• Brian S. Andrews, 46, of 37 Wings Mills Road, Readfield, on a charge of failing to report, 4:58 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, in South Paris, by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. • Kenneth J. Armstrong, 33, transient in Rumford, on a charge of failure to appear after bailed, 1:47 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, in Mexico, […]
September 2024
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Photos: Bringing back play time at Lake Street school in Auburn
Construction workers build new playground at former Lake Street School in Auburn.
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Posted inBusiness, Election 2024, Nation / World, Politics
Betting on elections threatens confidence in voting and should be banned, U.S. agency says
The federal government is warning that allowing people to bet on the outcome of U.S. elections poses too much of a risk to be allowed in the United States
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates fast enough to deliver a ‘soft landing’?
The rate cut expected Wednesday is likely to be just the first that should make borrowing more affordable now that the Fed has deemed high inflation to be all but defeated.
Posted inMaine
Common Ground Country Fair kicks off 3-day run Friday in Unity
The fair is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
The next generation of Buffetts is poised to become one of the biggest forces in philanthropy
When the legendary businessman and leader of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, eventually passes away, the next generation of Buffetts — Howard, Susie and Peter — are poised to become one of the most powerful forces in philanthropy
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
The Titan’s former lead engineer says he felt pressured to get the submersible ready
The lead engineer for an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreck of the Titanic says he refused to pilot it for a journey several years earlier.
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A state’s experience with grocery chain mergers spurs a fight to stop Albertsons’ deal with Kroger
Washington state is going to court Monday to try to block a proposed merger between Albertsons, which owns 19 Shaw’s supermarkets in Maine, and Kroger.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Varsity Maine football honor roll, Sept. 16
Some of the best individual performances of the second week of high school football.
Posted inMaine, News
Skydiver seriously hurt in Lebanon
Manny Silva, 57, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, was brought to the hospital after a hard landing in which he didn’t slow his parachute.