TEHRAN, Iran — A Washington Post journalist detained in Iran for months has been indicted and will stand trial, Iran’s state news agency reported Wednesday, without elaborating on what charges he faced. The report by the official IRNA news agency came the same day as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Iranian Foreign […]
January 15, 2015
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Battle of champions headlines tri-meet
WELLS — It doesn’t happen often during the regular season of high school wrestling, but every once in a while you will get a matchup between two standout wrestlers. The fans that made their way to Wells High School for Wednesday’s tri-meet between Biddeford, Massabesic and Wells certainly got their money’s worth as two defending […]
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Homegrown attacks worry analysts
WASHINGTON — U.S. and French intelligence officials are leaning toward an assessment that the Paris terror attacks were inspired by al-Qaida but not directly supervised by the group, a view that would put the violence in a category of homegrown incidents that are extremely difficult to detect and thwart. Although one of the two brothers […]
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In ‘A Most Violent Year,’ the capitalist as gangster
In his exciting first three films, writer-director J.C. Chandor, the son of a Merrill Lynch investment banker, has proven to be a canny, clear-eyed studier of capitalism, sensitive to its strivers and alert to its ethical storms. His debut, “Margin Call,” plunged into the board rooms of a Wall Street firm in crisis. He followed […]
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UNE intercampus bus gets a makeover
BIDDEFORD — University of New England President Danielle Ripich was greeted with a hug by Biddeford Mayor Alan Casavant as she stepped off of the school’s intercampus bus in front of the Harold Alfond Forum Ice Arena on Wednesday morning. The bus had just made the 23-mile trip from UNE’s Portland Campus, where it was […]
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Public Pre-K program mulled
DAYTON — The school board would like to hear what parents of youngsters think about the possibility of a public pre-kindergarten program. A brief survey for parents with children 4 years old and younger can be accessed online, through the town’s website: www.dayton-me.gov. The survey asks participants if they’d be interested in such a program, […]
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Airing date for WES kindergarten concert
WELLS — The 2014 Winter Kindergarten Concert at Wells Elementary School was held on Dec. 18 before a standing-room-only audience. The production was video recorded and has been airing on Time Warner Channel 3 in Wells and Ogunquit. For those who may have missed this program, it will be shown one more time on these […]
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Spotlight
THEATER Good Theater presents “Regrets Only” by Paul Rudnick Jan. 28 through Feb. 22 at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. in Portland. Performance times are Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Thursdays at 7 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 […]
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Hawks beat Celtics for 10th straight
BOSTON — The Atlanta Hawks have the best record in the Eastern Conference and have won 10 straight for the first time in 17 years. Life is so good for the Hawks, they even have the depth to platoon starters during a busy stretch. DeMarre Carroll and Jeff Teague responded from a night off with […]
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Maine town wants to dismiss court fight over beach access
CUMBERLAND— A Maine town is asking a court to throw out a lawsuit so it can create its first public beach in one of a handful of legal battles over public access playing out in the state. Cumberland voters decided in November to borrow $3 million to pay for the project, which includes a half-mile […]