It’s also likely the deciding vote on the U.S. Supreme Court for the foreseeable future.
September 2018
Maine Voices: Maine workers suffered a catalog of indignities in earlier times
Those who celebrated the state’s first Labor Day in 1891 surely appreciated the well-deserved recognition.
Our View: Not much to celebrate for American workers
Despite signs of a strong economy, stagnant wages are holding back working families.
Fewer foster parents on the front lines
It was 4:30 p.m. on a Monday this spring when the caseworker came to Stefanie Millette’s house to collect the teenager. The child, one of hundreds in foster care in Maine, was supposed to be with Millette only for a weekend, but two days had turned into two months. Millette provides respite foster care but […]
Connecticut man convicted of manslaughter for Bangor shooting
BANGOR — The mother of a New Orleans man who was shot to death in Bangor last year says she’s pleased with the killer’s conviction. A jury convicted Antoinne “Prince” Bethea of New Haven, Connecticut, on Wednesday of manslaughter in the death of Terrance Durel Sr. Durel was shot outside a home that Bethea shared […]
7th-round draft pick Keion Crossen makes Patriots roster
FOXBOROUGH — Keion Crossen spent most of Saturday doing what all NFL bubble players do: wondering, worrying — and, most importantly, refreshing his phone. “All day. Every second hitting refresh, refresh the Twitter page or whatever you got to do,” Crossen said Sunday after making the New England Patriots’ final roster as a seventh-round draft […]
Firefighters try to save relics as fire engulfs Rio museum
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A huge fire engulfed Brazil’s 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, lighting up the night sky with towering flames as firefighters and museum workers raced to save historical relics from the blaze. The esteemed museum, which houses artifacts from Egypt, Greco-Roman art and some of the first fossils found […]
All post offices in Maine to be closed on Labor Day
AUGUSTA — Postal employees across the state will pause this weekend to join our customers in celebrating the American workforce. More than half a million employees nationwide will take a brief rest on Monday as it prepares for the fall and holiday shipping seasons. There will be no regular delivery or collection of mail on Labor […]
Alfred ATV accident injures juvenile
ALFRED — A juvenile was seriously injured during an ATV accident in Alfred on Sunday morning. According to Capt. Jarrett Clarke of Alfred Fire and EMS, crews responded to a report of an ATV accident on Fort Rdge Road about 10:47 a.m. Sunday. Clarke said crews arriving at the scene found a juvenile suffering from […]
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