Local S6 union members vote this weekend to decide whether to accept the contract proposed by the shipyard, as well as whether to strike for the first time in 20 years.
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Posted inSports, Tennis, Varsity Maine
Remember When: The 1991 Waterville boys tennis team nearly toppled a dynasty
Cheverus’s 64th straight win didn’t come easily, as the Purple Panthers took the Stags the distance in the final.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Independent Max Linn qualifies for U.S. Senate race ballot
Tiffany Bond suing state to waive signature rules so she can be a fifth candidate in the general election.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Golfers will get a chance to take their swings at Hadlock Field
With no baseball on the horizon at Hadlock Field, the Portland Sea Dogs will turn their ballpark into a target golf course July 9-12.
Posted inNation & World
Atlanta police call out in protest, but the force says it’s managing
Atlanta’s police department says it can still protect the city even though officers are calling out to protest a member of the force being charges with murder for shooting a man in the back.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Top seller ‘Antiracist Baby’ to be released as picture book
It’s been one of the country’s best-selling books since the death last month of George Floyd.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Art detective receives photos of stolen van Gogh painting
A Dutch art sleuth has received ‘proof-of-life’ photos of a painting stolen in late March from a Dutch museum that was closed at the time because of the coronavirus.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Florida senator introduces bill to protect NCAA if it allows athletes to earn money
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s bill, which would give the NCAA time to put rules in place to supersede states laws, is considered by some a step back for athletes.
Posted inSports
MLB commissioner rejects counterproposal for 70-game season
The latest offer from the players’ association leaves the sides 10 games and about $275 million apart on a plan to start the 2020 season.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Chief curator leaving Portland Museum of Art
Jessica May, who joined the museum in 2012, will be replaced by Shalini Le Gall.