2019 – Page 1011 – Centralmaine.com

Beach to Beacon, Sports, Varsity Maine

Veterans and newcomers alike look to shine at Beach to Beacon’s High School Mile

by Drew Bonifant August 1, 2019August 1, 2019

Fourteen returning competitors highlight field for event showcasing many of the state’s top high school runners.

Nation & World, Uncategorized

Walloped by heat wave, Greenland sees massive ice melt

by DAVID RISING Associated Press August 1, 2019August 1, 2019

The heat wave that hit Europe last week is accelerating the melting of the island’s ice sheet and causing massive ice loss in the Arctic.

Nation & World, Uncategorized

Nancy Pelosi defends Baltimore, calls Jared Kushner a ‘slumlord’

by LISA MASCARO Associated Press August 1, 2019August 1, 2019

The House speaker says if President Trump wants to belittle her hometown as rat-infested, then he should consult his son-in-law, whose family real estate firm owns thousands of apartments and townhomes in the Baltimore area.

Maine, Politics

Gideon campaign says error led to campaign finance violation

by MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press August 1, 2019August 2, 2019

The Democrat’s campaign manager blames ‘incorrect guidance on how to process’ contributions.

Nation & World, Uncategorized

North Korea launches more projectiles into sea

by KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press August 1, 2019August 1, 2019

South Korea’s military says the North launched unidentified projectiles twice into the Sea of Japan on Friday in its third weapons tests in just over a week.

Maine, Maine International Film Festival, Morning Sentinel

Waterville’s Maine Film Center donates ‘Last Tango’ proceeds

by Molly Shelly August 1, 2019August 2, 2019

Mike Perreault and Jessica Shoudy pledged to donate the proceeds raised by the Bernardo Bertolucci film ‘Last Tango in Paris’ after an outcry over its depiction of sexual assault.

Nation & World, New England

Driver in crash that killed 7 bikers was high on drugs, report says

by MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press August 1, 2019August 1, 2019

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 23, also reached for a beverage just before colliding with the motorcyclists on June 21 in New Hampshire.