COLUMBUS, Ohio Artemi Panarin gave himself a nice 26th birthday present. Panarin and Oliver Bjorkstrand scored in a shootout, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Monday night after squandering a two-goal lead in the third period. Columbus has won eight of its first 12 games, a franchise record for October. […]
2017
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Chiefs stop Broncos, 29-19
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Harrison Butker’s five field goals were instrumental to the Kansas City Chiefs’ 29-19 victory over the Denver Broncos, especially the way the rest of their offense was faltering. Don’t think he felt any pressure, though. “ When I’m out there, it’s really weird. It doesn’t seem like a big kick for me,” […]
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UMaine out-of-state enrollment rises
ORONO (AP) — Officials say the number of out-of-state students enrolled in the University of Maine system is at an all-time high this fall, even as overall enrollment has fallen slightly. There are now 5,727 out-of-state-students enrolled in the system — an 11 percent increase over last year — out of a total of 28,997 […]
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Manafort and Gates face decades in prison, millions in fines
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and Manafort’s business associate Rick Gates face decades in federal prison and millions of dollars in potential fines if convicted on all counts in a sprawling federal indictment unsealed Monday. Manafort potentially faces up to 80 years in prison, according to a review of the […]
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Fisher joins Saco & Biddeford Savings board
SACO — The Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution recently elected Morris Fisher, CPA, as a board member at its September meeting. “We are pleased to welcome Morris to the board of Saco and Biddeford Savings,” said Bob Quentin, president and CEO of SBSI. “Morris has a strong connection to the community and a vast amount […]
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Lyman student on track for medical school
ORONO — Drew Brooks, a microbiology and music double major from Lyman, came to the University of Maine with a goal of becoming a medical doctor. As a sophomore, Brooks already has been accepted to Tufts University School of Medicine through the Maine Track Early Assurance program. Born of a partnership between Tufts and Maine Medical Center […]
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Once more unto the breach
One of my Facebook friends used the term “mainstream media” in a derogatory context recently and I just about flipped my freakin’ lid. Perhaps acting against my better judgement, I jumped into the fray, laying out a case for the importance of journalism in a missive so long it came with a complimentary Garfield bookmark. […]
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Marijuana, Ranked Choice Voting debated at Special Session
The Maine Legislature was back at it last week. We adjourned in early August, but were called back for a special session on Oct. 23 that went late into the evening. Much of our time was spent debating the new recreational marijuana law. As you will recall, Maine voters approved recreational marijuana last November, but […]
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USDA spending $200K to help grow small Maine businesses
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s U.S. senators say a half dozen organizations in the state will receive nearly $200,000 in federal USDA money to grow small enterprises in rural parts of the state. Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King say the money is coming in the form of U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural […]
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Spartans hold off Red Riots to advance to semis
SOUTH PORTLAND — The No. 5 Sanford football team held off the No. 4 South Portland Red Riots to win 21-18 in the Class A South quarterfinals on Saturday in South Portland. The Spartans got off to a slow start, as the Red Riots forced an opening 3-and-out and then scored on their first play […]