WISCASSET — Mother Nature wishes she had it so easy. While ice skating enthusiasts await the weather to turn water solid, the owners of a growing Wiscasset business are counting the days on a construction schedule. Monkey C Monkey Do, a two-yearold outdoor adventure center on Route 1, is about to debut an ice skating rink […]
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SASSMM seeking ‘healers’
BRUNSWICK — Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine (SASSMM), which plans to start an experiential based support group in 2012, seeks six to eight women “who have done some previous healing work and are interesting in expanding their personal process and moving forward in their healing journey,” according to a SASSMM release. “ This […]
Bowling fundraiser gets rolling with rally
BRUNSWICK — A kickoff rally for this year’s Bowl For Kids’ Sake fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/ Brunswick is scheduled to roll from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Spare Time Family Fun Center on Bath Road. “Anyone interested in finding out more about Bowl for Kids’ Sake is invited to come,” […]
Police smuggle fake bomb onto Olympic site
LONDON ( AP) — U. K. police have managed to smuggle a fake bomb into Olympic Park in a security test, overshadowing a special Cabinet meeting at Olympic Park marking 200 days until the Summer Games begin. U. K. police carrying out tests smuggled the device onto the main site. While the Olympic Delivery Authority […]
Elantra, Evoque win top car, truck honors
DETROIT ( AP) — The Hyundai Elantra has won the North American Car of the Year award. The award was announced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, which holds media previews this week and opens to the public on Jan. 14. The Land Rover Range Rover Evoque won the North American Truck […]
Life sentence sought for airport shooter
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Prosecutors are asking for a sentence of life in prison for an alleged Islamic extremist who has admitted killing two U.S. airmen at the Frankfurt airport last year. The dapd news agency reported that Prosecutor Jochen Weingarten told the Frankfurt state court in closing arguments Monday that Arid Uka deserved the […]
The new Big Dig
ANCHORAGE, Alaska Dozens of National Guard troops have arrived to help an Alaska fishing town dig out from massive snows that have collapsed roofs, trapped some people in homes, and triggered avalanches. Cordova is used to snow, but not like this season’s blanketing. The Guard reported more than 18 feet of snow has fallen in […]
Sponsor Gerzofsky: LD 205 legislative override unlikely
BRUNSWICK — Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that would have exempted nonprofit performing arts centers from paying sales taxes is likely to stick, according to Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick. Gerzofsky, the bill’s sponsor, represents a district that includes two of the state’s largest nonprofit performing arts nonprofit organizations: the Bowdoin International Music Festival and […]
Sales tax exemption veto draws local catcalls
BRUNSWICK — A veto announced Thursday by Gov. Paul LePage denies Maine’s nonprofit performing arts organizations exemption from sales tax, which hits Brunswick harder than much of the state. In the case of the Bowdoin International Music Festival, the veto means $12,000 in sales tax it would not have paid with the governor’s signature on LD […]
Iranian court sentences American man to death
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian court has convicted an American man of working for the CIA and sentenced him to death, state radio reported today, in a case adding to the accelerating tension between the United States and Iran. Iran charges that as a former U.S. Marine, Amir Mirzaei Hekmati received special training and served at […]