Ninth-seeded Kansas State beats the Wildcats to set up a No. 9 vs. No. 11 in the Elite Eight.
March 2018
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
NCAA basketball: Florida State bounces Gonzaga, 75-60
The ninth-seeded Seminoles, with just one player scoring in double figures, rely on that balance to eliminate the No. 4 Zags and reach the Elite Eight.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Craigslist ditches personals after U.S. Senate passes anti-sex trafficking bill
If it becomes law, the bill could hold the website and others responsible for online sex-trafficking activity.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Scarborough superintendent says she didn’t intend to infringe on students’ rights
Julie Kukenberger defends halting a student voter registration drive by saying she wanted to protect students who were feeling pressured to join an effort to unseat school board members.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
The Forecaster owner Reade Brower will buy newspapers in Brunswick, Biddeford
PORTLAND — Reade Brower, who already owns most of Maine’s daily newspapers and many of its weeklies, on March 23 announced he will add to his holdings with the acquisition of The Times Record of Brunswick and the Journal Tribune of Biddeford, as well as the Mainely Media weekly publications. Brower, who lives in Camden, […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Oversight panel to investigate botched rollout of Maine’s new unemployment system
The Government Oversight Committee voted 8-2 to examine the state Labor Department’s handling of the rollout and accusations that documented complaints and requests for help were destroyed.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Tennessee trucker sentenced to 25 years in crash that killed 2 in Knox County
Randall Junior Weddle was found guilty of manslaughter, driving drunk and other charges in the 2016 deaths of Christina Torres-York and Paul Fowles.
Posted inNation & World
Justice Department charges 9 Iranians in massive hacking scheme
The suspects allegedly stole data from hundreds of universities in the U.S. and abroad as well as email accounts of government and private employees.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine jobless rate dips below 3%, the lowest in more than 40 years
The preliminary figure of 2.9% for February has not been seen since 1976.
Posted inMaine
Man who died on Portland street likely overdosed
Police suspect that drugs were involved in the death of Marcus Reed, 46, of North Waterboro, but investigators await toxicology results to confirm the cause.