Sam Gordon, who gained fame from a viral video at age 9, is sueing her school district and two others for refusing to create a girls’ football program.
2020
Posted inSports
Bears’ offense seeks answers after poor showing against Rams
Chicago’s offense did not produce a touchdown in a 24-10 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday.
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Posted inNation & World
Judge rejects Justice Department effort to short-circuit lawsuit by woman who accused Trump of rape
A judge has denied the president’s request that the United States – and American taxpayers – replace him as the defendant in the defamation lawsuit alleging he raped a woman in the 1990s.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Biddeford man sentenced to 10 years for racially motivated hate crimes
A federal judge calls a pair of attacks by 2 men in 2018 ‘among the most serious I have seen.’
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Health panel proposes colon cancer tests start at 45, not 50
The draft guidelines issued Tuesday by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reflect a growing concern about rising rates in people under the age of 50.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Colby College receives $2 million family gift for new arts, athletics centers
Dana L. Schmaltz and Kate Enroth donated to name the Colby College Museum of Art’s gallery in the art center and the welcome pavilion in the new recreation center.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Drive in and drive out Farm to Family Fest set for Oct. 29
Event hosted by the Augusta Food Bank.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Drive-Thru Trick or Treat event set for Gardiner
GARDINER — The Church of the Nazarene on Brunswick Avenue will hold a Drive-Thru Trick or Treat event from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, according to Pastor Vanessa Betancourt. As attendees arrive, their cars will be directed through a maze of Trick or Treat stops where children will be brought candy directly to […]
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Fall clean-up for St. Michael Parish cemeteries to begin Nov. 2
Fall clean-up for the following St. Michael Parish cemeteries will begin the week of Nov. 2, according to a news release from David Madore, chairman, St. Michael Parish, Augusta. In Augusta: • St. Augustine, 61-65 Townsend Road; • Holy Family, 139 Townsend Road; and • St. Mary’s (old), 142 Winthrop St. In Gardiner: • St. […]
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Officials need help locating Ash trees sold at Maine Lowe’s locations
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry in Augusta seeks the public’s help in locating ash trees sold at Lowe’s stores in Maine during spring and summer 2020. DACF Horticulture and Forest Health officials are concerned that the trees may contain emerald ash borer, an invasive insect that kills ash trees. The trees originated […]