KENNEBUNK – One game at a time. That’s the mindset Kennebunk boys’ soccer head coach Greg Cavanaugh has instilled in his players as the Rams prepare for the 2019 season. With Kennebunk opening its season at Noble High on Saturday, Cavanaugh’s sole focus is on the Knights this week. He’ll wait until after the Rams’ […]
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Patriots start season at No. 1 in AP Pro32 poll
NEW YORK — The NFL’s final four teams at the end of last season will start off as the top four going into the start of the 2019 season. Which is not all that surprising. Even less so is the team at the top: the defending champion New England Patriots. The Patriots received eight of […]
Bench in Old Orchard Beach to be dedicated to local hero
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — A bench at Veterans Memorial Park will be dedicated on Sept. 11 to the late Joel Barnes, a firefighter who grew up in Old Orchard Beach and died a hero on March 1. Barnes, a firefighter for the town of Berwick, responded on March 1 with his crew to a four-alarm […]
Hunter to serve nine months in jail for killing woman on her property in Hebron
SOUTH PARIS — A judge has ordered a Hebron man to serve nine months in jail for the shooting death of a woman on her property while he was hunting and she was searching for gemstones. Robert Trundy, 40, was scheduled to go on trial next week, nearly two years after he fatally shot Karen […]
Cuba Gooding Jr.’s trial on groping charges postponed
NEW YORK (AP) — Cuba Gooding Jr.’s trial on groping charges has been postponed until Oct. 10. Prosecutors said Tuesday they’re still waiting for evidence in the Oscar-winning “Jerry Maguire” star’s case. Jury selection had been set to start this week. Gooding’s lawyers argued against the delay. The actor is accused of placing his hand […]
PUC staff blames frigid weather for jump in many CMP customers’ bills
The staff for Maine’s utility regulatory agency says high usage, not meter problems or new billing software, was responsible for thousands of Central Maine Power customers receiving high electricity bills in the winter of 2017-18. The conclusion by analysts with the Maine Public Utilities Commission affirms an earlier analysis done by Liberty Consulting Group, an […]
Comedian Juston McKinney to headline golf club’s charitable fundraiser
ARUNDEL — Nationally known comedian Juston McKinney will present his signature New England “hum-ah” at Vinegar Hill Music Theater in Arundel on Thursday, Sept. 12, and the evening is guaranteed to generate more than laughter. The fundraising event is sponsored by the Webhannet Golf Club Charitable Foundation whose mission focuses on assisting individuals and organizations […]
Gary Welton: The Church Community at Its Worst and Its Best
Churches are havens and shelters for needy humans. They contain no perfect specimens. Nevertheless, they are held to high standards and are embarrassed when their building doors are locked during a local crisis. Yet their mission goes on, and we would be most miserable without strong churches. For example, as reported in the Philadelphia Inquirer, a […]
Mark W. Hendrickson: When humans don’t procreate
The “hook” of the story intrigued me: “This hasn’t happened in all of modern history…” An email from “The Crux” last month blared, “Global population growth to virtually stop by 2100.” According to a Pew Research Center analysis, “the world’s [human] population is expected to virtually stop growing by the end of this century, due […]
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