University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to offer an online Recipe to Market workshop for entrepreneurs and farmers interested in starting a home-based, specialty food business in Maine. The event is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, April 18. The multidisciplinary program is intended to introduce participants to key topics that an […]
2023
NHL roundup: Islanders lose to Capitals, no longer control playoff future
New York trails Florida by one point in the standings and is a point ahead of Pittsburgh, which has two games left against the two worst teams in the NHL.
WNBA draft: Indiana chooses Aliyah Boston with top pick
Aliyah Boston, a three-time All-American from South Carolina, is the top overall pick after deciding not to return to college.
Sports Digest: St. Joe’s splits baseball doubleheader with Albertus Magnus
The Monks win the opener 10-7 before losing 11-10 on a walkoff homer in the 10th inning.
MLB roundup: Scherzer rebounds, Mets blank Padres 5-0 in playoff rematch
Max Scherzer strikes out six and walks three in a 97-pitch outing that followed a shaky defeat in Milwaukee last week.
Rays nip Red Sox, 1-0, for 10th straight win to start season
Brandon Lowe’s eighth-inning home run lifts Tampa Bay to a 1-0 win over Boston.
Ukraine, Russia send home around 200 troops in prisoner swap
The Ukrainian president’s chief of staff said that the latest of the sporadic prisoner swaps in the war that started in February 2022 was ‘not an easy one.’
Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts
The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic has ended.
Police dog locates Damariscotta girl who climbed tree to avoid school
Maine game wardens and local police spent several hours Monday searching for the missing child.
Lawmakers hear testimony on 2 bills designed to address problems in the child welfare system
One bill calls for the removal of a child from a home where there’s an adult who has been convicted of a violent crime. The other proposes a 2-year pilot program to connect parents with attorneys to help navigate civil aid resources that would make the home safer.