SACO — Caring Unlimited will present the first of three performances of the Survivor Stories Project in York County Thursday night. The performance will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Thornton Academy. Doors open at 6 p.m. For the second year, Caring Unlimited has collected stories of abuse written by domestic violence survivors. The stories […]
October 2014
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University College offers adult scholarships
SACO — Maine adults who want to return to college may qualify for as much as $4,000 per year in scholarships for up to four years through the University of Maine System’s Adult Degree Completion Scholarship Fund. The system’s fund aims to help Maine people complete their academic studies, which they may have started years […]
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What about Bobby Jindal?
A few months ago, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal traveled to Washington to introduce a new national health care proposal. While there, he arranged to meet privately with a small group of conservative journalists and policy experts at the offices of the Ethics and Public Policy Center think tank. Some of the experts engaged Jindal in […]
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Boat sinks off Maine’s Acadia National Park
BAR HARBOR (AP) — Officials say the lone occupant escaped injury when a 50-foot charter fishing boat sank off Acadia National Park. Bar Harbor Harbormaster Charlie Phippen tells WNSX-FM that the Tiger Shark began taking on water late Tuesday morning after a plank in the hull let go. He says the only occupant escaped to […]
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Wild pitch lifts Giants to NLDS series win
SAN FRANCISCO — After their summer slide and a September stumble, the San Francisco Giants have that old October swagger back. Every other year, it sure seems to work for manager Bruce Bochy’s boys. Joe Panik scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning on Aaron Barrett’s bases-loaded wild pitch, and the Giants edged the […]
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Parsons moving on, but sees Rockets in Dallas debut
DALLAS — Chandler Parsons should have some new things to talk about with his old coach now that he has his first big contract with the Dallas Mavericks. At least that’s what Houston coach Kevin McHale is hoping. “I’m sure he’ll settle down and not be talking about money all the time,” McHale joked before […]
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LePage recognizing breast cancer month
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is planting pink tulips to raise awareness for breast cancer. The Republican governor will deliver remarks and plant flowers at the Maine Department of Transportation headquarters on Wednesday to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month. LePage will be joined by chief engineer for DOT, Joyce Taylor, who is undergoing […]
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Class of 2014 SAT scores remain stagnant
WASHINGTON (AP) — SAT scores among the nation’s high school seniors remain stubbornly stagnant. The College Board, the nonprofit organization that administers the test, reported scores Tuesday from the Class of 2014 that were similar to other recent senior classes. Overall, the mean score in reading was 497. It was 513 in math and 487 in […]
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New England schools face rash of bomb threats
BOSTON — School and law enforcement officials in New England say they are dealing with an unusually high number of bomb threats that have forced the cancellation of classes just weeks into the new academic year. Nearly a dozen schools and colleges in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut have received the threats, forcing evacuations and […]