The impact looked like a cannon blast. Rob Condon had just dropped off his son at an Augusta-area day care when a chunk of ice the size of a ripe melon came flying at him from the other side of the road and crashed through his windshield. The frozen projectile came off the side of […]
2018
Posted inNation / World
Court tosses case against Nevada rancher who lead standoff over public land
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada rancher accused of leading an armed standoff that stopped federal agents from rounding up his cattle in 2014 walked out of a courthouse in Las Vegas a free and defiant man Monday, declaring that his fight against U.S. authority is not over. Cliven Bundy emerged to supporters’ cheers, while […]
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Peter Vigue steps down as CEO of Cianbro
Longtime Cianbro chief Peter Vigue has stepped down as CEO of the large Pittsfield construction company and handed the reins to his son, Andi Vigue. The senior Vigue will continue as chairman of The Cianbro Cos. and will work with Cianbro Development Corp., according to a statement issued Monday by the company. Cianbro’s board of […]
Posted inNation / World, sj-web
Oprah speech has Democrats buzzing about possible 2020 run
This image released by NBC shows Oprah Winfrey accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s impassioned call for “a brighter morning even in our darkest nights” at the Golden […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Ellsworth man dies during blizzard after leaving car stuck in snow pile
ELLSWORTH (AP) — Police say the body of an Ellsworth man was found a short distance from the spot where his car got stuck during last week’s powerful storm. Police say 54-year-old Paul Bouffard’s body was found on Friday. Police say his car became lodged in a snowbank, after which he left the car and […]
Posted inBusiness
Maine breweries to share $1 million tax break
Tucked inside the recently passed federal tax overhaul was a very specific tax cut that could cumulatively save Maine breweries about $1 million this year. The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act was passed at the end of 2017 along with tax reforms that lowered both personal and corporate tax rates. The act includes […]
Posted inNational Sports
Walk-off: Alabama beats Georgia in OT for national title
ATLANTA — Tua Tagovailoa threw a 41-yard touchdown to DeVonta Smith to give No. 4 Alabama a 26-23 overtime victory against No. 3 Georgia to win the College Football Playoff national championship Monday night. Tagovailoa entered the game at halftime, replacing a struggling Jalen Hurts, and threw three touchdown passes, including the game-ender to give […]
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Books of a British childhood on display
FARMINGTON — The Shiretown Bookers, in affiliation with the University of Maine at Farmington, announce the upcoming exhibition “Peter and Alice and Winnie the Pooh: The Books of a British Childhood,” running from Jan. 28 through April 5. This exhibition tells the tales of characters from Peter Rabbit to the Black Rabbit of Inlé; of […]
Posted inDr. Roach, sj-web
A change in the microbiome may cause pain
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a very active 79-year-old woman who had a colonoscopy three months ago and is still suffering with pain on my right side. I have had a CT scan and an ultrasound, and they say there is nothing wrong. Do you have an answer? — N.F. ANSWER: There are a few complications […]
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Bannon has been kicked to the curb
Steve Bannon just got Jeff Flaked. The former Trump strategist who has been on a chest-thumping tour vowing to defeat any Republican officeholder insufficiently loyal to Donald Trump got savagely attacked by the president for his insufficient loyalty. Nothing with Trump is final. Perhaps he’ll be talking to Bannon again soon enough. But Trump has […]