In accordance with a directive of the President, Governor Janet Mills has ordered the United States and State of Maine flags remain lowered to half-staff through Sunday, July 10, 2022 in honor and remembrance of former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe. The text of the President’s proclamation is as follows: The longest serving Prime …
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Brunswick Home Destroyed by Fire
A fire at a residence at Chase Lane, on Woodward Point, in Brunswick was destroyed early Friday morning, July 8. The only resident of the home escaped without injury. Investigators are looking to determine the cause of a house fire in Brunswick Friday morning that resulted in a total loss.https://t.co/jVzmmWzTew — CBS 13 News (@WGME) …
Missing Family Spotted in Mexico, Maine
Sanford Police have been investigating the missing family of Jill Sidebotham, 2-year-old Lydia Hansen, and Nicholas Hansen. They were last seen by the Sidebotham family on June 27th. A sighting of the whole family at the Mexico Maine Wal-Mart on July 2nd has been confirmed. Sanford Police say there is no indication that the family …
Moxie Festival Returns for 2022
Since 1982, The Moxie Festival has been held on the second weekend in July in Lisbon. Unfortunately, because of the pandemic, the iconic festival had to take a hiatus. However, it will return this summer on July 8, 9, and 10. Get ready for 3 days of wicked cool Moxie events including Moxie Fireworks to …
WNBA star Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russia
On Thursday, WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty in Russia to drug possession and smuggling charges, telling a Moscow court she brought marijuana into the country by accident. Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport in February after Russian officials claimed she had cannabis oil in her luggage. Griner said in court: “I would like …
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Derek Chauvin sentenced to 21 years on federal charges for violating George Floyd’s civil rights
Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 21 years in prison Thursday, nearly seven months after he pleaded guilty to federal charges that he violated George Floyd’s civil rights when he knelt on Floyd’s neck for 9½ minutes as he was detaining him in May 2020. Federal prosecutors had asked U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson to sentence …
Luke Combs’ “Growin’ Up” knocks Morgan Wallen out of the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart
Luke Combs has dethroned Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album from the No.1 position and sits at the top of Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart this week with his new album, Growin’ Up. This marks Combs’ fourth career No.1 debut on Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart. Wallen’s Dangerous has spend 63 weeks atop the Billboard …
Miranda Lambert and husband Brendan McLoughlin hit the road for “20-Day Run Of Adventures Out West”
Miranda Lambert and her husband Brendan McLoughlin are headed west on a multi-state, road-trip adventure, with Lambert’s longtime friend and bandmate Gwen Sebastian and her husband Louis Newman tagging along. After Lambert wrapped up The Bandwagon Tour with Little Big Town earlier this summer, the two couples embarked on a “20-day run of adventures out …
Take a look at Margot Robbie and Christian Bale in the trailer for the film ‘Amsterdam’
20th Century Studios is sharing a trailer for the mystery comedy film ‘Amsterdam,’ featuring Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David Washington and directed by David O. Russell. The film takes place in the 1930s and ‘follows three friends (Bale, Robbie, Washington) who become swept up in a murder and a larger secret plot.‘ Also starring …
Actor James Caan, known for his films “The Godfather”, “Elf”, dies at age 82
The family of actor James Caan announced Thursday on social media that the actor died Wednesday night. Caan was 82. The family tweeted on Caan’s official Twitter account: “It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the evening of July 6. The family appreciates the outpouring of love …
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