Nike has unveiled its first “Just Do It” ad narrated by Colin Kaepernick, a spot scheduled to air during the NFL season opener Thursday night as well as during the U.S. Open tennis tournament and other major sporting events. The two-minute spot released Wednesday highlights superstar athletes LeBron James, Serena Williams and others, and touches […]
September 2018
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Posted inJournal Tribune
Maine asks for another extension on federal ID requirements
AUGUSTA (AP) — Mainers needn’t be worried about losing the ability to use their state driver’s licenses to board commercial airplanes next month because the Department of Homeland Security is expected to let the state extend the deadline again, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said Wednesday. The state’s current waiver expires on Oct. 10 for […]
Posted inJournal Tribune, Obituaries
Robert Banks Hamor
TILTON, N.H. – Robert Banks Hamor, age 71, died the evening of Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018 after an ongoing struggle with terminal service-connected illnesses related to his in-country duty in Vietnam. Robert passed peacefully surrounded by close family. Mr. Hamor is survived by his son Sean Sosik-Hamor, his mother Barbara Hamor, his ex-wife Joyce Hamor, […]
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Show to explore teen issues in powerful, haunting stage performance
SPRINGVALE — The theater is in darkness, and the actors are lined up in chairs at the back of the stage. For a Tuesday rehearsal they are wearing jeans or shorts and the black hoodies they’ll be wearing in the production tonight and Friday night. An actor walks to the microphone at the front of […]
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Families of children hurt in van crash preparing to sue Kittery for financial damages
Two families whose children were injured when a van owned by the town of Kittery crashed on Interstate 95 in New Hampshire this summer have filed notices of claim against the town. Both are seeking financial damages for medical bills. In one claim the amount is $100,000. “I think it’s probably a parent’s worst nightmare,” […]
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UNE becomes newest member of University of the Arctic group
BIDDEFORD — The University of New England has been welcomed as the newest member of the University of the Arctic, a cooperative network of universities, colleges, research institutes and other organizations concerned with education and research in the peoples and places in the “New North.” UNE joined the group Monday and will engage in all […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Lobster company’s co-owner was behind $1.5 million embezzlement, lawsuit says
Sea Salt, a wholesaler in Saco, alleges the man sent shipments to a phony client without billing the customer, then resold the lobster.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
In midst of Woodfords Corner ‘maelstrom,’ 55-hour street shutdown to test residents and businesses
A section of Forest Avenue near the busy intersection will be closed for railway crossing improvements from Friday afternoon to Monday. It’s the neighborhood’s biggest challenge yet.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Hospitals’ illegal rejection of mentally ill patients puts spotlight on Maine’s chronic lack of services
Health care experts say the incidents in Lewiston point to weaknesses and gaps in a system that’s unable to meet demand and forces people into emergency departments and jails.
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