The snow was expected to give way Saturday morning to freezing rain that could coat southern and central Maine with as much as one-third of an inch of ice.
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Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox pitcher’s domestic assault case moves toward dismissal
Steven Wright’s case was ‘retired’ in Tennessee, but the Boston pitcher could still face discipline from Major League Baseball.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Republicans’ tax overhaul becomes law as Trump signs bill
The president signs the $1.5 trillion measure, rather than waiting until January, after seeing TV news coverage speculating about whether he would sign before Christmas.
Posted inNation & World
Protecting America’s grid from electromagnetic attack takes on a new urgency
An official with ISO New England says the industry is unprepared for the kind of full-scale attack like North Korea seems increasingly capable of delivering.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Alabama Senate write-ins: God, Bugs Bunny, Chuck Norris
Jesus Christ received votes in the double digits.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland remembers homeless lives lost
Memorial candles burn Thursday, Dec. 21 – the longest night of the year – in Portland’s Monument Square, where about 150 people attended a vigil for homeless people who died during the year. The annual event was sponsored by the city’s Health and Human Services Department, Greater Portland Health, Maine Medical Center, Mercy Hospital, and Preble Street. […]
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Maine, Nation & World
Pot gifts increasingly popular way to spread holiday cheer
Marijuana’s newly legal status is a source of Yuletide celebration in Maine and three other states.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Retired trooper arrested on drug charges suspected he was under investigation, documents show
Authorities say Jeffrey Linscott changed the location of an arranged drug sale Wednesday and checked to see if his purported buyer was recording him.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News, Religion and Values
A donor gave everyone in church $100 – and 100 good deeds were the result
‘People have been so thoughtful. The money has just multiplied and blossomed,’ says the Maryland minister who distributed the money at the altar.
Posted inNation & World
After Separatists win majority in Catalonian election, Spain wonders: Now what?
If they work together, the pro-independence parties have the ability to forge a majority in the Catalan parliament and form the next government.