 Republican presidential candidate, Sen., John McCain, R-Ariz., acknowledges the cheers of supporters after accepting his party's nomination for president during the last night of the Republican National Convention at the Exel Convention Center in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday night Sept. 4, 2008. - AP Photo/Stephan Savoia |
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 McCain says he's agent of change
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - John McCain, a POW turned political rebel, vowed Thursday night to vanquish the "constant partisan rancor" that grips Washington as he launched his fall campaign for the White House. "Change is coming," he promised the roaring Republican National Convention and a prime-time television audience.
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Rumford officials back away from casino proposal
RUMFORD - After voting 3-2 last month to support local lawyer Seth Carey's proposed casino for Oxford County, selectmen at Thursday's board meeting quickly distanced themselves from it.
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NASA considering extending shuttle, despite extra risks
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA Administrator Mike Griffin said Thursday that he's examining what it would take to keep the space shuttle flying for five years past its 2010 retirement date.
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Focused on fun
BUCKFIELD - Even after 40 million views online - and countless TV and live performances around the world as the Diet Coke and Mentos guys - Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz are better known for their white coats and goggles than for their faces.
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Hertell ordered to stop selling
AUBURN - A judge has ordered an Auburn woman to stop selling assets unless she gets permission from the two community groups that are suing her for more than $124,000 in unpaid loans.
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Winging it, at 779 mph
BRUNSWICK - It wasn't the takeoff, in which we pulled six G's as we streaked at a 45-degree angle toward the heavens.
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Billionaires donate $400M to Mass. biomed institute
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Billionaire philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad announced Thursday that they're adding $400 million to a joint biomedical venture at Harvard and MIT, saying they want to accelerate research into treatments for a slew of debilitating diseases.
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Arrest log
FARMINGTON - The following arrests were recently logged at Franklin County Detention Center: |
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Committee raises substitute teacher pay
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Breakout Kingfield group gets more time to buy farmland
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Work on preschool gets unexpected boost
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Weld man faces sex charges
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Task force looks into developing Franklin County agriculture
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SAD 17 pulls same model after Wednesday's bus fire
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Adler returning to Otisfield board
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