October 2022 – Page 181 – Centralmaine.com

Indonesia soccer group: Some gates locked in deadly crush

by EDNA TARIGAN October 4, 2022October 5, 2022

Survivors says the gates were locked while police insist all of them were open but were too narrow to accommodate the rush.

Business, Local & State, New England, News

State to intervene in Versant Power rate hike request

by Edward D. Murphy October 4, 2022October 4, 2022

Gov. Janet Mills orders her energy office to oppose the rate proposal, which seeks a 32% increase for Maine’s second-largest electric utility.

Sports

Expanded playoffs offer one more opportunity

by Scott Martin October 4, 2022October 5, 2022

Seattle ended a long-playoff drought and Philadelphia earned a surprising berth thanks to the extra wild card.

Arts & Entertainment

Angelina Jolie details Brad Pitt abuse allegations in court filing

by ANDREW DALTON October 4, 2022October 4, 2022

It says Pitt grabbed Jolie by the head and shook her during a 2016 flight and that he ‘lunged’ at one of their kids who tried to defend Jolie.

Business, Health, Local & State, News, Schools and Education

UNE medical school’s move to Portland will allow it to grow and train more doctors

by Hannah LaClaire October 4, 2022October 4, 2022

Construction on the school’s $93 million home could begin next month, and Maine’s only medical college could make the move to Portland in 2024.

New England, News

Key suspect in transcontinental murder-for-hire case pleads not guilty

by WILSON RING October 4, 2022October 5, 2022

Gregory Davis, 49, was abducted from his home in Vermont on the night of Jan. 6, 2018, by a man wearing a jacket with a U.S. Marshals Service insignia.

Arts & Entertainment

‘Amsterdam’ a true-ish shaggy-dog tale from 1933 with echoes of 2022

by Ann Hornaday October 4, 2022October 5, 2022

“A lot of this actually happened” is the opening epigram of “Amsterdam,” David O. Russell’s kaleidoscopic riff on the curious case of Gen. Smedley Butler, who in 1933 became involved in what would be known as the Business Plot, wherein he was allegedly approached by a cabal of wealthy business executives to be the figurehead […]