Anna Shcherbakova wins the title, but more surprising is the United States getting in position to secure a maximum of three Olympic berths.
2021
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Cape Elizabeth schools pursue increased in-person learning time
Plans to bring Cape Elizabeth students back into the buildings for longer periods of time are ongoing, said Superintendent Donna Wolfrom.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Republicans blast Democrats’ budget plan as incomplete, partisan ‘sham’
The state’s next 2-year budget could be pushed through with votes by Democrats only as the Legislature heads toward a session next week at the Augusta Civic Center.
Posted inCoastal Journal
Brunswick teen scores another honor for Special Olympics work
Volunteer Charlie Austin, 15, is awarded for dedication to the organization and to his basketball players.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine lobster harvest better than expected in pandemic year
Officials say Maine’s lobster catch dipped slightly last year as fishermen dealt with the coronavirus pandemic, but the final totals were better than some feared.
Posted inOpinion
Tom Purcell: Save for a rainy day? Not in Washington.
When I grew up in the 1970s, my father taught my sisters and me to “always save for a rainy day.” He was a child of the Depression, after all, one of the longest “rainy day” periods Americans have ever experienced. In 2021, however, America’s new national mantra appears to be “borrow and spend like […]
Posted inMaine
Missing Oakland teen found safe at rest stop in Nebraska
Lanie Nolan, 15, had been missing since March 18 when she did not return to her New Beginnings Lewiston residence.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the Editor
Acknowledge need for ‘significant change’ To the editor, I have read the reported comments by Margaret Brownlee, vice chair, Human Rights Commission, regarding racism on the South Portland School Board. I have also read the response by board chairperson Matthews, saying the board was shocked and saddened. “The allegation that the school board is racist […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Massive cargo ship becomes wedged across Suez Canal, blocking all traffic
Officials say the skyscraper-sized vessel ran aground Tuesday in the vital man-made waterway dividing continental Africa from the Sinai Peninsula.
Posted inNation & World
Boris Johnson reportedly credits ‘greed’ and ‘capitalism’ for vaccine success, sparking debate
Wealthy countries including the United Kingdom have snapped up billions of vaccine doses while people in poorer countries could be waiting until 2024 to get their shots.