KENNEBUNK — In part one of a two-part process, voters approved all warrant articles pertaining to the proposed Regional School Unit 21 budget, in voting at Kennebunk Elementary School Monday night. Residents voted on individual articles, some via open ballot, and others on secret written ballot, as mandated by state law. Now the budget will […]
May 2014
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Anti-gay marriage group may face $50K fine
AUGUSTA — A national anti-gay marriage group that helped defeat Maine’s same-sex marriage law in 2009 may be fined more than $50,000 and ordered to reveal its donors, after an ethics investigation released Monday found that it violated the state’s campaign finance law. Investigators with the Maine Ethics Commission said that the National Organization for […]
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NBA’s biggest losers look for lottery win
NEW YORK — They lost often, 67 times in all for the Milwaukee Bucks. Sometimes they lost always, such as 26 straight times for the Philadelphia 76ers. Now the NBA’s biggest losers have a chance for a huge win. The draft lottery is Tuesday, a night some teams appeared to be aiming toward for months […]
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High School Roundup: Deering hands Trojans first defeat
PORTLAND — Thornton Academy’s undefeated start to the season came to an end on Monday, as the Trojans ran into an unbeaten Deering team that topped them 3-2 in an SMAA boys tennis match. Victor Menezes easily won in No. 1 singles for Thornton, beating Tyler Butler 6-0, 6-1, but the two teams split the […]
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Scorn, icy stares follow terror suspects’ lawyers
NEW YORK (AP) — People in the courthouse sometimes shun them. Friends, and even family, sometimes question their principles. For the small band of lawyers who defend the most despised terrorism suspects ”“ the ones accused of hatching al-Qaida plots to kill Americans around the world ”“ this is the highly uncomfortable life they chose. […]
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Fenway Park area project eyes $4 million tax break
BOSTON — The City Council is set to vote Wednesday on a proposed tax deal for an ambitious $550 million housing, office and retail complex envisioned for land across from Fenway Park and partly over the Massachusetts Turnpike. Meredith Management proposes four mixed-use residential and retail buildings and a parking garage covering 4.5 acres around […]
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Parents of Lyman daycare children file abuse lawsuits
ALFRED — Three families have filed separate civil complaints against a Lyman couple whom they say physically abused and mistreated their young children, who were entrusted to them at the daycare they owned on Route 111. The nine-count suits were filed at York County Superior Court April 22 by Brett and Hannah Williams, Christopher and […]
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Sam smart to delay documentary, focus on football
Michael Sam must be able read minds. In actuality, he probably just has a smart business team. We were prepared to use this space to caution Sam, a seventh-round draft pick by the St. Louis Rams in this year’s NFL draft, in going forward with a proposed documentary that would follow him as he tried […]
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OOB to host seasonal workforce conference
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce is hosting its first J-1 Seasonal Workforce Educational Conference on Thursday, May 29 from 8 a.m. to noon. The meeting will be held at the Salvation Army Fellowship Hall in Old Orchard Beach. Local businesses hire more than 450 foreign workers to supplement the […]