Amy Tait and Christopher Strecker sued the Lake Region School District and a teacher following the death of their son during a senior hiking trip in 2021.
August 2024
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
‘It Ends With Us’ is glittery and traumatic. And, oh, those abs.
Millions of readers swooned over Colleen Hoover’s thorny romance “It Ends With Us,” the No. 1 bestselling novel of 2022 and 2023. They’ll come prepared for the clobbering heartbreak – and will hopefully pack an extra hankie for any nonfans entering the movie theater as blank as if they’re on a blind date. The film […]
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Posted inOlympics, Sports
Olympic roundup: Noah Lyles comes up short in 200 meters while battling COVID
The American sprinter says he was diagnosed with COVID two days before the final in the 200 meters, where he placed third.
Posted inBusiness
Wall Street rallies to its best day since 2022 on encouraging unemployment data
The S&P 500 jumped 2.3% and shaved off all but 0.5% of its loss from what was a brutal start to the week.
Posted inTimes Record
Highly anticipated sushi and boba joint opens in Freeport
Aki, a highly-anticipated restaurant in Freeport, opened at the beginning of the month, drawing a steady flow of customers in its first few days.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox had success on road trip, but starting pitching struggles remain a concern
Boston’s offense has bailed out its faltering starting pitchers, but the team is still in the wild-card mix with seven weeks left in the regular season.
Posted inTimes Record
Protesters’ petition calls for L.L. Bean to divest from bank
Protestors from Third Act Maine, a group of Mainers over the age of 60 against climate change, passed a national petition to L.L. Bean early Wednesday morning, calling for the outdoor recreation brand to divest from Citibank.
Posted inTimes Record
Sunken fishing vessel recovered from Harpswell waters after 7 months
After seven months, the sunken Jacob Pike was raised from the New Meadows River, months after it went under in a January storm.
Posted inBusiness
Startups race to make water out of thin air
Materials that are bigger on the inside than the outside provide a futuristic solution to supply water to an increasingly arid planet.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
Biddeford schools get grant to help prepare students for clean energy jobs
AUGUSTA – The Governor’s Energy Office, through the Clean Energy Partnership, is granting $299,690 to Biddeford Schools and Adult Education. The grant will develop curricula, fund internships and apprenticeships, provide job training, and prepare 70 individuals for careers in the clean energy and energy efficiency sectors, according to Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel. The program will […]