Loose oversight and political ambitions have directed some funds from a 1998 tobacco settlement away from their original target of curbing tobacco use.
September 2023
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Those who make, love cheese gather in record numbers at annual Pittsfield festival
The Maine Cheese Festival was held Sunday at Manson Park in Pittsfield, with more than 60 artisan cheesemakers and related vendors from throughout the state selling goods to an appreciative crowd.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Varsity Maine Football Honor Roll, Week 2
These were among notable individual performances across the state over the weekend.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
MLB roundup: Red Sox place pitcher James Paxton on IL, ending his season
Paxton is out with right knee inflammation and Nick Pivetta will take his spot in the rotation.
Posted inNews
The Week in Photos: Sept. 2-8, 2023
Sun Journal photographers select some of their favorite images from last week.
Posted inNation / World, News
Aftershock rattles Morocco as rescuers seek survivors from the earthquake that killed over 2,000
Emergency crews in Morocco are working to rescue survivors from the country’s strongest earthquake in more than a century.
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Ricky Nelson remembered concert set for Waterville
A Ricky Nelson Remembered concert is set for 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. in Waterville. The multi-media entertainment event will feature the live music of Ricky Nelson’s hit songs (including “Hello Mary Lou,” “Travelin’ Man,” “Garden Party”) performed by Ricky’s twin sons Matthew and Gunnar and includes never […]
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
One face, two identities: The story of Napoleon Gonzalez
The Etna man, who says he once served time for faking his own death, was convicted last month of several counts of fraud for using his dead brother’s identity for more than half a century. This is how officials caught up with him.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Maine, News
You’ve seen him on TV. Now, you can join him aboard his windjammer in Rockland
Actor Marc Evan Jackson, known for roles on ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and ‘The Good Place,’ spent most of his childhood desperately wanting to sail on Maine windjammers. Last year, he became part owner of one.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
What’s in the pipeline to help Maine workers with children
A bill sponsored by Sen. Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, and signed by Gov. Janet Mills devotes about $60 million to Maine’s child care system over the next two years.