NORTH YARMOUTH — The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 47-year-old Lufkin Road woman who hasn’t been seen since Sunday. Kristin Westra, a third-to-fifth-grade teacher at the Chebaague Island School, was last seen at home by her husband the night of Sept. 30, according to Capt. Scott Stewart. Westra is white, 5 feet […]
October 2018
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Portland agency opens sober house for women
PORTLAND — A new sober house in East Deering is aimed at a portion of the population the operators say is frequently underserved: women in recovery. “There is a dire need for resources for women, a real lack of quality and affordable sober living beds. It is rare to find the two together,” Oak House Program Director Kerry […]
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Amazon raising minimum wage to $15 for more than 350,000 workers in U.S.
The company says it also will become an advocate for better pay everywhere in the country by pushing for an increase in the federal minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour.
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High School Field Hockey: Mt. Ararat blanks the Shipbuilders, 3-0 to end skid
BATH — Both the Mt. Ararat and Morse high school field hockey teams were looking to get back into the win column after recent losses on Monday afternoon. Winners of their first five games, the Eagles were shut out the last two games, falling to 6-5, while after winning four of its first five games, Morse […]
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NFL News: New England Patriots get sparkplug WR Edelman back from suspension
FOXBOROUGH, MASS. — The New England Patriots got their sparkplug back Monday. A matter of hours after a 38-7 thrashing of the previously undefeated Miami Dolphins, Julian Edelman returned from his four-game suspension for performance enhancers, reportedly showing up in the locker room for the first time in a month before 7 a.m. “It’s good. He […]
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Polar Bear Beat: Bowdoin College men’s cross country captures Maine state championship
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Maine State Championship on Saturday at the Pickard Cross Country course. The Polar Bear men won their first state title since 2013. Bowdoin totaled 29 points to cruise to the state title, easily out-pacing Bates (56) and Colby (70) in the 12-team […]
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Monday Night Football: Kansas City Chiefs drop Denver Broncos, 27-23
DENVER — Patrick Mahomes is athletic, agile — and ambidextrous, apparently. Thanks in part to a nifty left-handed throw as he was about to get sacked by Von Miller at midfield on the game-winning drive, the right-handed Mahomes rallied the unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs past the Denver Broncos 27-23 on Monday night. By overcoming a 10-point […]
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Portland still wrestling with short-term rental data
PORTLAND — It’s all about the numbers when it comes to regulating short-term rentals. “I think at this point, nine months in, we are close to being honed in” on the extent of short-term rentals, city Director of Permitting & Inspections Michael Russell said Sept. 26 during a meeting of the City Council Housing Committee. But […]
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Activists square off for Portland School Board seat
PORTLAND — Two co-founders of Protect Our Neighborhood Schools are competing for the District 2 seat on the School Board being vacated by Holly Seeliger. Emily Figdor and Jeanne Swanton each say they have the skills and experience that are needed on the board, especially following the contentious school budget approval process last spring. Figdor is still […]
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3 share Nobel physics prize for laser research
Canada’s Donna Strickland is the first woman to win the prize in 55 years.
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