August is typically blueberry infused — pancakes, muffins, pies; your list is as long as mine, I’m sure. But last spring’s late freeze has muted this summer’s berry harvest, and in its blue absence, I’ve been thinking about one of its other dependents: bears, a lifelong favorite animal. Even the casual scanner of news will […]
2023
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Nation & World, News
Hunt for suspect in serial killings that included Maine woman was slowed by infighting between authorities
The Gilgo Beach investigation was hampered by political battles, local resistance to federal investigators, and apparent apathy toward victims who sell sex.
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Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox notebook: Boston acquires infielder Luis Urías from Brewers
Boston didn’t make any significant changes to its roster as Tuesday’s trade deadline.
Posted inSports
MLB roundup: Houston’s Valdez throws a no-hitter in 2-0 win over Cleveland
Framber Valdez allows just one baserunner on a walk in the fifth inning, but still faced the minimum thanks to a double play in that inning.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Police say public is not at risk after man killed in Augusta
A neighbor said it’s hard not to worry after a 34-year-old man was found dead Friday night on Old Belgrade Road.
Posted inPolitics
Sheila Oliver, New Jersey’s lieutenant governor and a prominent Black leader, dies at 71
No cause of death was given. The governor’s office said Oliver had been hospitalized Monday.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Mayo Street Arts founder new executive director of Rufus Porter Museum
Blainor McGough, founding executive director of Mayo Street Arts in Portland, has been named executive director of the Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity in Bridgton. McGough, a resident of Gorham, has been a longtime contributor to the Maine arts scene as a musician, DJ, performing artist and curator, according to a press release […]
Posted inSports, Times Record Sports
Golf: Brunswick pair among leaders after first day of Maine Junior Championship
Austin Stromick and Will Farschon share the boys’ lead at 3-under 69 with Lucas Flaherty of South Portland. Greely High grad Ruth Weeks leads the girls’ field by two shots.
Posted inMaine
Waldoboro man appears in D.C. court on Jan. 6 assault charges
Matthew Brackley, 39, of Waldoboro, has not yet been required to enter a plea on several charges, including assaulting 2 law enforcement officers.
Posted inNation & World, News, Times Record
Trump charged by Justice Department for efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss
Donald Trump has been charged by the Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election