September 2017
Posted inNation & World, News
Survivor of Nagasaki bombing, advocate for disarmament dies at 88
Sumiteru Taniguchi was one of several prominent hibakusha, or “atomic bomb-affected people,” who spoke out about their suffering.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Sanborn lawyers: Witness may have seen victim alive 2 hours after last known sighting
Attorneys find records of the man’s claims in documents stored for years at the lead investigator’s home.
Posted inNation & World
Russia, Iran help Syrian forces break Islamic State blockade in key city
The advance is criticized as an opening for Iranian influence but celebrated as impending relief for thousands of residents trapped by extremists there since 2015.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cony, Messalonskee boys soccer teams play to scoreless draw
Rams and Eagles hope to build off tie as season progresses.
Posted inGirls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
For Gardiner girls soccer, an inspired performance in the face of tragedy
The Tigers ‘pulled together as a team for Taby’ following the 16-year-old’s sudden death last week from injuries suffered in a car crash on the first day of school.
Posted inBusiness
Falling civilian aircraft drags down factory orders
Excluding the transportation sector, orders at U.S. factories rose 0.5 percent in July.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Farmingdale home fire led to painful loss of pets, arrest
Matthew P. Woodcock says he tried to help firefighters rescue the family’s animals from the burning mobile home; police say he was arrested because his ‘behavior put multiple people at risk.’
Posted inBusiness
Sale of New York Daily News makes the front page
The tabloid is bought by Tronc, owner of the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune.
Posted inBusiness
Lego plans to reinvent itself as smaller, simpler company
As its sales fall for the first time in 13 years, the Danish toymaker will cut 8 percent of its workforce.