Rise Pizza and Pub opened at the former location of Louie’s Grille, a community favorite, but the owners plan to provide the same neighborly feel as their predecessors.
2023
Ryder Cup captain’s picks tend to favor popularity over performance
COMMENTARY: The Ryder Cup selection system has gotten out of hand, adding another layer of perceived favoritism in a sport that prides itself on earning what you get.
Civil War historian discusses Confederate monuments and race in Chamberlain Legacy Lecture
Nationally known Civil War historian, author and educator Kevin Levin will deliver the third annual Chamberlain Legacy Lecture hosted by Pejepscot History Center. The lecture is at 7 p.m. on Sept. 8 — Joshua Chamberlain’s 195th birthday — in Brunswick’s NOMAD Gallery in Fort Andross, 14 Maine St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with desserts […]
North Yarmouth Planning Board members say Select Board undermined their authority
The former chairperson says his recent misconduct hearing was an attempt by the Select Board to send a message that planners should do what the Select Board wants.
Ukraine media say Kyiv saboteurs were behind drone attacks on air bases deep inside Russia
Ukraine has increasingly targeted Moscow’s military assets behind the front lines in eastern and southern Ukraine and at the same time has launched drones against Moscow, most recently early Tuesday.
Tucker homers to back up a strong start by Verlander as the Astros beat Red Sox, 7-3
Boston Manager Alex Cora and right fielder Alex Verdugo are both ejected for arguing balls and strikes.
MLB roundup: Yankees lose ninth straight, 2-1 to Washington
The Yankees are on their first nine-game skid since Sept. 13-21, 1982.
From the Chamber: Workforce development requires accepting change
I had the great fortune to be asked to speak last week at the Maine ELO Conference. For those unfamiliar with that term, Extended Learning Opportunity coordinators are school administrators who help with career pathways and exploration. When I was in school, guidance counselors used to inhabit this role, but the guidance counselor role has […]
Firefighters in Greece find bodies of 18 people in an area with a major wildfire
Firefighters scouring the area of a major wildfire in northeastern Greece burning out of control for a fourth day have found the bodies of 18 people thought to have been migrants who entered the country through the nearby border from Turkey
Body of missing South Portland woman found in Caribou
Sonja Knight, 49, was reporting missing on July 27. Her family members say they don’t know why she would have been in northern Maine. The medical examiner’s office is working to determine a cause of death.