SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP) — Ten people representing four Maine Indian tribes have met with a Skowhegan school panel to urge its members to drop Indians as the local high school’s mascot. Members of the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet and Micmac tribes went before the education policy program committee Monday night to say that using Indian nicknames […]
2015
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Support Kennebunk schools project
When I joined the school board in 2008, my perspective was that of a new KCS parent simply looking to keep the school open. After a few months it became abundantly clear that our district’s outstanding academic record masked significant district-wide building deficiencies: no sprinkler systems, electrical wires run amok in the ceiling, and rotting, […]
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Teams battle for NBA playoff berths, seeds at end of season
With two days left in the NBA’s regular season, the playoffs virtually have already begun for a handful of teams. Meanwhile, some of the league’s elite are jockeying not only for top seeds, which decide matchups, but also for the right to host playoff games. Home-court advantage is determined solely by record, not by seeding […]
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Waterboro hearing to be held on ordinance
WATERBORO — Selectmen will host a public hearing at 6 p.m. tonight on a new driveway entrance ordinance. If adopted by selectmen, anyone constructing a new driveway, or proposing that an existing driveway be enlarged or reconfigured in any way, or if the use of a property changes in a manner that increases vehicle traffic […]
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US vets return to Mideast to battle past and present demons
BAGHDAD — A decade after his first Iraq tour, former U.S. Marine Jamie Lane has returned to the battlefields of the Middle East to fight a still unvanquished enemy and wrestle with the demons of his past. The 29-year old from Mt. Pleasant, Michigan served as a machine gunner from 2004 to 2008, mainly in […]
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Editorial Roundup
The Providence (R.I.) Journal, April 9: Yemen is the midst of a civil war. The Shiite Houthi rebels, backed by Iran, have ousted the president and taken control of the capital, Sanaa. The Sunni majority, backed by countries such as Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt and Sudan, are attempting to take it back. Alas, this Arab […]
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Sea Dogs drop 3rd straight
PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs dropped their third game in a row Monday night at Hadlock Field as the New Britain Rock Cats powered their way to a 14-4 victory in the opener of a three-game series. Sea Dogs starter Mike McCarthy (0-1) started strong, retiring the first eight batters he faced to begin […]
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Boy injured after falling from window
BIDDEFORD — A 1-year-old boy is in the hospital after falling out of a third-story window on Piersons Lane over the weekend. The incident occurred at about 3 p.m. Sunday, Biddeford Deputy Police Chief JoAnne Fisk said this morning. The child was transported to Maine Medical Center in Portland. Fisk said it was an approximately […]
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Study proposal “big step†for court facilities
By TAMMY WELLS Senior Staff Writer ALFRED — Legislation sponsored by Rep. Barry Hobbins, D-Saco, and co-sponsored by a number of others, including leadership in both political parties would be the first tangible step in securing new court facilities in York County if approved. Hobbins sees it as an important one. “It’s a major step,” […]