Maine
Man Shoots Kid Over Pogo Stick
I didn't know that kids still played with Pogo sticks, but apparently they do in Skowhegan, Maine. And clearly 23-year-old Randall L. Brackett doesn't like it one bit. When some boys started playing on a pogo stick near his mobile home part, some ...
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Snake in washing machine scares woman
If I could outsource just one household chore, it would be laundry. It's one of those jobs that feels like it's never done, and if you let it get away from you, it goes from molehill to mountain in no time flat. I think that Maine resident Mara ...
Ontario to ban smoking in cars
It looks like Canadians are on the bandwagon with several states in the U.S. in the war against smoking. Authorities in Ontario are moving to ban smoking in cars when children are present. Offenders will be fined $247 if caught in the act of ...
World's tallest snowman is a woman!
We missed the annual snowfest in our community this year, because we were all down with that terrible bug that's sweeping the country. But being outside in the snow is a favorite activity of ours right now. If you live anywhere Bethel, Maine, you ...Maine kids get college boost
Are you pregnant in Maine? Well, then, you had better start looking at colleges. What, you don't think you'll be able to afford to send them to college? Well, think again. The founder of the Dexter Shoe company, the late Harold Alfond, set up a ...
Class trip turns into help for the poor
If you're in the Portland, Maine area and are looking for a private school, I'd say the Cathedral School, a Catholic elementary school turns out some pretty decent students. Every year, the graduating eighth grade students raise money for an ...











