Meanwhile, Dalilah Muhammad breaks a 16-year-old world record in the 400-meter hurdles at the U.S. track and field championships.
2019
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Yankees avoid four-game sweep by pounding Sale, Red Sox, 9-6
Boston ace Chris Sale gives up a pair of homers and six earned runs in 5 1/3 innings.
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Posted inNation & World
Gunman kills 3 at California festival before police shoot him
3 people were killed and another 15 wounded at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Northern California; police fatally shot the suspect who sneaked in by cutting a fence.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Will Johnson be next prime minister to be undone by Brexit?
Thanks to a vote by 138,809 dues-paying members of the Conservative Party, the United Kingdom is about to experience a dramatic and, for many, disorienting change in its political leadership. The dour and disciplined Prime Minister Theresa May will hand over the keys of 10 Downing Street to the flamboyant Boris Johnson, who defeated Jeremy […]
Posted inMaine, News
Siblings build casket for beloved father from items he had collected
Robert McCormick of Sanford, a mason, landscaper and maintenance man, died July 16 at age 70.
Posted inFood & Dining, Things to Do
Go out of your way to get to Runway Restaurant
Located on a wooded road in Limington, the breakfast-and-lunch spot has farm-fresh fare and scratch baking.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
John Kass: Democrats should be blaming themselves
There must have been a point in the Robert Mueller hearings when the big thinkers of CNN and MSNBC curled up on the floor in fetal positions and began breathing into brown paper bags, trying to remain calm. Breathe. Collusion. Breathe. “Did not reach a determination as to whether the president committed a crime.” Breathe. […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
South Portland plans crackdown on short-term-rental scofflaws
Eight months after voters approved rules for rentals promoted on websites such as Airbnb and HomeAway, city officials are preparing to take action against 62 operators who appear to be breaking the law.
Posted inBicentennial, Maine, New England, News
Vote on Maine statehood was far from assured two centuries ago
Every attempt over the previous 30 years to separate from Massachusetts had failed until July 26, 1819 – 200 years ago this week.
