Family of girl killed by drunk driver who died 50 years later in hit-and-run finally gets an apology

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Published
July 7, 2020

Family of girl killed by drunk driver who died 50 years later in hit-and-run finally gets an apology

'The Hero of Goodall Park,' a documentary airing Tuesday on ESPN, tells the story of Douglas Parkhurst, who was killed by a rampaging driver in Sanford in 2018, five years after confessing to hitting a 4-year-old girl in upstate New York in 1968.
Published
July 6, 2020

Book by Trump’s niece to be published 2 weeks earlier than planned

The book will be published on July 14 due to intense interest in it, the publisher announced Monday.
Published
July 6, 2020

Country rocker and fiddler Charlie Daniels dies at age 83

Country music firebrand and fiddler Charlie Daniels, who had a hit with “Devil Went Down to Georgia,” has died at age 83
Published
July 2, 2020

State pulls plug on music festival at Brunswick campground

Promoters hoped to win state approval for Summer Jam Camp Out 2020 by promising to spread people out among campsites to minimize large gatherings. The state rejected that idea.
Published
July 1, 2020

Eight Maine arts organizations each to receive a $50,000 coronavirus aid grant

The National Endowment for the Arts announced that 855 nonprofit arts organizations nationwide will receive a total of $45 million through the CARES Act.
Published
June 30, 2020

Carl Reiner, beloved creator of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show,’ dies at 98

Reiner mastered a genial but sophisticated brand of humor that others emulated.
Published
June 29, 2020

Artist looks to honor El Faro victims with sculpture in Rockland

Warren sculptor and Maine Maritime graduate Jay Sawyer begins a campaign to raise money for a memorial in Rockland Harbor to victims of the tragedy at sea.
Published
June 28, 2020

How Maine crime writers are rethinking the way they portray police

The current calls for police reform and ends to racism have prompted Maine writers of crime novels to rethink, and in some cases change, their work.
Published
June 25, 2020

After helping other artists top the charts, Maine native Amy Allen to release first single

The singer-songwriter's 'Queen of Silver Linings' will be released Wednesday on Warner Records.
Published
June 25, 2020

Blackface has long been an issue in comedy – look no further than ‘Saturday Night Live’ for proof

Blackface as entertainment emerged from 19th-century minstrel shows that featured white actors in dark makeup, playing characters who embodied stereotypical depictions of African Americans.