ST. LOUIS An off-duty police officer fatally shot an 18-year-old man who opened fire during a chase in south St. Louis, sparking loud protests in the area, police said today. St. Louis Police Chief Col. Sam Dotson said the 32-yearold officer was patrolling the Shaw neighborhood for a private security company late Wednesday when the […]
October 2014
Palestinian unity Cabinet to have 1st meeting in Gaza
GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP Members of the new Palestinian unity government assembled in Gaza today for their first Cabinet session in the war-battered territory — a largely symbolic meeting meant to mark the end of absolute Hamas control of the coastal strip. The gathering, set for midday, comes three days ahead of an international pledging […]
CORRECTION
The Times Record reserves this space to correct errors appearing in our news columns. We ask readers who are aware of factual errors to telephone Managing Editor Rob Montana at 504-8209. A story in Tuesday’s edition should have said the celebration of Pejepscot Day School’s 25 years in business will be from 11 a.m. to […]
Cross country at Beaver Park
THE LISBON HIGH SCHOOL cross countr y team hosted its lone meet at Beaver Park in Lisbon on Wednesday, with St. Dom’s, Wiscasset, Carrabec, Boothbay and Lisbon Falls Christian Academy taking par t. From the top of the page, here is the boys star t and below that the girls star t; Wiscasset’s Amanda Marcus […]
Dragons now 7-3-1
SOUTH PARIS — Maeve Arthur scored all three of her team’s goals as the Brunswick High School girls soccer team slipped past Oxford Hills, 3-2, in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference contest on Wednesday. Julia Champagne, Emily Black and Kira Wolpow picked up one assist each. “I thought we passed the ball very well again […]
Bears down Husson, 3-0
BANGOR — The Bowdoin College field hockey team returned to the win column on Wednesday evening with a 3-0 non-conference win over Husson University. All three Bowdoin (7-1) goals came in the opening half of play. Adrienne O’Donnell started the Polar Bears off with goal just 3:50 into the matchup off the feed from Kimmy […]
Second half Greyhounds clutch, top Winthrop 2-1
LISBON FALLS Entering Wednesday’s Mountain Valley Conference field hockey game against the Winthrop Ramblers (6-4-3), a win for the Lisbon Greyhounds was a must-need. Sitting at No. 2 in the Western Class C Heal Point Standings, the Greyhounds were just decimal points ahead of No. 3 ranked Yarmouth and needed another victory to stand their […]
Colts can bust open AFC South with win
The AFC South pretty much has been the province of the Colts and Texans in recent years. Even though Houston fell apart last season, it’s not a big surprise it has emerged as the only challenger to Indianapolis in the division this year. Tonight’s meeting in Houston will provide a litmus test for both teams. […]
Tight end Wright getting comfortable with Pats
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Tim Wright hurried to learn a different offense when he was traded to the New England Patriots less than two weeks before the season. The second-year tight end feels much more comfortable now. Comfortable enough to come up behind Tom Brady, pound on the star quarterback’s shoulder and embrace him after they connected […]
Arbiter to decide if Goodell testifies on Rice
NEW YORK (AP) — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says it’s up to a neutral arbiter to decide whether he should testify during an appeal of Ray Rice’s indefinite suspension. Goodell said Wednesday night that a former federal judge picked by the commissioner and the players’ union to lead the arbitration will ultimately decide its rules. […]