September 18, 2017
September 2017
Augusta, Waterville area bridge results
Gamers play in Waterville, Hallowell and Augusta.
Students attend National Junior Classical League Convention
Event was held at Alabama’s Troy University.
Interior secretary recommends easing of logging restrictions in Katahdin national monument
The suggestion, part of a federal review of 27 monuments, puzzles Lucas St. Clair, whose family’s foundation donated the Maine land to the federal government.
Drama ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ plus ‘Veep’ and ‘SNL,’ capture trophies at Emmys
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is honored for a sixth time for her HBO role as a self-absorbed vice president, tying with Cloris Leachman as the most-winning Emmy performer ever.
Animal rights groups will rally Monday ahead of Portland council vote
An ordinance change would prohibit the display of wild and exotic animals in circus performances.
States boost efforts to block access to public records
Critics fear transparency will give way to opacity as more and more information is shielded from public view.
Trump mocks North Korean leader as ‘Rocket Man’
North Korea will be high on the agenda for world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly this week.
Closing U.S. embassy in Cuba ‘under review,’ Tillerson says
The secretary of state’s remarks follow a series of incidents harming the health of U.S. diplomats.
Louisiana slayings called likely racially motivated
Two black men were gunned down by someone who got out of a car and fired again several times.