Three initiatives seek to reduce the amount of time poor or mentally ill people spend in custody before they’re convicted.
2019
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Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Pedroia testing his knee with Sea Dogs, hoping for the best
The Red Sox second baseman is in Portland, trying to return from another injury to his troublesome left knee.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Politics
Trump rolls back safety rules meant to prevent another Deepwater Horizon spill
Industry representatives had complained that the Obama-era rules were overly burdensome and did not make offshore oil rigs and platforms safer.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Celtics aim to protect home court after road win
The Celtics and Trail Blazers have stolen home-court advantage in their respective second-round playoff series. Now they’re focused on keeping it as their series shift to Boston and Portland. Boston, the East’s fourth seed, came out strong and took Game 1 against top-seeded Milwaukee before getting blown out in Game 2. The series resumes at […]
Posted inSports
Thursday’s golf roundup: Strong finish gives McIlroy a share of lead at PGA tournament
Rory McIlroy runs off three straight birdies late in his round to share the lead with Joel Dahmen at the Wells Fargo Championship.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Peter Mayhew, Chewbacca in the ‘Star Wars’ films, dies at 74
The 7-foot-3-inch actor was working as a hospital orderly in London when cast to play Han Solo’s sidekick.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Woman charged with daughter’s murder seeks to suppress statements to police
Sharon Carrillo and her husband, Julio Carrillo, are accused of beating 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy to death last year in Stockton Springs.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump’s Fed pick Stephen Moore withdraws name after losing Republican support
Moore had also come under fire for his writings about women.
Posted inNation & World
With Trump rollback, white bread back on the menu for school lunches
Since 2014, schools have been required to serve only whole grain versions of food as part of the national school lunch program.