Former Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican who has said he opposes abortion, said he would not try to overturn or restrict the right to abortion in Maine, but refused to promise that he wouldn’t sign an anti-abortion bill if he becomes governor again.
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Former Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini out with COVID-19
Last year’s runner-up is the second high-profile player to withdraw after testing positive.
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Grandson, grandmother at play in Livermore Falls
Laurie Welch of Chesterville and her grandson, Sylas Roy, 3, of Livermore Falls and Chesterville were having fun in the sun.
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NBA notebook: Russell Westbrook exercising option to stay with Lakers
Westbrook has a $47.1 million option for next season, his 15th in the NBA.
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NFL notebook: AP sources: NFL insists on indefinite suspension for Watson
The hearing will continue on Wednesday and Deshaun Watson is scheduled to be there for the duration.
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Finding Our Voices short documentaries featured in MIFF showings
Two movies starring Maine domestic violence survivors will premiere at the 25th edition of the Maine International Film Festival on Saturday, July 16, in Waterville. The short documentaries will share the stage with the award-winning documentary “And So I Stayed,” about women serving long prison sentences for killing their abusers. The Finding Our Voices films […]
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Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex abuse
The stiff sentence was the punctuation mark on a trial that explored the sordid rituals of a predator power couple who lured vulnerable girls as young as 14, and then exploited them.
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The Don Campbell Band will take the stage at Deertrees Theatre
The Don Campbell Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. Portland-based singer/songwriter Don Campbell has a unique and uncanny ability to sing comfortably in the tenor range of Vince Gill, Chris Isaak or Dan Fogelberg, and go easily into the sub-bass vocal level range of country greats […]
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Windborne Folk Singers to perform at Deertrees Theatre
Windborne Folk Singers will bring timeless folk songs to the stage at 7:30 p.m. on Friday July 8, at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. Lynn Mahoney Rowan, Will Thomas Rowan, Lauren Breunig and Jeremy Carter-Gordon share a vibrant energy and stunningly powerful vocal harmony. As comfortable with an improvised Corsican couplet song, as an English ballad, […]
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‘Life Inspired,’ a retrospective exhibit presented by Barbara Rule Traficonte
A retrospective exhibit by Barbara Rule Traficonte, “Life Inspired,” will open with a reception from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, July 8, at the Matolcsy Art Center in Norway. There will be light finger foods and drink. The retrospective will represent a wide variety of her work dating back to 1952; seventy five years of oil […]