There’s no juggernaut like in years past, but Gardiner, Skowhegan should be among the best.
2019
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
GOP congressman pitches LGBTQ rights bill with religious exemptions
Rep. Chris Stewart of Utah sees the bill as a way to ‘bridge that gap’ between preventing discrimination and allowing religion to inform individual decisions.
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Posted inIndoor Track, Sports, Varsity Maine
Indoor track: Messalonskee, Winslow girls aim to defend KVAC crown
Several teams look to make jump into conference contenders.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Forty companies apply for Maine cannabis licenses on first full day
Marijuana growers, retailers and manufacturers submitted applications for state licenses leading up to a March 2020 target for retail sales.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Top lawmakers reject most appeals to hear more bills in January
Members of the Legislative Council voted down more bills than they accepted Friday as lawmakers pushed to get previously rejected bills before the Legislature next year.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Symposium explores ways to close widening gap in Maine’s workforce
The state will have to add an estimated 158,000 trained people to its workforce by 2025 to maintain economic growth, Educate Maine tells participants at its annual symposium.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Rochester, N.Y., diocese request led to rare delay in archbishop’s beatification
The diocese, where Fulton Sheen served as a bishop from 1966 to 1969, says it sought the delay ‘to allow for further review of his role in priests’ assignments.’
Posted inMaine
After review, Maine attorney general stands by embattled medical examiner
Attorney General Aaron Frey remains confident in Dr. Mark Flomenbaum after conducting an internal review prompted by a lawmaker’s complaints.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Nobel laureate Peter Handke strikes out at journalists
The Austrian author has been widely criticized as an apologist for Serbian war crimes during the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Posted inCommunity
Portland Diocese to hold special collection Dec. 7, 8
Proceeds will benefit the Retirement Fund for Religious