The sanctions include deporting 35 Russian diplomats and closing two Russian-owned compounds. Moscow says it will consider retaliation.
2016
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Maine’s attorney general signs letter to Trump on climate change
Janet Mills and 14 other attorneys general write Trump to urge him to preserve Obama’s Clean Power Plan.
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Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
High school roundup: A.R. Gould wins in boys’ basketball
The Bears earn a 92-81 victory against Temple Academy.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
SWAT team arrests man after standoff in Standish
The encounter began about 10 a.m. when police tried to execute an arrest warrant stemming from a June standoff with the same suspect.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth police: Unusual scam attempt includes death threat
FALMOUTH — Scammers are becoming ever more desperate: a resident has received a text message threatening death if the recipient didn’t send a check for $5,000 to “a charity foundation assisting refugees at the Turkish-Syrian border.” In an interview Dec. 29, Lt. John Kilbride said the Police Department has no doubt the message sent via […]
Posted inLife & Culture, Link
Ring in the new year way before the ball drops
There’s plenty to do without staying up until midnight.
Posted inMaine, News
First major winter storm hits Maine with heavy snow, rain, high winds
While snowfall totals went over a foot in some places late Thursday night, thousands of customers were without power.
Posted inPolitics
Trump’s pick for budget chief liked gold, had dim view of dollar
Now, as the president-elect’s nominee to run the Office of Management and Budget, Mick Mulvaney is poised to influence U.S. fiscal policy.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
M.D. Harmon: Obama flounces out of office as Democrats ponder much-diminished prospects
Donald Trump’s election is what’s offering ‘hope and change’ these days, as the outgoing president’s U.N. inaction puts Mideast peace even further out of reach.
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