July 7, 1833: Several Irishmen beat a sailor severely near Carr’s Wharf in Bangor. Hundreds of other sailors disembark from ships along the waterfront and burn Joseph Carr’s pub and a nearby tenement house to the ground. The next night, sailors destroy Irish shanties and attack local Irishmen. The town calls out the militia. Several […]
July 2020
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Dick Gosselin, veteran Maine broadcaster and reporter, dies at age 72
Mr. Gosselin became a mainstay on Portland television stations WCSH and WMTW in a career that spanned 50 years.
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Family of girl killed by drunk driver who died 50 years later in hit-and-run finally gets an apology
‘The Hero of Goodall Park,’ a documentary airing Tuesday on ESPN, tells the story of Douglas Parkhurst, who was killed by a rampaging driver in Sanford in 2018, five years after confessing to hitting a 4-year-old girl in upstate New York in 1968.
Posted inNational Sports, Sports
Sports on TV: Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Tuesday (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 2 p.m. — ESPN: TBT: Team Challenge ALS vs. Sideline Cancer, Round of 16, Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio 4 p.m. — ESPN: TBT: Boeheim’s Army vs. Men of Mackey, Round of 16, Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio BOXING 8 p.m. — ESPN: Top Rank: […]
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Obituary: Douglas Winston Herrick
SOUTH PARIS – Douglas Winston Herrick, 65, died Thursday, July 2, 2020 after a long, courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. He …
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Obituary: Dorothea “Dottie” Brown
LEWISTON – Dorothea “Dottie” Brown, 105 passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family on July 3, 2020. She was …
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Obituary: David C. Jalbert
LEWISTON – David C. Jalbert, 59, of Lewiston died unexpectedly on Thursday, July 2, 2020 at his residence. He was born …
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Obituary: Therese B. Cyr
SABATTUS – Everyone knew her as Memere. Born in New Britain, Conn. she was a daughter of Joseph and Maria Chaloux …
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Obituary: Harold Hall
FARMINGDALE – Harold Hall, 85, of Farmingdale passed away at his home on Saturday, July 4, 2020. He was born in …
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Georgia governor authorizes Guard troops in wake of 8-year-old’s killing
Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency and authorized the activation of National Guard troops after a weekend of violence in which the girl and 4 others were killed.