August 2024
Outdoor films ‘under the stars’ at Hacker’s Hill
Loon Echo Land Trust (LELT) will host the Maine Outdoor Film Festival (MOFF) at Hacker’s Hill – owned and managed by the Bridgton-based nonprofit – at 174-238 Quaker Ridge Road in Casco on Friday, Aug. 16 at 8 p.m. The film festival tours Maine with specially curated screenings of films about the outdoors, conservation, and recreation […]
Pedestrian seriously injured after being struck by SUV in South Portland
The woman had been sitting in the median of Maine Mall Road before she was hit by an unnamed male driver who then struck another vehicle head on.
Things to Do: Aug. 15
Thursday, Aug. 15 Bess Jacques at the Grand Piano, 6 to 9 p.m., The Lincoln Hotel, 17 Lincoln St., Biddeford. Pianist and singer Bess Jacques performs vintage jazz, pop, and everything in between. Free. FMI, call 207-815-3977 or email [email protected]. Thursday Coffee Hour for 55+, 10 to 11 a.m., McArthur Public Library, 270 Main St., […]
New Hampshire man killed in weekend vehicle crash
Benjamin Harvey, a 23-year-old from Rollinsford, New Hampshire, was pronounced dead at the scene in Indian Purchase Township, police said.
Biddeford gets ready to jam out at 10th annual River Jam Festival
The festival will take place Saturday, Aug. 17 at Mechanics Park in downtown Biddeford.
Trump and his allies once cheered hacked materials. No longer, now that they say he’s a target
Donald Trump has changed his position on whether a presidential campaign’s hacked materials should be published.
Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, hero to election deniers, convicted in election computer breach
Peters was accused of using someone else’s security badge to give an expert affiliated with My Pillow chief executive Mike Lindell access to the Mesa County election system.
Lawsuit says new law designed to protect veterans from ‘claim sharks’ is unconstitutional
A group of veterans and a benefits consulting firm are suing Maine’s attorney general, arguing that a new law designed to shield the state’s veterans from predatory practices is unconstitutional.
Judge rules against RFK Jr. in fight to be on New York’s ballot
The judge ruled that the presidential hopeful falsely claimed a New York residence on nominating petitions despite living in California.