2018 – Page 4 – The Portland Press Herald

Life & Culture

Judge denies Spacey request to skip court

December 31, 2018December 31, 2018

Spacey will have to attend his Jan. 7 arraignment.

Business, Nation & World

Markets up in last day of trading but 2018 still worst decline in a decade

by thomas heath washington post December 31, 2018December 31, 2018

All 2 major stocks indexes finished 2018 in the red during the finale of a tumultuous year.

Health, Maine, News, Politics

Incoming Legislature, governor say 1st priority is protecting Mainers’ health coverage

by Scott Thistle December 31, 2018December 31, 2018

Legislation backed by Gov.-elect Janet Mills and incoming Democratic lawmakers would protect coverage for people with pre-existing conditions and comes while a court ruling to overturn parts of the ACA is under appeal.

Journal Tribune

Richard A. Martin

December 31, 2018November 9, 2019

BIDDEFORD — Richard A. Martin, 71, of Biddeford, passed away early Monday morning on Dec. 31, 2018, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born in Biddeford on Feb. 28, 1947, a son of Edgar and Elizabeth (Dubois) Martin. Earlier, Richard was employed by Biddeford Box Company for 10 years. Later, he worked for […]

Forecaster Sports, The Forecaster

The 2018 sports year was one to remember-Southern edition

by Michael Hoffer December 31, 2018December 31, 2018

Scarborough’s boys’ basketball team celebrated its first-ever regional championship back in February. Hunter Owen and the South Portland baseball team dazzled for most of the spring, earning the top seed for the Class A South playoffs before being upset by Falmouth in the quarterfinals. Karli Chapin was mobbed by her teammates after scoring the overtime […]

Maine, News, Schools and Education

South Portland middle school’s heat and odor problems fixed

by Kelley Bouchard December 31, 2018December 31, 2018

Superintendent Ken Kunin says students will be welcomed back Wednesday to a building with “reliable” boilers and no heating oil odor.

Maine

Maine’s first flu death of the season reported

by Eric Russell December 31, 2018December 31, 2018

In 2017-18, the deadliest season in decades, 82 people died in Maine from influenza.

Nation & World, Politics

House Democrats say they have a plan to reopen government. Border wall not included.

by ERICA WERNER and SEUNG MIN KIM The Washington Post December 31, 2018December 31, 2018

Democrats will introduce bills that will challenge the president and Senate Republicans to separate the issues of reopening the government and getting billions of dollars for a border wall.