High school athletics programs are seeing more disruptions from poor spectator behavior that officials say is tied to pent-up anger and a selfish lack of control.
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Posted inTimes Record
Bowdoin College protesters barred from campus building push past to join encampment
A group of students on Friday broke past security that were blocking Smith Union on the Bowdoin College campus to join a pro-Palestine encampment that had been set up since Thursday. College security has blocked access to Smith Union Friday morning as protesters affiliated with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) remain in the […]
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Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine
King’s Head Pub opening Freeport location
The new gastropub will launch in the former Jameson Tavern space.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Check out this ultimate catch by Portland High senior
Portland senior Anneliese Collin in running for flying disc catch of the year.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Southern Maine Athletes of the Week: Winter Week 9
Press Herald sports writers nominate high school athletes from the prior week’s games.
Readers vote for their top choice and the winner will be announced in the newspapers the following Saturday all season long!
Posted inKennebunk Post
LoBello, former Ogunquit restauranteur, named to Lacrosse Hall of Fame
For decades, scores of people enjoyed dining at Vincent’s Steak and Lobster House in Ogunquit, basking in the hospitality and culinary expertise of Vin LoBello. Few knew, however, that LoBello had an athletic presence that rivaled his excellence as a restauranteur. LoBello was a legendary figure in the development of the sport of lacrosse throughout […]
Posted inKennebunk Post
Brick Store Museum invites community to join discussion series on historic letters and diaries
The Brick Store Museum announced a new discussion series that invites community members to read and discuss historic letters and diaries from the museum’s archives. The program, supported by the Maine Humanities Council’s Discussion Project, offers an opportunity to connect with local history and each other through shared readings of 19th-century firsthand accounts. The series […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
One of two suspects in death of Biddeford man pleads not guilty
Linda Lambert pleaded not guilty to felony murder and robbery charges in connection with the death last fall of Gene Dares.
Posted inMaine, News
South Portland apartment fire caused by homemade e-bike battery
The fire was reported on the 7th floor of a 100-unit apartment building on Broadway on Friday morning.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Royal River Conservation Trust names new executive director
The Yarmouth-based nonprofit appointed Chris Franklin as executive director, preceding an era of great change for the watershed.