OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Roomful of Blues will be headlining the fifth annual Blues Festival at The Ballpark on Saturday. Roomful of Blues hails from Providence, Rhode Island, and has been performing blues and R&B for 50 years and recorded more than 25 albums. The band has earned five Grammy Award nominations and a slew of other […]
2018
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Maine high court rejects LePage request to delay Medicaid expansion
Maine’s top court has ruled that the LePage administration must file a plan to expand Medicaid even as it fights implementation of the ballot initiative approved by voters last fall. The ruling Thursday delivers a blow to the governor, who has steadfastly opposed efforts to extend the public health coverage to an estimated 70,000 additional […]
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Four-way tie for lead at Northern Trust as Woods stalls
PARAMUS, N.J. — Tiger Woods failed to carry any momentum he had from his last tournament into the start of the FedEx Cup playoffs. Neither did Sean O’Hair. That was only good news for one of them Thursday in The Northern Trust. O’Hair missed the cut last week and saw his FedEx Cup standing slip […]
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Manafort juror says 1 holdout prevented 18-count conviction
WASHINGTON — A juror in Paul Manafort’s financial fraud trial says a lone holdout prevented the jury from convicting the onetime Trump campaign chairman on all 18 counts. Jurors repeatedly tried to persuade the holdout to “look at the paper trail” but she insisted there was reasonable doubt, juror Paula Duncan told Fox News. “We […]
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University of Southern Maine president proposes a name change, in effort to enhance school’s appeal
THE EVOLUTION OF USM 1878: Gorham Normal School founded 1921: Portland University opens 1933: Portland University merges with Portland Junior College 1945: Name of Gorham Normal School is changed to Gorham State Teachers College 1947: After closing for World War II, Portland Junior College reopens and purchases the Deering Estate, which is now the Portland campus 1957: Portland Junior College joins […]
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Cumberland Colonial, fine neighborhood are definition of ‘family-friendly’
The property abuts the multi-purpose Knights Pond Preserve.
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Lauretta C. Gaudreau
BIDDEFORD — Lauretta C. (Vanasse) Gaudreau, age 91 of Biddeford, passed away peacefully early on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018 at Shaw House in Biddeford. She was born on July 2, 1927 in Biddeford the daughter of Rodolphe and Emma (LaFlamme) Vanasse. She was raised and educated in Biddeford Schools and graduated from Biddeford High School. […]
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LePage urges employers to seek repeal of ‘mud season’ layoff benefits rule
AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul LePage is urging employers to push for the repeal of a new law that relaxes work-search requirements for Mainers who experience short-term job layoffs. The new law exempts laid-off employees from work-search requirements in Maine’s unemployment insurance law for up to six weeks, provided that their employers set a specific date […]
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In public relations, real estate and food, meet 3 Maine women who mean business
ROXANE COLE: Falmouth-based Roxane Cole Commercial Real Estate LLC is one of the many sole proprietorships that make up the majority of small businesses in Maine. Founded in 2010 by Roxane Cole, the one-woman firm represents clients who are looking to buy, sell or lease commercial property. Cole has been a commercial real estate broker […]
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Maine’s women-owned businesses lead nation in job, revenue growth
That’s according to a new report covering 2007 to 2018. Among the reasons: plenty of resources and support, a hard-working culture, lower startup overhead costs and ‘a lot of opportunity.’
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