BEIJING — Some went missing. Some lost their freedom. Some can’t escape the images inside their head, or the guilt they feel for surviving. The June 4, 1989, military crackdown to end weeks-long student protests is a key moment in the history of Communist-ruled China for the outside world. Within China, it is all but […]
May 2014
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T.A.’s Menezes advances at state single tennis tournament
WATERVILLE —Thornton Academy junior Victor Menezes beat Spruce Mountain’s David Stone 6-1, 6-1 in the round of 64 and then won the first set against Dirigo’s Jeremy Grignon in the round of 48 before play was stopped for lightning during the first day of the boys state singles tennis championships on Friday at Colby College. […]
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Malloy vetoes bill allowing eel fishing in Conn.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has vetoed a bill that would have opened Connecticut waters to the multimillion-dollar eel industry. Malloy rejected the bill Friday, saying the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is currently reviewing whether the American eel is a threatened species. He says it would be premature to allow eel […]
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Revis, Browner enjoying patriotism
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — It’s still early, but cornerbacks Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner are both enjoying their new starts with the New England Patriots. “Last year it was a tough year when I played in Tampa Bay,” said Revis, who signed a one-year, $12 million contract with the Patriots, with a $20 million team option for […]
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Boland has the right qualities to serve as senator
On June 10, I will be voting to support Andrea Boland for the Maine Senate District 33 seat. As a career Marine, now retired, I recognize those qualities necessary to effectively represent us in Augusta: judgment, tenacity, personal integrity and the willingness to stand up for one’s principles when faced with pressure from lobbyists. While […]
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Judge: Woman guilty of ‘monstrous savagery’
BANGOR (AP) — A Maine woman was found guilty of murder Friday for killing her husband in 2011 using pliers, a box cutter and a plastic baseball bat during a jealous rage. Judge E. Allen Hunter described Roxanne Jeskey’s actions as “monstrous savagery” when he delivered his verdict. Police said the Bangor woman used the […]
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Shelly Sterling agrees to sell Clippers to Ballmer for $2 billion
LOS ANGELES — Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has agreed to buy the Los Angeles Clippers for a record-breaking $2 billion. Now it’s up to others whether the deal goes through. Shelly Sterling said in a statement issued late Thursday that she’d signed a binding contract for a sale of the Clippers by The Sterling […]
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Graves library has local history books available
KENNEBUNKPORT — Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library now has a two-volume set of books available entitled “Kennebunkport: The Evolution of an American Town.” This boxed set, researched and written by local historian Joyce Butler, covers the years of 1603 to 2003. Volume One introduces the town’s first 320 years and details the many people […]