The Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce is treating local foodies to an evening of food and fun at its second Battle of the Boards event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Maine Tasting Center, 508 Bath Road, Wiscasset. The deadline to enter is Friday, Aug. 16. Contestants may be as creative as they […]
August 2024
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Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
RFK Jr. tried to meet with Harris to discuss Cabinet job
The outreach, made through intermediaries, follows a meeting in Milwaukee last month between Kennedy and Donald Trump to discuss a similar policy role and endorsement that resulted in no agreement.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Sustainable Practice: Our sustainable future
Growing up in the 1970s, the year 2000 was far in the future. It seemed not only possible but likely that we’d have a lunar base and sentient robots as depicted in “2001: A Space Odyssey.” But by the end of the aughts, the decade after the world held its breath to see if Y2K […]
Posted inCops & Courts, News
Drugs found in Poland home septic tank
Federal agents suspect a drug dealer had flushed narcotics down the toilet prior to a search.
Posted inTimes Record
Intertidal: Gurnet Village supports working waterfront
“It’s the town’s science experiment,” says Lili Liu, owner of Gurnet Village, the host site of the town of Brunswick’s new float designed to grow baby quahog (hard shell clams). “That’s how we explain it to our guests,” she adds, referring to the guests that stay at their rental property, which sits right on the […]
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Scottie Scheffler dominated PGA, but postseason format not in his favor
Scheffler comes in as the favorite, but the season-ending FedEx Cup does not award the best golfer from the rest of the year.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Cornel West’s signature-gathering effort scrutinized in Maine
The independent candidate’s eligibility for the presidential ballot is facing 2 separate challenges.
Posted inDo This, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Takeoff in 3, 2, 1: Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival begins Friday
Fourteen hot-air balloons will be soaring above the Twin Cities Friday through Sunday, with a lot more fun happening at the Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston.
Posted inNation & World, News
Half of Puerto Rico has no electricity after Ernesto, utility reports
Tropical Storm Ernesto pounded Puerto Rico with rain, triggering major flooding and leaving hundreds of thousands of residents without power.