AUGUSTA — Bill Cosby will appear at the Augusta Civic Center 8 p.m. June 24 for a production of “Bill Cosby Live.”
KENNEBEC JOURNAL GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH OF THE YEAR: Hall-Dale coach stays cool under pressure
Once you’ve won a state championship there’s only one way to go is down, the saying goes. But Hall-Dale girls basketball coach Brandon Terrill doesn’t see it that way.
Monmouth man’s movie creating more than a bit of buzz
MONMOUTH — Bill McLean is rolling now.
Chelsea moves toward normalcy
CHELSEA — Bills were paid, regular nighttime selectmen’s meetings were scheduled and the chairman of the Board of Selectmen surrendered her chairmanship Thursday during a “positive” selectmen’s meeting — the town’s first with a full board since February.
Rally for Ice Arena set for Sunday
HALLOWELL — Local hockey enthusiasts will rally Sunday in support of the doomed Kennebec Ice Arena, as the building’s owners continue to deliberate the building’s future.
US Senate keeps subsidies for rural airports
WASHINGTON — The Senate already has handily nixed a proposal approved by the House on Friday to end a federal subsidy program for small airports, including Augusta’s and three others in Maine.
GOP senators call out LePage in Op-Ed
Eight Republican Senators are criticizing Gov. Paul LePage openly for making demeaning comments about members of the public, and they are urging him to take a more civil tone.
MLB: Red Sox open season with a loss
ARLINGTON, Texas — Pinch-hitter David Murphy delivered a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers rallied for a 9-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday after raising their American League championship flag.
Six Mainers file federal suit against LePage over labor mural removal
Six Mainers have formally challenged Gov. Paul LePage’s controversial decision to remove a mural from the Maine Department of Labor headquarters in Augusta, according to a lawsuit that their lawyer said was filed electronically Friday evening to the U.S. District Court in Portland.
OUTDOORS: Saltalamachia knows how to find big bucks in Maine
AUGUSTA — Joe “Salty” Saltalamachia knows how to find big bucks. In the last 13 years, he bagged four over 200 pounds, gaining entry each time into the Biggest Bucks in Maine Club. He’s passed up younger, smaller deer just to shoot a 200-pounder.