Katie Ledecky earns a trip to her third Olympics with a never-in-doubt victory in the women’s 400-meter freestyle at Omaha, Nebraska.
2021
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Posted inEncore
Royal Family Productions presents one-woman shows of ‘Anne of Green Gables’ Parts I & 2
Community Little Theatre
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Bill to end state police data-gathering unit fails decisively in Senate
The House had passed the measure to end funding for the Maine Information and Analysis Center, which was created in the wake of 9/11, but the 29-6 vote in the Senate effectively kills the legislation.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
DFD Russell Medical Centers hires Annamarie Pond
BRIDGTON — DFD Russell Medical Centers has hired Annamarie Pond for its DFD Bridgton team. Pond will begin seeing patients beginning July 6. She earned her undergraduate psychology degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She graduated magna cum laude, as a Commonwealth Scholar and in an Honors Research Fellowship. Pond earned her doctorate degree […]
Posted inMaine
‘Exceptional’ rainstorm heavily damages carriage roads at Acadia National Park
The storm early on June 9 dumped about 5 inches of rain on the park in the space of a few hours, and washed out 10 miles of the popular 45-mile carriage road system.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
State fixes glitch in liquor law overlooked for 45 years before sellers feel the pinch
When regulators discovered a problem overlooked for half a century, state legislators rushed to rewrite the statute before it hurt Maine’s hospitality businesses.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Gov. Janet Mills offers $1,500 bonus to jobless Mainers who get hired
The state will pay unemployed workers as much as $1,500 each if they take jobs in June or July, as recovering businesses struggle to hire enough help.
Posted inNews
Road widening project sparks concerns about rare grassland in Brunswick
According to Town Councilor Steve Walker, the impact is part of a larger issue the town is facing related to endangered habitat development.
Posted inMaine
Maine bill would make it a crime to improperly store gun near child
The proposal would change child endangerment laws to include leaving a loaded firearm where a child can get it.