Brooke Quinn Dunphey of Wells had gone to work in the school system there, but then two hurricanes struck.
September 2017
Posted inNews, Politics
Trump called San Juan’s mayor a weak leader; here’s what her leadership looks like
With limited communications and little help from the outside world in the first days after the hurricane, mayors like Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto became the highest form of authority for many residents.
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Posted inNation & World
Despite recent fatality, elite rock climbers up for Yosemite challenge
Geologists say the national park is no more dangerous than usual.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Oak Hill football fights back, but Wells has final answer
Warriors score 27 second-half points to pull away from Raiders in 41-21 win.
Posted inSports
Local roundup: Carrabec girls soccer nips Mt. Abram
Makayla Vicneire scores two goals in win.
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
Laverdiere, Matson win Festival of Champions
Yarmouth senior and Falmouth freshman control cross country race in Belfast.
Posted inNation & World
Myanmar refugees pushed to the limit
Five weeks after the exodus began, the U.N. says over a half-million have entered Bangladesh.
Posted inSports
At home, Rogers starts to give back
BINGHAM — Nick Rogers paced in the Valley School gymnasium. In a few minutes, Rogers would give a presentation to all the students in the Bingham school. He’d already been down the hill at Quimby Elementary. Rogers was wearing shorts, putting his prosthetic legs in full view. The words “Never Say Never” were written on […]
Posted inNation & World
Rights groups urge halt to Egypt’s crackdown on gays
Most Egyptians see homosexuality as a practice that goes against nature and religion and insist that it’s a social disease exported by a decadent West.