In the News: April 11, 2008

Reeling and healing in South Berwick
Wire
To say that the current atmosphere within South Berwick’s town government is hectic would be an understatement. As the southern-Maine community of 6670 people labors to draft a municipal budget that some people have labeled a “crisis,” …

2 brush fires scorch coast
Portsmouth Herald News
A two-alarm blaze razed some 10 acres of land in the Great Bog Thursday, and another burned up to six acres in Kittery, Maine. Firefighters said both presented significant challenges as they fought to extinguish the flames.

Thresher service on April 12 will mark 45th anniversary of sub’s loss
Portsmouth Herald
On Saturday, April 12, a memorial service will be held at R.W. Traip Academy commemorating the loss of 129 crew members, U.S. Naval submarine officer observers and civilian support personnel aboard the USS Thresher during sea trials off of the New England coast on April 10, 1963.