The Aces, unlike past top seeds, do not have a bye into the semifinals and will face Phoenix in the first round.
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Posted inField Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Skowhegan field hockey team begins fall sports season in search of redemption
River Hawks out to make things right after suffering program’s worst loss in a Class A state final — a 4-1 decision to Cheverus.
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Posted inSports
Kevin Harvick seizes momentum ahead of NASCAR playoffs
Harvick has won back-to-back races after a 65-race losing streak.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England
New England farmers face new challenges as drought follows drought
Huge meanders of the jet stream, or air current, get stuck in place, locking in extreme weather events that can alternately be associated with extreme heat and drought in one location and extreme rainfall in another.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Suspected plane part crashes down from sky, lands outside Maine State House in Augusta
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident, which occurred at about 12:30 p.m. Friday.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Tuesday’s elections: Cheney in trouble while Palin eyes comeback
Donald Trump has targeted Rep. Liz Cheney, making her ouster a top priority, endorsing a challenger and traveling to Wyoming to try to seal the deal.
Posted inNation & World
Kenya’s William Ruto declared president after last-minute chaos
But just before the results were announced, 4 of the 7 electoral commissioners told journalists they could not support the ‘opaque nature’ of the final phase of the vote-verification process.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report, Nation & World
South Dakota tribe long opposed to alcohol embraces cannabis
The Oglala Sioux Tribe has banned alcohol for over 100 years, but views responsible cannabis use as a safe and natural medical treatment.
Posted inBooks, Nation & World, News
Iran denies involvement in attack on Salman Rushdie but blames him
In 1989, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa, or Islamic edict, demanding the author’s death, and while Iran has not focused on Rushdie in recent years, the decree still stands.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report, Nation & World
Voters to decide whether recreational cannabis will be legal in Missouri
Supporters get a constitutional amendment on the ballot after legalization efforts failed in the Legislature.