2019 – Page 1476 – The Portland Press Herald

Windsor Fair goes big on opening day

Giant draft horses, large pumpkins and servings of fried food mark the start of the nine-day run.

The brewery and tasting room is one of the businesses opening in the Dingley Block on Water Street.

by Associated Press August 25, 2019August 25, 2019

Rory McIlroy wins golf’s biggest payout – $15 million – by four shots over Xander Schauffele.

Travis Benjamin earns his third victory in seven years, becoming just the fourth driver to win the race more than twice.

by Associated Press August 25, 2019August 25, 2019

The agency is providing nearly $750,000 for the three-year effort.

by Associated Press August 25, 2019August 25, 2019

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing over $4.5 million to Cumberland County and Portland.

by PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press August 25, 2019August 25, 2019

Some Maine companies are laying off employees as a result.

The owner rescues all 10 horses but a woman and four children are left homeless.

by SYLVIE CORBET, LORI HINNANT and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press August 25, 2019August 25, 2019

The foreign minister arrives as fissures emerge among leaders over how to deal with Iran, the threat of a global recession and China.

by Damian Paletta, Josh Dawsey, Toluse Olorunnipa and Michael Birnbaum August 25, 2019August 25, 2019

The U.S. president breakfasts with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who offers a ‘faint, sheeplike note’ on Britain’s view of the trade war.