The winners in the 6 categories of the Maine Arts Commission event on Friday will be given baskets made by National Heritage Fellow Molly Neptune Parker.
September 2018
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine lobstermen say move to avert collapse of herring fishery will have dire consequences
Trawling bans and quota reductions being proposed by regulators will result in bait shortages that will cause prices to skyrocket, the lobstermen say.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Kavanaugh classmate who wrote of partying falls silent
Mark Judge has been holed up in a beachfront house in Delaware as the controversy over the Supreme Court nominee has played out in Washington.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
EPA appeals reinstatement of ban on pesticide
The compound, linked to disorders in children whose mothers were exposed during pregnancy, was banned by the Obama administration.
Posted inNation & World, News
Jury still out on whether woman can succeed in combat jobs, Mattis says
There are too few in the infantry ranks to provide enough data to determine how they’re doing, according to the defense secretary.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Pope: Abuse scandals driving faithful away
‘We ourselves need to be converted,’ he says in Estonia on the final day of his Baltics pilgrimage.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Soccer trending upward at St. Joseph’s
The women’s soccer team at St. Joseph’s is off to a 5-1 start, joining the men’s team in a recent run of success.
Posted inNation & World
Russian activist claims he was poisoned
Pyotr Verzilov, a member of the protest group Pussy Riot, says he could have been targeted for looking into the killings of Russian journalists in Africa.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Local roundup: Marlee Hisler leads Skowhegan girls soccer to win over Mt. Blue
Indians top Cougars in KVAC.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Appendicitis study finds antibiotics a viable alternative
Patients who are not at risk of their appendix bursting are good candidates for antibiotics and results find the treatment has a 64 percent success rate.