The New Gloucester facility will focus on creating a skilled workforce for careers that are expected to be plentiful in the next few decades, such as solar technicians.
2021
Distracted driver caused Standish crash that sent 4 to hospital, police say
Four people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries and for evaluations after the crash Wednesday evening.
Brunswick’s Tyler Patterson named Gatorade Maine Boys Track & Field Player of the Year
Patterson is the third Gatorade Maine Boys Track & Field Player of the Year from Brunswick High School.
North Carolina forester fined for crash in Maine that injured 14 foreign workers
Garcia Forest Service violated labor laws before a van crash in Harrington that hurt the workers in 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor says.
Auto racing notes: Douglass gets ‘over the hump’ with Pro Stocks victory
Sidney driver had been running consistently in top five; speed records fall at Wiscasset Speedway.
Man killed by officer in standoff near University of Maine at Presque Isle campus
Officials say a deputy sheriff fatally shot a man who fired a gun into the air and into the ground during a standoff in northern Maine.
Church briefs
Episcopal Bishop to visit Bailey Island The Right Rev. Thomas Brown, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, will be the celebrant this Sunday, July 11, at All Saints by the Sea summer chapel on Bailey Island. The historic chapel, founded in 1916, is located on Washington Avenue. The service begins at 9:30 a.m., and […]
Documentary gives Bush administration’s view of 9/11 attacks
Actor Jeff Daniels will narrate ‘9/11: Inside the President’s War Room.’
Crowd captures 2 men suspected in assassination of Haitian president
Police killed seven of the assailants during a firefight Wednesday and have arrested six other people suspected of being involved in the assassination.
FDA reverses itself under pressure, moves to limit use of new Alzheimer’s drug
The Food and Drug Administration says the change is intended to address confusion among physicians and patients about who should get Aduhelm, which has faced an intense public backlash since its approval last month.