May 2018 – Page 151 – The Portland Press Herald

News from Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber

by BY CORY KING May 23, 2018May 23, 2018

Last night at a Chamber After Hours at Sebasco Harbor Resort in Phippsburg, the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber unveiled our newly redesigned 2018 guest guide to the more than five dozen business leaders present. The new guide is a departure from the former guide known as the Allure of the Coast. This new guide is […]

Times Record

J.C. Penney CEO departs for Lowe’s

by The Associated Press May 23, 2018May 23, 2018

NEW YORK J.C. Penney CEO Marvin Ellison, a former Home Depot executive, is leaving the department store chain after less than four years to become the top executive at Lowe’s. The announcement Tuesday, just days after J.C. Penney released disappointing results, sent its shares down more than 3 percent. Ellison, one of only a few […]

Times Record

Cassidy, Hauser earn recognition

May 23, 2018May 23, 2018

Downeast Economic Development congratulates Greg Cassidy and Hannah Hauser for their outstanding presentation in Husson University’s first annual marketing competition.

Cops & Courts, Maine

Police charge man suspected of drag racing before Buxton crash

by Gillian Graham May 23, 2018May 23, 2018

Two cars involved in the crash were both traveling at a high rate of speed immediately beforehand, witnesses told police.

Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster

Judge rebuffs Scarborough's attempt to resurrect Doyle case

by Juliette Laaka May 23, 2018May 23, 2018

PORTLAND — A Superior Court justice declined to reconsider his dismissal of the town of Scarborough’s allegation of criminal trespass against a frequent government critic. Justice Andrew Horton on May 17 said he was being “polite” by allowing the town to object to the dismissal of its claim against Falmouth resident Michael Doyle. Horton said state […]

Health, Life & Culture

People who sleep in on weekends avoid dying young, study suggests

by Ben Guarino The Washington Post May 23, 2018May 23, 2018

Differences between weekend and weekday sleep were most pronounced at a young age.

Coastal Journal, Times Record

Coastal Journal May 23 Police Log

by Coastal Journal May 23, 2018

Midcoast area police reported the following for May 23, 2018.

Forecaster Sports, Lakes Region Weekly

Baseball: Slow start costs Lakers, York emerges victorious

by Adam Birt May 23, 2018May 23, 2018

NAPLES—A weak top of the first cost Lake Region when York dropped in to visit on Monday afternoon, May 21, setting them back three runs and nullifying their chances for a hot start. True Meyers did eventually score once for the Lakers, and Andy Douglass twice; still, as the game passed, the Wildcats piled on […]