Robert Zangrillo is one of 19 parents fighting charges in the college admissions bribery scheme at U.S. colleges
2019
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Organizers turn to churches in effort to undo abortion and assisted-suicide laws
AUBURN — Opponents of state laws that legalize medication-assisted suicide and require Medicaid and private insurers to cover abortions are enlisting some of the state’s largest Christian churches to gather enough voter signatures to put the laws on hold before they go into effect next month. Carroll Conley, executive director of the Christian Civic League […]
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Posted inTimes Record, Times Record Opinion
A bird’s eye-view of Brunswick
The patterns were beautiful and far more complex than I’d expected. This is what I noticed while flying over Brunswick last week with my nephew who is training to be a pilot with the Navy. While I’ve been in and out of our town’s coast’s nooks and crannies by boat and explored other shores on […]
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Fort Foster, Kittery
www.kitteryme.gov/fort-foster-park | Google Map
Settle in on the rocky beach or in the grassy areas near some of the remaining parts of Kittery’s WWII military fortress and enjoy views of the Piscataqua River. Check out the concrete pier that stretches into the water near the remains of submarine net cribs that lead to picturesque Wood Island, home to a refurbished 1908 life saving station.
Photo by Karen Beaudoin
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Jordan Pond, Acadia National Park
Quaint carriage roads deliver you to the 3.3-mile Shore Trail that allows visitors to this Acadia National Park icon to hike just feet from the water. The glacier-formed tarn is said to have a visibility depth of more than 40 feet and is framed by the North and South Bubbles. Enjoy the contrast of cool blue against the vivid green vegetation in summer or save your trip for the Kaleidoscope of colors that come in the fall.
Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
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Regulators to consider CMP’s offer of customer compensation along with request for rate hike
Describing Central Maine Power’s proposal to establish a $6 million compensation fund for customers as unprecedented, the Maine Public Utilities Commission said it will take up the matter with CMP’s request for a rate hike, which is expected to be addressed around the end of the year. CMP has offered to put $6 million into […]
Posted inNation & World
Walmart pulls violent game displays but will still sell guns
Walmart spokeswoman Tara House said Friday that Walmart is taking the actions, “out of respect for the incidents of the past week.”
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Bath girl, 6, bitten by rabid fox, which is killed by friend’s dog
Socks, the friend’s rescue dog, chased down the fox and killed it.
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Trump says he wants background checks, also reassures NRA
President Donald Trump has promised to lead on tougher gun control measures before, including after the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting, but little has come of it.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Western Massachusetts, hit hard by opioids, embraces jail-based treatment
Massachusetts is just one of a handful of states where civil commitment to jail is widely used.