2019 – Page 2973 – The Portland Press Herald

BASEBALL WORLD: Look out American League, the Red Sox are far from out

by Carl Johnson May 3, 2019November 8, 2019

Let me say, right up front, I think Alex Cora deserved to win the Manager of the Year Award last year. He turned a good team, that had won its division two years in a row, 2016 and 2017, only to get knocked off in the ALDS, into a great team that won the World […]

Journal Tribune

Delmonico’s 3-run HR in 9th lifts White Sox over Red Sox

by John Jackson May 3, 2019November 8, 2019

CHICAGO — After nearly fouling out on the first pitch he saw, Nicky Delmonico took advantage of a second chance. Delmonico hit a three-run homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 6-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night. It was Chicago’s […]

Sports, Varsity Maine

Saturday’s high school roundup: Scarborough wins clash of unbeaten softball teams

by Staff Report May 3, 2019May 4, 2019

The Red Storm pull away late and improve to 6-0 with a 5-0 victory over Noble.

Health, Nation & World

In ‘lawless’ world of service dogs, many families suffer

by ALLEN G. BREED Associated Press May 3, 2019May 5, 2019

The service dog industry — particularly in the field of “psychiatric” service dogs for people with autism and post-traumatic stress disorder — has exploded in recent years.

Do This

Cutler Coast Public Reserved Land

May 3, 2019August 29, 2019

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A visit to Cutler Coast is an adventure filled with variety. Find blueberry barrens, woodlands and peatlands in 12,234 acres, along with 4.5 miles of headlands. Explore pocket coves and enjoy sightings of many species of birds. Sightings of seals, porpoises and whales aren’t uncommon during summer and fall.
Press Herald file photo.

Times Record

Maine strikes tentative marijuana-tracking deal with Florida company

by BY PENELOPE OVERTON May 3, 2019May 3, 2019

Maine struck a tentative $275,000 deal with a Florida company Thursday to track marijuana growth, manufacturing and sales in both the medical and adult-use markets throughout the state. If finalized, the conditional award to Fort Lauderdale-based Bio-Tech Medical Software Inc., which operates a cloud-based tracking service known as BioTechTHC in 10 states including Delaware, Illinois and Washington […]

Maine, News, Politics

Here’s how the Maine Senate voted on the vaccine exemption bill

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019

In a 20-15 vote, the Maine State Senate passed a bill ending most exemptions from childhood vaccination requirements. But in a subsequent vote, four Democrats, whose names are in bold, joined Republicans in supporting an amendment that would preserve a religious exemption. Shenna Bellows, D-Manchester………………… Y Russell Black, R-Wilton…………………………….N Catherine Breen, D-Falmouth……………………Y Michael Carpenter, D-Houlton…………………..Y […]

Times Record

Shortcomings in care could cost Lewiston hospital its Medicare and Medicaid funding

by BY LINDSAY TICE May 3, 2019November 14, 2019

LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center has so many problems — including a nursing error in October that left a patient paralyzed — that the federal government might stop paying for Medicare and Medicaid patients to be admitted there. The problems were uncovered by federal investigators who visited in January, March and April. If the […]