWICH — Blueberry Beeton’s late mother, Patsy Hennin, was fond of saying, “I may not be able to bash that beam into place, but I’m going to get it in there somehow.” Hennin, who founded the Shelter Institute in 1974 with her husband, Pat, instilled in her daughter the belief that a woman can do just […]

BRUNSWICK — Six days before the deadline for Maine Democratic, Republican and Green Independent party candidates to file nomination papers for this year’s state House and Senate elections, party candidates have not stepped forward to compete for some key Mid-coast seats. Senate All the Senate districts in the Mid-coast region will see candidates from both major […]

BRUNSWICK — Atlantic Regional Federal Credit Union has settled a civil suit against the Topsham woman who pleaded guilty in September to embezzling more than $500,000. Credit union officials agreed to accept $370,000 in restitution, instead of the full amount she stole. The total amount Marsha Richard of Topsham will be required to pay in restitution […]

BRUNSWICK — With attendance requiring two overflow rooms, the Brunswick School Board heard public input Thursday on a budget process that will aim to close a gap of approximately $3 million. School officials said Thursday that in the short term they do not expect help from state or federal sources. “The funding of education is going […]

WESTPORT ISLAND — Two people stranded on Harper’s Island after their canoe sank were rescued by a Westport Island Fire Department skiff this afternoon, according to Coast Guard reports. After water knocked out a cellphone aboard the canoe, the two reportedly swam to the island with no way to reach land. The island, located in […]

This week 150 years ago in the Civil War, Union forces besiege New Madrid, Mo., seeking to gain control at this juncture of the Mississippi River. The attackers march overland, arriving near New Madrid on March 3, 1862. The siege will last several days and only after heavy Union guns are brought in will the […]

WILKES- BARRE, Pa. ( AP) — Joe Palooka has come out of retirement for one more fight — or several. The beloved comic strip featuring a big-hearted boxing champion ended in 1984 after a run of more than 50 years. Now boxing announcer Joe Antonacci has acquired the trademark rights to “Joe Palooka” and is […]

WASHINGTON Heads up: Drones are going mainstream. Civilian cousins of the unmanned military aircraft that have tracked and killed terrorists in the Middle East and Asia are in demand by police departments, border patrols, power companies, news organizations and others wanting a bird’s-eye view that’s too impractical or dangerous for conventional planes or helicopters to […]

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea A s a sleek black U-2 roared back from a mission, Pontiac muscle cars zoomed along the runway to help it touch down using a low-tech method dating back more than half a century to when this Cold War-era aircraft was cutting-edge. “It’s notorious for being hard to land,” the […]