Jones has not played in a game since suffering a major knee injury in November which required surgery.
August 2024
Maine continues to see high hepatitis C infections despite overall declining rate
The rate of new acute cases, though highest in the nation, has decreased every year since peaking in 2020.
$34 million Route 1 improvements in Woolwich near end
The new Pleasant Cove Bridge on Route 1 touts itself as a project for environmentalists and transportation officials.
In a film about a father-daughter dance in prison, the girls take the lead
In 2012, activist Angela Patton delivered a TED Talk about organizing a father-daughter dance at a prison. Several filmmakers reached out to her about turning the story into a documentary, but none of them seemed to grasp its point. They kept asking whether she could get them access to the correctional facility. It was all […]
Aroostook County explosion caused by disconnected propane line
The propane line had been disconnected from a heating unit that was mistakenly turned on, triggering the explosion, fire marshals office says.
Who paid to get Cornel West on Maine’s presidential ballot – and why?
One supporter said he was hired to collect signatures for the long-shot progressive candidate, but stopped because he believed it was part of Republican efforts to elect former President Donald Trump.
Back injury ends season for Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich
The 32-year-old Yelich, the 2018 NL MVP, hasn’t played since being removed from a game on July 23.
Maine Street tree removal sparks outcry amid Brunswick sidewalk overhaul
Crews removed a mature tree along Maine Street in Brunswick on Tuesday, sparking an outcry against tree-chopping in the midst of the town’s sidewalk project. Now some residents are wondering what can be done to preserve what’s left.
Peter Marshall, game-show host of ‘Hollywood Squares,’ dies at 98
In addition to hosting the long-running game show, he was a singer, comedian and Broadway actor.
In Mississippi, discovery of elephant fossil from the ice age provides window into the past
The fossil was intact, making it an ‘extremely rare find for Mississippi,’ the state’s Department of Environmental Quality announced on its website.