Men’s basketball: The arena was already a cathedral of college basketball long before it was made famous by the movie “Hoosiers.”
2021
Posted inNation & World
Forecast for spring: Nasty drought worsens for much of United States
Government forecasters say the spring in the U.S. looks like it will be dry and warm with little flooding.
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Posted inTimes Record
Freeport to host walk for downtown vision plan on Saturday
Freeport will be hosting a town walk for the public on Saturday as part of the Freeport Downtown Vision Plan. The walk will start at Harraseeket Inn and be lead by members of a consulting group hired by Freeport, called Principle, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. According to Councilor Tawni Whitney, the project is seeking public input […]
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Video: Augusta students topple 1,333 cereal boxes in philanthropic lesson benefitting food bank
Students and community members collect the cereal boxes for the Augusta Food Bank. The food will save the food bank about $5,000.
Posted inMaine
Kennebec County group debates whether controversial Fuller statue is ‘our collective problem’
Kennebec County Commissioners voted unanimously in February to remove the statue of Melville Fuller from county courthouse property. They now must decide where it will go.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Republican lawmaker references lynching during anti-Asian violence hearing
Rep. Chris Roy’s comments drew blowback from critics who slammed him for referencing violent rhetoric 2 days after 8 people were killed in a tragedy that has heightened concerns around the surge in attacks against Asian Americans.
Posted inBusiness
Corporations become unlikely financiers of racial equity
An unexpected group, not known for activism, emerged in 2020 as an unlikely financier of social change: corporations.
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Sen. King again trying to streamline student loan repayment options
The legislation would create 2 repayment plans, 1 of which would be a fixed, 10-year repayment option.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
College football preview: UMaine (1-1) at Stony Brook (0-2)
The Black Bears, coming off a victory over Albany, will try to keep the momentum going Saturday at Stony Brook.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Bill would seal records of convictions for minor marijuana offenses in Maine
Convictions for minor marijuana possession that is no longer illegal would be sealed from the public and others, and that’s drawing opposition from public access advocates.