While Putin has seven challengers on the ballot, none is a real threat.
2018
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Women’s basketball: UConn opens with record-setting 140-52 win
The Huskies set records for points in a game (140), a half (94) and a quarter (55) in a rout of St. Francis in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Farewell to a special winter sports season-Portland edition
Brim Peabody and his Cheverus boys’ swim teammates once again left the Class A field in their wake this winter. Emily Demers and her Portland/Deering teammates got to a girls’ hockey regional final for the first time. Portland’s Zack Elowitch was a state finalist this winter. (Ed. Note: The basketball season was recapped last week) […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Shot fired in Lewiston apartment, but no one injured
An Auburn woman was arrested after firing a round into a ceiling, police say.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Times Record
Bath reveals design of new reusable bags
“Bath Bags” will be available from the city in advance of the ordinance that bans disposable shopping bags.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Times Record
Maine man, 2 women from New York accused of dealing crack in Midcoast
The suspects had been under investigation for the past several weeks, the MDEA says.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
If you savor scallops, good news: Price drop may be in store
The harvest should go up again in 2018.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Times Record
VIA PRESS HERALD: Flat sales for 2017 mean L.L. Bean will cut close to 100 jobs, and workers won’t get bonuses
The Freeport-based retailer will reduce its workforce by about 10% overall, with the eliminated positions and early retirements.
Posted inNation & World
Superstore chain Fred Meyer to stop selling guns, ammunition
The company has more than 130 stores, mostly in the Pacific Northwest.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump-linked data analysis firm tapped 50 million Facebook profiles
Cambridge Analytica, backed by the family of billionaire Trump donor Robert Mercer, has been suspended by Facebook.