Nick Nichols, of New Sharon, takes advantage of the warm sunny Friday afternoon as he fly fishes in the Sandy River in Farmington.
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Stations of the Cross remembered by the Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Richard Spear and others with the Holy Trinity Anglican Church mark Good Friday and the crucifixation of Jesus Christ during a service in Waterville. The Friday service precedes Easter, which celebrates Christ’s resurrection on the third day after his death. The Anglican church group rents space at Sacred Heart Church for their services.
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Ron Paul stumps in Waterville.
Republican Party presidential hopeful, Ron Paul, spoke at the Ostrove Auditorium at Colby College Friday during a day of campaigning in Maine.
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Susan Collins extends voting streak to 4,825
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has gone 14 years without missing a vote.
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LePage’s first year as governor is Maine’s top story, AP says
Maine’s other top stories of 2011, according to the AP, include the Occupy Maine encampments, the growing popularity of bath salts, a proposal for a new National Park and the preservation of same-day voter registration.
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Maine gambling board wants more staff
The board’s executive director says a new casino in Oxford and Hollywood Slots’ addition of table games will require $800,000 for new staff to monitor the gambling industry.
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MaineCare cut opponents send lawmakers postcards
People affected by the possible cuts have sent 1,700 postcards to Appropriations Committee members to show their opposition.
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Skyline lift at Sugarloaf Mountain now running
Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans
From left to right, Meredith Strang Burgess, Doug Stewart, Chris Proulx and Chad Coleman, are the first skiers to ride the brand new Slyline lift at Sugarloaf Mountain Saturday morning. Saturday was the first day of operations for the rebuilt lift that was closed last season’s lift accident.
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Dems challenge LePage’s math
Gov. LePage says there are more people on welfare in Maine than people paying income taxes. Critics say his statistics are wrong and purposely misleading.
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Snowe, Collins approve payroll tax cut
Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine voted in favor of a short-term extension of a payroll tax cut today, but split their votes on a $1 trillion spending bill.