The 31-year-old defensive star has retired from soccer after playing her 123rd game for the U.S. squad on Thursday night.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Homeless veteran, described as invaluable volunteer, suffers setback after Waterville tumble
Ryan Sirois, 39, was leaving the Waterville Area Soup Kitchen, where he’s seen as vital to its operations, when he sustained serious injuries after falling from his bicycle, Amy Calder writes.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Tropical Storm Ophelia off the mid-Atlantic coast producing winds just below hurricane force
Forecasters said Ophelia was about 90 miles south of Cape Lookout, North Carolina, and heading north-northwest at 12 mph., on Friday night.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta’s Viles Arboretum opens wetland boardwalk
The arboretum, on the east side of the state’s capital city, used both money from the Bureau of Parks and Lands as well as other fundraising to pay for the boardwalk that allows easy access to the wetland area along the north edge of its 224-acre facility.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Sen. Menendez, wife indicted on bribe charges as probe finds cash, $100,000 in gold bars, prosecutors say
The latest indictment is unrelated to the earlier charges that alleged he accepted lavish gifts to pressure government officials on behalf of a Florida doctor.
Posted inNew England, News
Massachusetts has huge waitlist for state-funded housing. So why are 2,300 units vacant?
Massachusetts has about 184,000 people on a waitlist for the state’s public housing.
Posted inSports
Ryder Cup: U.S. aims to end 30 years of losing on European soil
Home teams have dominated the competition in recent years, and next weekend’s event is in Rome.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Alex Cora, looking to future, says, ‘There’s more to life than being a manager’
Alex Cora appears set to return in 2024, the final year of his contract, but has no firm plans after that.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Dead Man’s Wake’ and ‘Bangor’
A new Mike Bowditch mystery from Paul Doiron, and vintage and contemporary photographs from historian Richard Shaw
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: How Washington’s $7.5 trillion deficit spending spree is bankrupting America
Polls show that Americans are pessimistic about the economy, with inflation as the top concern. That’s understandable, but do they understand where this inflationary surge came from, and why Washington’s addiction to government spending threatens the future prosperity of the country? That may sound hyperbolic, but consider the numbers. The sum of new spending authorizations […]