The court agrees to block a lower court ruling that would have allowed 24,000 refugees to enter the country this fall.
September 2017
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
No-frills toys play feature role as 12 hall of fame finalists announced
The paper airplane, play food, Uno and Wiffle Ball make the cut based on criteria such as longevity, success and the ability to inspire creative fun.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Winslow to hold public hearings on proposed $10M school renovation bond
The meetings, tentatively planned for Oct. 10 and 30, will seek to provide clarity after contentious debates.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Revised rules proposed for secondhand shops in Augusta
Business owners said the previously proposed rules went too far.
Posted inMaine, News
Former Augusta residents who now live in Florida safe after Hurricane Irma
Arthur and Donna Lerman moved around Florida before heading to North Carolina to get away from the storm.
Posted inField Hockey, Varsity Maine
Field hockey notebook: Winthrop off to fast start
Ramblers’ red-hot offense has them at 5-0 to begin season.
Posted inMaine, News
Mount Vernon Avenue project to stabilize drainage rocks
The rocks were installed during a two-year, $4.3 million construction project on the busy corridor, and those that have been dislodged will be replaced with larger ones by the end of the week.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Portland Ballet’s executive director leaving for job in Oregon
Michael Romy Greer will become artistic director of Oregon Ballet Theatre.
Posted inLife & Culture
J.J. Abrams to write and direct ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
Abrams gave the franchise a big boost as the director of the $2 billion box office smash ‘The Force Awakens.’
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Hissing cockroaches and tarantulas in Augusta? Museum offers hands-on learning
The annual event at the Maine State Museum featured 24 presenters showing off live insects, pulling children away from computers, tablets and the internet.