The Southern Professional Hockey League is allowing its best team to choose its playoff opponent.
2018
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Republican pressure may doom Atlantic offshore drilling
If Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke carves out exceptions for all the states that want them, the idea could be dead.
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Posted inBoys Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ hockey: Eight semifinalists named for Travis Roy Award
Five forwards and three defensemen are candidates for the award given to Maine’s best senior Class A player.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Mayo thinking about entering NBA draft
Former Messalonskee star Nick Mayo is trying to decide whether to return for his senior season at Eastern Kentucky.
Posted inMaine colleges
Thinking big: Sutton has UMaine aiming for title
When the Black Bears host the America East women’s basketball championship game Friday, they will look to undersized Tanesha Sutton for strength.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Lawmakers still seeking fix for Maine unemployment filing system
After continuing to work on a bill to update unemployment laws, legislators held a town-hall-style conference call for Mainers affected by the system.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Politics
Mexico, Canada could escape Trump tariffs
The White House reverses its policy just days after saying there would be no exemptions.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump administration escalates feud over California sanctuary law
Meanwhile, Gov. Jerry Brown calls Jeff Sessions a liar and says it is unprecedented for the attorney general to ‘act more like Fox News than a law enforcement officer.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Portland withholds name of business seeking tax break for waterfront project
Mayor Ethan Strimling says the public has a right to know, but a city spokeswoman says applicants can request and be granted confidentiality if disclosure would result in ‘significant detriment.’
Posted inNation & World
West Virginia teachers’ victory resonates across U.S.
Teachers in Oklahoma, Arizona and Kentucky are contemplating actions of their own amid growing frustration over meager pay.