The performance by the chorale couldn’t save the poorly conceived program.
2019
Maine bill aims to address challenges facing rural hospitals
The bill proposed by Senate President Troy Jackson would, among other things, help hospitals to attract more workers by assisting with student loan payments.
Gordon L. Weil: Focus on natural rights in new abortion decision
True or false? The U.S. Constitution begins: “Natural Rights. All people … have certain natural, inherent and inalienable rights….” False. That is in the first sentence of the Maine Constitution. Most other states have a natural rights clause. For example, the Kansas Constitution begins: “Equal rights. All men are possessed of equal and inalienable natural […]
Rhode Island lawmaker wants towns to become ‘Second Amendment sanctuaries’
A Rhode Island lawmaker is asking towns to declare themselves “Second Amendment sanctuaries” to oppose the governor’s push for stricter gun control laws.
Saco River dredging completed
SACO — More than 5,500 dump truck loads of material has been removed from the federal navigation channel from the Saco River over the past two dredging seasons. The Saco River originates in New Hampshire and serves as a natural border between the cities of Saco and Biddeford, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean. A federal […]
Police: Biddeford suspect sold cocaine near school
BIDDEFORD — A 65-year old Biddeford man has been arrested and charged with selling crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of Thornton Academy in Saco. Maine Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency took Reginald Gilbert into custody in Biddeford on Wednesday. He is charged with aggravated trafficking in crack cocaine, a […]
Portland man charged after 2 people stabbed
PORTLAND — A Oxford Street man faces charges of elevated aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing two people May 1 on Deering Avenue. Scott Decker, 36, was being held in Cumberland County Jail on $5,000 bail after his May 2 arrest. Police Lt. Robert Martin said the stabbings were reported around 11 p.m. beneath the Deering Avenue […]
Hallowell granite quarries – steeped in history – up for sale
Owner Leonard Nason Jr., 86, is selling the 78-acre property containing the operational quarries, which supplied granite for Quincy Market and Maine’s State House.
Trump says he and Putin discussed Mueller’s findings – but not Russian meddling in election
The special counsel’s report laid out sweeping interference in the 2016 election, but Trump said, ‘We didn’t discuss that’ or the 2020 contest.
Biddeford man charged with trafficking crack cocaine
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says it arrested 65-year-old Reginald Gilbert following a 2-month investigation into the sale of crack cocaine near a school zone.
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