September 2023
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News, Politics
Texas Republican files suit in effort to keep Trump off Maine’s presidential ballot
John Anthony Castro, a write-in Republican presidential candidate, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Portland seeking to disqualify the former president from the 2024 ballot, alleging that he violated the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
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Posted inBoys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Local Sports, Maine colleges, Sports, Varsity Maine, Volleyball
Area roundup: Buckfield breaks past Islesboro in boys soccer
Also, Edward Little played its first-ever varsity volleyball match, and a pair of area grads help Bates College roll to a field hockey win.
Posted inField Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Field hockey: Freeport defeats Poland with quick-strike offense in the fourth quarter
All three of Freeport’s goals came in a six-minute span.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Sports Digest: LSU’s Mulkey agrees to richest women’s basketball coaching contract
Kim Mulkey, in her second season with the team, led Louisiana State to the national championship.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine seaweed farming conference promotes sustainable growth
International experts share the best ways to promote the $6 billion global industry, including nearly 1 million pounds harvested from the Gulf of Maine.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Authorities identify body found in South Portland as Freeport woman, say she was killed
Danielle Goodwin, 52, was found near Clarks Pond Parkway on Tuesday. Investigators are seeking help locating the vehicle Goodwin was last seen in, a blue 2016 Honda CRV with Maine license plate 2773VM
Posted inOxford Hills
President issues federal disaster declaration to help Oxford County repair flash flood damage
The violent June 26 storm caused an estimated $2.6 million in damages across Oxford County.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Livermore Falls board to set tax rate Tuesday
Select Board approves money from joint account to buy hot water pressure cleaner for the town’s wastewater treatment plant. Jay Select Board to take up the expense on Monday.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Canaan man convicted of murdering girlfriend dies at Maine prison
Shannon Atwood, whose earliest possible release date would have been August 2054, died Thursday morning at the Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston.