In a letter to Commissioner Jay Monahan, 41 players call for more representation on Tour’s influential policy board.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Twitter, now X, sues group that researched hate speech on platform
Elon Musk’s X alleged the Center for Countering Digital Hate violated its terms of service in a bid to scare away advertisers and harm the company financially.
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Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cumberland library’s annual star party Aug. 16
Prince Memorial Library’s annual Big Sky and Star Party will be held Aug. 16 at Twin Brook Recreation area in Cumberland. The party begins at 7:30 p.m. with ice cream from Toots in North Yarmouth. The Southern Maine Astronomers group will provide telescopes, and at 8:15 p.m. astronomer Edward Gleason of the Southworth Planetarium will […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Community events taking place in August
The York County Republican Committee will meet Wednesday, Aug, 9 at Alfred Town Hall, 16 Saco Road. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for a 7 to 8:30 p.m. business meeting which will include a review of the eight questions on the November ballot, both Citizen Initiative Referenda and Resolutions proposing amendments to the Maine Constitution. […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Eastern Trail Alliance one easement away from work to close 1.6-mile gap
A railroad must provide access rights so the alliance can build a bridge over tracks in Scarborough and connect the trail between Scarborough and South Portland.
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Winthrop man killed in fiery crash on Route 2 in Farmington
Noah Brochu, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Concert review: Maggie Rogers tells Thompson’s Point crowd it’s good to be home
The singer-songwriter, who went to summer camp in Raymond, wrote the songs that became her latest album, ‘Surrender,’ at her family’s home in Scarborough.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Dance performance on side of building to kick-off Biddeford Fringe Festival and River Jam
The dance company, BANDALOOP, from Oakland, California, will perform their work LOOM:FIELD in Biddeford — kicking off Biddeford’s annual Fringe Festival and River Jam. BANDALOOP is being presented by Biddeford-based arts nonprofit, Subcircle, in partnership with Biddeford community based organizations Heart of Biddeford and Engine, according to Subcircle co-director Scott McPheeters. The performance will take […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Saco to Host LD 2003 Housing Ordinance Revision info session Aug. 14
SACO – The City of Saco will host an informational session to provide an overview of the housing ordinance revisions currently under review by the City Council and Planning Board. The purpose of this ordinance revision is to comply with the State of Maine’s LD 2003 law, which will become effective on Jan. 1. LD […]
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Pulled out to sea by current, New York swimmer rescued after treading water for 5 hours
Police say a 63-year-old went swimming at a beach in Babylon, New York at around 5 a.m. Monday and was pulled out to open water by the current.