Freshmen should play a bigger role than ever in college football this season, thanks to an NCAA rule change. The NCAA is allowing players to participate in up to four games and still qualify for a redshirt season that would enable them to maintain four years of eligibility. That rule change should put many more […]
2018
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New county court building stalled in design stage
BIDDEFORD — Passersby may notice some activity on the property chosen as the site of the new York County Courthouse on Elm Street (U.S. Route 1) in Biddeford this fall, but there is no precise timeline when construction of the new court building will commence. That is because the new court building, which will combine the […]
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Jumbo Circus Peanuts Band to perform in Wells on Aug. 18
WELLS, MAINE — Timelessness has never been more appropriate for the Jumbo Circus Peanuts Band that is set to perform a free concert at Wells Harbor Park under the Hope Hobbs Gazebo on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Comprised of 12 artists, the band makes a unique fashion statement (plaid, polka dots, […]
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Area residents on dean’s list at MCPHS University
BOSTON, Mass. — MCPHS University, the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science, is pleased to announce the names of local students who have been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2018 semester. Achieving this academic distinction are: • Treza White of Sanford who is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. White […]
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LePage administration’s legal costs to rise as Medicaid suit continues
PORTLAND – Maine could pay up to $200,000 for an outside, Boston-based lawyer to defend the LePage administration in an ongoing lawsuit over voter-approved Medicaid expansion. The Department of Health and Human Services in a state form dated Monday proposed increasing the cost of a no-bid contract with Boston law firm Consovoy McCarthy Park from […]
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PGA Tour’s bubble players take center stage at Wyndham
It’s time for the PGA Tour’s bubble players to take center stage. The field at the Wyndham Championship is once again packed with players trying to play their way into golf’s postseason and keep their tour cards for 2019. Only two of the top 30 players on the points list will tee it up Thursday […]
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Union representing Maine child protective workers offers recommendations to improve system
The union representing Maine’s child protective services workers has drafted recommendations for improving the broken system as it awaits legislation currently being written by the LePage administration. The Maine State Employees Association, Local 1989 Service Employees International Union on Wednesday released their suggestions, which were developed after surveying caseworkers across the state. Many caseworkers voiced frustration […]
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Driver who crashed Kittery van with children aboard has history of seizures, court records say
YORK — The driver of a Kittery recreation department van that crashed in New Hampshire last week while carrying 11 children on a field trip has a history of epilepsy and had experienced grand mal seizures in the past, according to court records. The diagnosis could explain the unspecified medical emergency that New Hampshire state […]
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Skowhegan man charged with assaulting police officer says he was having seizure
SKOWHEGAN — A Skowhegan man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to assaulting a Skowhegan police officer, arguing that he was having an epileptic seizure at the time and was not fighting back. Noah Goodridge, 20, is charged with simple assault following the June 12 incident involving Skowhegan police Officer Ryan Blakeney. Goodridge’s father, Paul Goodridge, filed […]
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Portland Chamber Music Festival not to be missed
If one is a fan of “classical” chamber music, Maine is the place to be in the “summa” time. Festivals abound from locations like Blue Hill (down east) to Bowdoin College and the Portland Chamber Music Festival now taking place in Hannaford Hall. I would be remiss if I did not mention groups indigenous to […]
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