The River Comics Comedy Productions will host a stand-up comedy showcase featuring Nic Dufault, Anne-Marie Keene, Mike Gray, and Adam Groppman at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 26, at the Great Falls Comedy Club inside Craft Brew Underground in Auburn. Tickets and information can be found at therivercomics.com or tickets can also be purchased at […]
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Perry woman pleads guilty to manslaughter, sentenced to 25 years
Danielle Wheeler will serve 25 years for the death of her ex-boyfriend, Jason ‘Cowboy’ Aubuchon.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Pills flowed for years as DEA dragged feet on disciplining opioid distributor
The delay has raised concerns about how the revolving door between government and industry may be impacting the DEA’s mission to police drug companies blamed for tens of thousands of American overdose deaths.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Anxious retirees, social service groups among those making default contingency plans
Politicians in Washington may be offering assurance that the government will figure out a way to avert default, but around the country, economic anxiety is rising and some people already are adjusting their routines.
Posted inBusiness
Quoddy: Old-school shoemaker walking toward expanding market
“We will always have handsewn, but in a different price segmentation.”
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
‘Civilian hero,’ officer help 2 escape uninjured from roof of burning Hallowell house
The fire, reported just before 10 p.m. Tuesday, destroyed the three-story house at 1 Franklin St., but not before a Hallowell police officer and an anonymous passerby helped two people on a porch roof escape the flames.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Trout, Moniak and Thaiss homer to help Angels beat Red Sox 4-0
An eighth-inning shot by Mike Trout extended the Angels’ advantage to 4-0.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Fudging on assault weapons ban is what’s appalling
Of the four members of Maine’s congressional delegation, only Rep. Chellie Pingree supports a ban on guns capable of inflicting unthinkable damage on our communities. Her counterparts aren’t prepared to say much about why they don’t.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Tom Waddell: Racism is in our roots
Last month I wrote that the source of racism in America is systemic, not individual. Since the topic spans over 400 years, one column, or even two, couldn’t adequately cover how our national laws legalized racism. So, this second column on racism in America will attempt to scratch the surface a little deeper. If I […]
