'There was fire all around us'

07/12/11 Downeaster riders escape after a fiery collision kills a truck driver at a rail crossing in North Berwick. "The train was going down the track and it was engulfed in flames. It was like one of those action movies," said June Adams, a Kennebunk resident. "I was trying to dial 911, but my hand was shaking so hard I couldn't."

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Ammo therapy

07/11/11 NORTH ANSON -- For a few minutes Sunday, Tim Valliere, 25, of Portland, felt normal.

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Wounded vets find normalcy in shooting event

07/10/11 NORTH ANSON -- For a few minutes Sunday, Tim Valliere, 25, of Portland, felt normal.

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Four weekends in June

07/08/11 The U10 Northeast Hurricanes softball team won the Bob Charpentier Memorial Tournament Championsship from June 4-5 in Lowell.

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Chasing the York County baseball dollar

07/07/11 Gordon Lewis has been buying tickets to baseball games for decades, so driving half an hour for a good ballpark experience doesn't faze him in the least.

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Biking for a cause

07/07/11 Diabetes is a disease that's still not fully understood by so many people. So a group of local cyclists are making sure to spread the word about it while riding in the New England Classic Tour de Cure for the American Diabetes Association.

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Storms, winds take toll on region

07/06/11 Violent thunderstorms hit the western mountains and southern sections of Maine on Wednesday evening, knocking out power, setting a ski lodge on fire and capsizing a canoe in the Saco River.

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LePage shares life lessons with at-risk youths

07/06/11 PORTLAND -- Gov. Paul LePage's life story -- growing up in poverty, suffering beatings at the hands of his father and living on the streets before succeeding in business -- is admired by many, even those who oppose him politically.

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Biddeford Mayor Committed To Racino

07/01/11 Biddeford Mayor Joanne Twomey met with members of the media Friday to discuss the future of a racino in the seacoast town.

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Biddeford mayor on racino: 'We are in it to win it'

07/01/11 During a hastily called press conference on Friday, Biddeford Mayor Joanne Twomey, front center, vowed that a new $120 million racino project proposed for Biddeford would pass in November.

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Table games At Hollywood Slots headed to voters

07/01/11 BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --Hollywood Slots is one step closer to getting table games at it's Bangor facility.

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Dispatches

07/01/11 Mayor Joanne Twomey said Friday that she is disappointed by Tuesday's Senate vote against a bill to allow racinos in Biddeford and Calais.

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Internet to speed up

07/01/11 A Biddeford-based Internet service provider says many of its Maine customers will see their connection speeds increase after a two-month upgrade.

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A Grimace and a smile

06/30/11 Beresford "Nelson" Springer stands outside the barn on the 55-acre ranch he and his family built-up together in West Newfield. Springer, known as the accommodating host at McDonald's restaurant in Sanford, has spent his life devoted to his family and serving the public.

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Gay marriage backers to try again

06/30/11 Inspired by a 'historic moment' in New York, Maine organizers want to begin gathering signatures to put the issue back on the ballot by November 2012

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Review of legislative session

06/25/11 A keystone measure for this session was L.D. 1, sponsored by House Speaker Robert Nutting, R-Oakland, and Senate President Kevin Raye, R-Perry. The wide-ranging bill was the product of a Republican campaign promise to make Maine more business-friendly.

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Students pioneer USM honors program

06/25/11 Eight students are in the inaugural class of the Pioneers Program, the first of its kind in Maine.

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Police log

06/24/11 * Andrew Daniel Washer, 43, of 328 General Turner Hill Road, Turner, on a charge of violating condition of release, 10 a.m. Thursday at 37 Park St. * Joshua Paul Allen, 26, of 654 New Vineyard Road, Farmington, on a charge of violating condition of release, 10 a.m. Thursday at 37 Park St.

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Im-aj Wins Three International Awards

06/16/11 West Kingston, R.I. and Biddeford, Maine -- The International Academy of Visual Arts has once again honored Im-aj Communications & Design, Inc., an integrated marketing communications and branding firm with offices in Rhode Island and Maine.

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Senate supports charter schools

06/15/11 AUGUSTA -- The Maine Senate voted 21-13 Tuesday in support of a bill to allow public charter schools in Maine, one of 10 states that does not currently allow them.

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