Forecaster Obituaries

Published
April 21, 2010

Dorothy E. Jensen, 87
Published
April 21, 2010

Barbara A. Patterson, 71
Published
April 19, 2010

Godfather of Cuban tobacco, Alejandro Robaina, dies at 91

He took up cigars when he began working the family fields at age 10 and smoked for 81 years.
Published
April 19, 2010

For Iceland’s animals, risk is on the ground

SKOGAR, Iceland – In Europe, the volcanic ash danger travels at high altitudes, but for Iceland’s farmers the problem is very much on the ground. Farmers across the region where the volcano erupted last week under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier have been scrambling to protect their herds from inhaling or ingesting the ash, which can cause […]
Published
April 19, 2010

Joseph H. Hopkins, 78: Portland fisherman for 45 years

Published
April 17, 2010

Daryl Gates, 83, dies; controversial ex-chief of LAPD

LOS ANGELES – Daryl F. Gates, the rookie cop who rose from driver for a legendary chief to become chief himself, leading the Los Angeles Police Department during a turbulent 14-year period that found him struggling to keep pace with a city undergoing dramatic racial and ethnic changes, died Friday. He was 83. Gates died […]
Published
April 15, 2010

Governor asked, they answered

Gov. Baldacci responds to a loss of funding for Preble Street by holding a benefit supper in Portland.
Published
April 15, 2010

Anthem rate hike hearing today

AUGUSTA -- The state board that regulates health insurance rates is holding a public hearing today beginning at 9 a.m. in Room 214 of the Cross Office Building at the State Capitol.
Published
April 14, 2010

Eldred H. Harmon, 99: Lifelong Scarborough resident, holder of Boston Post Cane
Published
April 14, 2010

Maine man pleads guilty to murder attempt

Stanley Ward, 22, robbed and kidnapped a 72-year-old Belfast woman before slashing her throat.