The state’s free-tuition initiative has boosted enrollment numbers at Kennebec Valley Community College at a time when administrators are planning for on-campus housing and new athletic programs.
September 2023
Vibrant green fireball streaks across mid-Atlantic
The large meteor was seen throughout the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, as far south as Richmond, Virginia, and as far north as New York.
Maine businesses expect strong finish to summer tourism season
A sunny Labor Day weekend has helped tourism-dependent business make up for a slow, rainy start.
Maine cannabis regulators consider new rules to expand consumer access
The agency regulating the sale of adult-use cannabis in Maine is proposing a new set of rules designed to increase consumer access. The changes, which come amid record-breaking sales, are primarily based on two bills passed in the Legislature this year: one intended to reduce the stigma around cannabis and another to correct an oversight […]
Erosion on Chebeague Island seen as warning to other coastal communities
Multiple sites are being monitored along Maine’s southern coast, but an intertidal nature preserve on Chebeague Island has changed most of all.
Sports on TV: Monday, September 4, 2023
(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, September 4 AUTO RACING 12 p.m. FS1 — NHRA: Qualifying, Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis 2 p.m. FOX — NHRA: The Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7 p.m. ESPN — Clemson at Duke COLLEGE GOLF […]
Looking Back on Sept. 5
100 Years Ago: 1923 Auburn’s fire department is completely motorized. There are few cities of the same size which can say the same thing and point to so many pieces of first class motor apparatus as can Auburn. It has a total of five motor trucks, including two powerful combination pumpers, chemicals, hose and lad- […]
Looking Back on Sept. 4
100 Years Ago: 1923 All records for the second day of the Maine State Fair at Lewiston, were shattered beyond all recognition. With the biggest attendance in history for the opening day Monday, shouting the praises of the fair, all day Tuesday, those in Lewiston and Auburn who could get away to go, went early […]
Man prefers spending more on breakfast then babies
DEAR ABBY: My husband is tired of paying to keep my eggs frozen. He has seven children of his own. I know utility costs are through the roof these days, but I can’t disagree with him more. He meets up with his friends at the breakfast joint every weekend, and they drop a lot of […]
Aquarius: Say no to persuasive people encouraging you to behave poorly or get involved in something that doesn’t appeal to you.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Whitney Cummings, 41; Beyonce Knowles, 42; Max Greenfield, 44; Wes Bentley, 45. Happy Birthday: You’ll gain ground if you learn as you go. A chance to make a long overdue change will help restructure how you live and allocate your time. Balancing your life to ensure you divide work and […]