The Red Sox owner says the team does not necessarily need to be below the salary threshold, but their offseason actions indicate differently.
2020
Trump, Pelosi square off ahead of impeachment trial
The president says both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff should testify.
Postal Service unveils Year of the Rat stamp for Lunar New Year
This is the third time the agency has launched Lunar New Year stamps, which released the first series from 1992 to 2005.
Queen prepares for royal family summit over Harry and Meghan
Buckingham Palace says a ‘range’ of possibilities would be discussed, but the queen wants to resolve the situation within ‘days, not weeks.’
Lisbon’s new economic and community development director sees bright future
Brett Richardson, Lisbon’s new economic and community development director, feels he’s come to town at a very exciting time for the town.
Bus driver, Bowdoin student, honored for helping save man trapped under riding lawnmower
15-year-old Gabe Stinson of Bowdoin helped bus driver Connie Lalier lift a riding lawnmower off an elderly man who became trapped under it while clearing snow from his driveway on Dec. 18.
Ex-drug company executives face reckoning in opioid bribery case
The case against Insys Therapeutics is considered the first seeking to hold an opioid maker criminally liable for the ongoing drug crisis.
Four Iraqi servicemen wounded by rocket attack on air base
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack just north of Baghdad, Iraqi officials said.
Amid continued growth, Brunswick airport looking for manager, hoping to attract flight technician school
In November, the airport surpassed the number of flight operations (22,847) the active-duty Naval Air Station did in 2005, the last year all the base squadrons were fully operational.
Libya truce holds amid reports of violations by both sides
Russia and Turkey propose the truce between dueling authorities: one in the east and the other in the west.