Two brothers whose canoes capsized on a remote Maine lake say a crew of Boy Scouts from New Hampshire helped save their lives.
Carol Semple
Posted inNation & World, New England
New Hampshire ex-physician assistant gets prison for fentanyl kickbacks
The Dover man was convicted of receiving more than $49,000 from a drug manufacturer in exchange for writing more than 700 fentanyl spray prescriptions.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, News
UNH students accused of using stolen credit cards for tuition
The 2 students say they paid money to an unknown party who contacted them via text message offering to pay the tuition at a discounted rate.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Funds to fight domestic violence were spent elsewhere under LePage
A 5K race was held in Dexter to raise money in memory of Amy Lake and her 2 children, who were killed by Lake’s husband in 2011.
Posted inNation & World
Oregon judges hear arguments in youths’ lawsuit over energy policies and climate change
The suit says that government officials have known for more than 50 years that carbon pollution from fossil fuels was causing climate change and that policies promoting oil and gas deprive them of life, liberty and property.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
Man sentenced for threatening to kill Sen. Collins over Kavanaugh vote
The New York man gets 18 months in prison for threats to one of Maine’s senators and to Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
Indian Island man recounts D-Day, 24 hours that changed the world forever
Charles Shay will be among a dwindling number of D-Day veterans at Normandy when international leaders gather to honor them on the invasion’s 75th anniversary on Wednesday.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Gas prices still falling in northern New England
Prices fell 2.6 cents per gallon in Maine last week, to an average of $2.75.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Maine trial of man accused of killing stepfather to start this week
Police have released little information about the killing of Paul Hilenski, who was 79, in Aroostook County.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Poland Spring to use 100% recycled plastic for bottles
The migration to recycled containers comes as the bottled water industry faces continued criticism over its use of plastic, much of which ends up as trash or litter.