Maine can’t wait for Washington to fix our health care crisis

Old Town city manager to retire in January

Bill Mayo has been the Old Town city manager for 15 years.

Old Town bans automatic license plate reader cameras

The city is the first Greater Bangor community to ban the controversial technology.

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Harvard over federal demand for admissions data

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit against Harvard University over its alleged failure to provide admissions records that the Justice Department had demanded to ensure the Ivy League school stopped using affirmative action in admissions. The Justice Department said Harvard had “thwarted” efforts to investigate potential discrimination. It accused Harvard […]

Indiana governor says execution will go ahead Thursday against man who killed 2 kids

Indiana’s governor turned down a clemency request Monday and said an execution planned for this week would go forward for a man who set a fire that killed his girlfriend’s two children in 2010. Gov. Mike Braun said he would follow the Indiana Parole Board’s recommendation to let the death sentence stand for Jeffrey Weisheit. […]

Deputies arrest 2 and seek information on stolen pickup

The 1994 green short-bed GMC pickup has the Maine license plate 628 LRJ.