The gift from Albert Howard, a longtime library employee who died in 2017, will fund an endowment for the university’s Special Collections at the Glickman Family Library.
December 2018
Posted inLife & Culture
Acclaimed writer slammed for liking David Icke
Alice Walker lauds the author accused of being an anti-Semite.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
South Portland council backs zoning change for new middle school
Councilors unanimously approve the first reading of a proposal to allow the school on Wescott Road to be as tall as 60 feet.
Posted inNews, Sports
Senators seek federal control of sports gambling
Proposed legislation would be aimed toward protecting the integrity of pro and college sports as more states legalize sports betting.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Pre-Christmas gift returns rising, shippers report
UPS says it expected to handle 1.5 million return packages Wednesday, partly because more people are buying stuff for themselves that they want to send back.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine-registered vehicle towed from scene of fatal shooting in New Hampshire
An unidentified man was shot to death Tuesday night outside Castaways Boathouse in Dover.
Posted inNation & World
EU takes steps to ease chaos of no-deal Brexit
Britain is due to leave the European Union on March 29.
Posted inNation & World
Scientists push to protect endangered porpoise
A ban on gill nets is advocated in the upper Gulf of California.
Posted inBusiness
Billions vanish as hedge funds forgo winning big-short plays
Whether it’s because their investing firepower is diminishing or they crave market stability, smart-money traders have snubbed a key bastion of profitability in the recent equity meltdown.
Posted inBusiness
EU moves toward ban of single-use plastics
The emphasis is on reducing marine pollution.