Madawaska lost $41K hosting controversial music festival, report says

Broadreach Public Relations expands support for USM Promise Scholars

PORTLAND — The University of Southern Maine Foundation has received a $5,000 gift from Broadreach Public Relations in support of the Promise Scholars Program, bringing the combined scholarship support from the firm and personal gifts from Broadreach President Linda Varrell ’00 and her husband Paul Cormier to $50,000. The gift was inspired by the Foundation’s […]

Ed Sheeran says dropping Macklemore over rapper's pro-Palestinian comments was 'promoter’s decision'

NEW YORK (AP) — Ed Sheeran has weighed in on Macklemore being dropped as his opening act after the rapper made pro-Palestinian comments onstage during their tour, saying the decision was made by the promoters alone. The British singer also said he refused to be drawn into a public discussion about the war in Gaza. […]

Mistrial declared in New Hampshire youth detention center sex abuse case

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in the case of a former youth detention center worker charged with repeatedly raping a teenage boy after his accuser briefly testified about allegations involving other staff. Jeffrey Buskey, 60, of Litchfield, is charged with 21 counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault against […]

Prosecutors won't pursue death penalty for Rob Reiner’s son Nick in killing of his parents

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors said Tuesday that they won’t pursue the death penalty for Nick Reiner in the killings of his parents, actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, who were stabbed at their Los Angeles home late last year. Nick Reiner, 32, was charged with first-degree murder on Dec. 16, two […]

Industry-loving Bucksport is split on regulating data centers

Bucksport officials are debating a proposed moratorium on data centers to update regulations, balancing the need for economic development with concerns over noise, energy use, and environmental impact.