Xavier Botana tells the school community that he will lead a discussion with the school board about the high school selection process.
2019
Posted inEvents
Central Maine Business Breakfast Forum: Retail Cannabis Rules
Join us Wednesday, Sept. 4 at the Michael Klahr Holocaust and Human Rights Center on the University of Maine – Augusta campus for a free panel discussion about how the marijuana rules are shaping up.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Steve Lopez: Had enough? Here’s how to fight the madness of mass shootings
Gilroy. El Paso. Dayton. It’s one senseless and horrific mass shooting after another, and you’re hit with waves of sadness, anger and frustration. If 20 children were massacred at a Connecticut elementary school in 2012 and the sensible gun control proposals that followed were handily defeated, is there any way ordinary citizens can ever overcome […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert and Nicole Byer to headline at New York Comedy Festival
Bill Maher and Kevin Smith also will be among headliners in the more than 100 shows Nov. 4-10.
Posted inNation & World
French hoverboard inventor flies across the English Channel
He stopped only once to refuel his invention from a boat in the choppy waters.
Posted inNation & World
Trump condemns shootings, says ‘mental illness and hatred pulls the trigger’ … ‘not the gun’
The president appears to back away from seeking stricter firearms background checks hours after calling for them Monday morning.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Oscar-winning documentary maker D.A. Pennebaker dies at 94
He immortalized a young Bob Dylan in ‘Don’t Look Back’ and captured the spin behind Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign in ‘The War Room.’
Posted inMaine, News
Atlantic puffins thriving on remote nesting islands off Maine
The birds are well on their way to setting a record for the number of breeding pairs.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Trump claims he wants stronger gun measures, doesn’t say how
President Trump claims he favors legislation providing ‘strong background checks’ on for gun users, but provides no details.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. web firm drops 8chan hate site after El Paso shooting
Three mass shootings this year, including the El Paso massacre on Saturday, began with the gunmen distributing hate-filled screeds on 8chan.