Thompson’s Point welcomes a host of characters.
2022
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Robert C. Krueger, ex-Texas congressman and diplomat, dies at 86
The Democrat served as ambassador to Mexico, Burundi and Botswana at various points in his career.
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Posted inNation & World
Ricardo Alarcón, Castro confidant and top Cuban envoy, dies at 84
He used harsh rhetoric and fine sarcasm to criticize U.S. policies, which he attributed to the influence of the exile community in Miami.
Posted inNation & World
Researchers returning for assessment of last U.S. slave ship
The Clotilda was scuttled in the Mobile River after illegally dropping off 110 West Africans on the Alabama coast in 1860.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox stumble home after another loss
Boston ends a miserable road trip with a 3-7 record, falling to Baltimore for the second straight day, 9-5.
Posted inNation & World
Morton Mower, co-inventor of implantable defibrillator, dies at 89
The device would correct a patient’s over-rapid or inefficient heartbeat with an electric shock to resume its regular rhythm.
Posted inNation & World
Marshals offer $10,000 reward for information on escaped inmate, missing officer
Vicky White had turned in her retirement papers the day before, the sheriff says.
Posted inMaine, News
Photos: Albion farm hosts goat yoga event to support ShineOnCass
Hart to Hart Farm and Education Center hosted an animal baby shower and pajama party. The event also had simulated cow milking, fetching eggs in the coop, spinning lamb’s wood, and cuddling newborn babies. Admission was free with a food or pet item “baby shower gift” to be shared with the Humane Society Waterville Area in memory of Cassidy Jean Charette, a 17-year-old Messalonskee High School student, who died during a hayride accident in 2014. All photos taken by Morning Sentinel photojournalist Rich Abrahamson.
Posted inSports
Cup Series race at Dover postponed until Monday
Rain interrupts the race before the first stage is completed, with Hendrick Motorsports drivers Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott leading the field.
Posted inNation & World
Woman rescued 50 hours after China building collapse
About 20 others remain trapped and another 39 have not been accounted for.