These were among notable individual performances across the state last week.
2023
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Yoshida’s three-run homer sparks Red Sox
Masataka Yoshida breaks out of a slump with a big hit in support of Chris Sale, who pitches five scoreless innings in a 7-3 win over the Royals.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Largest union representing Maine state workers holds demonstration for improved wages
The Maine Service Employees Association, Local 1989 of the Service Employees International Union, used the weekend before Labor Day to demonstrate in Augusta for fair, livable wages as state employees enter their third month working under the terms of an expired contract.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Largest union representing Maine’s state workers holds demonstration for improved wages
The Maine Service Employees Association, Local 1989 of the Service Employees International Union, used the weekend before Labor Day to demonstrate in Augusta for fair, livable wages as state employees enter their third month working under the terms of an expired contract.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News, Uncategorized
Sweet emotion in Philadelphia as Aerosmith starts its farewell tour, and fans dream on
Aerosmith began its farewell ‘Peace Out’ tour Saturday in Philadelphia with a two-hour set spanning its voluminous catalog.
Posted inNation & World, News
Ukraine President Zelensky says defense minister will be replaced this week
The announcement comes as Russia attacked a Ukrainian port on Sunday, a day before key grain deal talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
‘Equalizer 3’ cleans up, while ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ score new records
According to studio estimates, the third installment in the Denzel Washington-led “Equalizer” franchise has topped the domestic box office this weekend with $34.5 million
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Aerosmith singer and Maui homeowner Steven Tyler urges tourists to return to the island
The singer, who has a home on the island, wants vacationers to return to Maui to help the island’s economy – devastated by wildfires last month – recover.
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India’s moon rover completes its walk; scientists analyzing data look for signs of frozen water
The rover’s payloads are turned off and the data it collected has been transmitted to the Earth via the lander, the statement said.
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Burning Man flooding strands tens of thousands at Nevada site; authorities are investigating 1 death
Organizers closed the festival to vehicles Saturday night, just before a large wooden effigy was supposed to have been burned, and said they did not know when roads would be dry enough for vehicles to navigate safely.