Rob Parritt says the work has become all-consuming and he will give it up after overseeing the city’s increasingly overwhelmed Oxford Street Shelter for the better part of a decade.
September 2018
College football preview: Maine (2-1) at Yale (1-1)
The Black Bears are winless against Yale in nine meetings dating back to 1913.
Sen. Collins says she supports delay in Kavanaugh vote to allow time for investigation
The Maine Republican, whose website and phone system buckled under the load of constituent contacts, tweeted that she backed the ‘sensible agreement’ shortly after a meeting with several sexual assault victims in her office.
American Bar Association calls for FBI investigation into Kavanaugh allegations, delay in confirmation votes
The Bar Association’s letter said that an appointment to the Supreme court ‘is simply too important to rush to a vote.’
Kavanaugh confirmation process takes another dramatic turn with order to reopen FBI probe
Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, seen as a Republican swing vote, successfully called for a week delay in the Senate vote to allow an investigation into sexual assault allegations against the nominee.
Global temperatures will rise 7 degrees by next century
The White House is arguing that since the planet’s fate is already sealed, efforts to fight climate change would do little.
Girls Soccer: Richmond Bobcats take big step with 2-0 victory over St. Dominic’s Academy
RICHMOND – Troy Kendrick’s Richmond High School girls soccer team has faced a few growing pains this season. When stepping outside of the East-West Conference, the Bobcats have found the going tough, with a loss to Traip Academy (5-1) and a 1-1 deadlock with North Yarmouth Academy on Monday. On Thursday against Class C St. Dominic’s […]
Area Roundups: Cat Gould tallies 5 goals in Freeport girls soccer victory over Greely
FREEPORT — Cat Gould scored five goals as the Freeport High School girls soccer team rolled to a 6-2 Western Maine Conference win over Greely on Thursday. Gould tallied a pair of breakaways six minutes apart in the first half. She completed her hat trick with 4:22 remaining in the first half off a Rachel Wall […]
High School Golf: Mt. Ararat wins Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Shootout at Rockland Golf Club
ROCKLAND — The Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference high school golf shootout was held on Thursday at Rockland Golf Club, with champions crowned in both Class A and Class B. In the Class A competition, Mt. Ararat easily captured the title, with its top four golfers combining for a 162 on the course’s par-36 front nine. Caleb […]
NFL Note: Stern test for New England Patriots as undefeated Miami Dolphins come to town
FOXBOROUGH, MASS. — Using some occasional trickery against the Patriots has previously been a winning formula for the Dolphins. The last time Miami won at New England was in 2008, when Tom Brady was sidelined for the season and the Dolphins sprung the wildcat on Patriots coach Bill Belichick in a 38-13 rout. Trickery is also […]