Field hockey: First-year player has already set a school record and is a key contributor to Ramblers’ high-powered offense. Winthrop faces MCI in the Class C championship game Saturday in Augusta.
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Posted inNation & World
A rebel, a bureaucrat: The women who stayed in Afghanistan
Many have fled the country in response to the Taliban takeover, fearing a return to the brutal repression that marked the group’s previous rule in the late 1990s.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
USM faculty raise concerns with chancellor about university’s independence
The faculty and staff fear that unified accreditation may lead to less independence for USM, though Chancellor Dannel Malloy says it will allow for collaboration and let the UMaine System’s campuses retain control of budgets and other decisions.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
At $289 per vote, Question 1 opponents spent three times as much as supporters, and still lost
The most expensive referendum in Maine history is part of a growing trend in big spending, which doesn’t always yield winning outcomes.
Posted inNation & World
State Department steps up efforts on ‘Havana Syndrome’ cases
It names a high-ranking deputy to coordinate the investigation into the hundreds of brain injuries reported by diplomats and intelligence officers serving overseas.
Posted inNews
Farmington board votes to not seek a moratorium for solar projects
Last week abutters expressed concern over the 75 foot setbacks in a solar farm application, but those distances have since increased.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
New York teenager shot to death in Down East Maine
Police in Machias received a report of potential gunfire after midnight Thursday, and the 17-year-old’s body was found hours later on a lawn.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.K. rejects EU proposals to streamline trade of goods in Northern Ireland
The two sides also make no progress in negotiations over symbolically important U.K. fishing licenses off France.
Posted inField Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Field hockey: MCI, Skowhegan reach state finals from opposite ends of experience spectrum
Huskies ride rich team chemistry to Class C title game, while River Hawks have seen young core grow en route to Class A final.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
S&P 500 sets seventh straight all-time high on Wall Street
One potential worry spot for markets was a big jump in workers’ wages, up 4.9% from a year earlier, which can feed into concerns about inflation.