Most of the illnesses are reported in New York and Virginia.
May 2018
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
College graduation season goes into full swing across Maine
A Bowdoin alum and Black Lives Matter leader addresses University of Southern Maine graduates in Portland, while Sen. Susan Collins speaks at the University of Maine in Orono and Sen. Angus King at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Stevie Wonder calls out Kanye West’s slavery comment
He says that saying slavery is a choice is like saying the Holocaust is not real.
Posted inPolitics
Second Democratic senator publicly backs Trump’s CIA pick
Joe Donnelly of Indiana joins West Virginia’s Joe Manchin after a ‘tough, frank and extensive discussion’ with Gina Haspel.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Waterville mayor claims city council wants to raise taxes by 13%
However, 2 councilors reached Saturday say the city budget hasn’t been finalized and they haven’t heard of any proposal to raise taxes that much.
Posted inMaine
Fire destroys two-story home in Vassalboro
Fire officials say nobody was injured in the blaze, which firefighers from five communities put out.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Robot dogs that freaked people out by opening doors may soon come to a building near you
Boston Dynamics plans to begin selling the SpotMini next year, likely to businesses for use as a camera-equipped security guard.
Posted inNation & World
Michigan police department swears in ‘Pawfficer’
The cat replaces Badges, a feline officer who retired with a serious illness.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Support Mark Dion in Democratic primary
I am the founder and owner of Freedom House LLC in Portland, a housing organization dedicated to helping people struggling with drugs, mental illness and homelessness become part of a safe and supportive community. Mark Dion spent 32 years making sure that the Portland police and the Cumberland County Jail met the needs of our […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Faith leaders say ‘no’ to unfair Farm Bill
On Dec. 7, 2017, nine faith leaders were handcuffed and arrested at Sen. Susan Collins’ office here in Portland. Our civil disobedience was a witness against the ill-conceived and mean-spirited tax bill that was then before the U.S. Congress. Our action was part of a wider protest, spreading across Maine and across the nation – […]