The winter solstice took place Friday.
2018
Posted inBeach to Beacon, Boston Bruins, Sports
Bergeron reaches 300 career goals as Bruins top Predators
Patrice Bergeron returns after missing 16 games, scores two goals and reaches a milestone as Boston beats Nashville, 5-2.
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Posted inNation & World
Saudi prince’s reform: Car race, concerts, but no criticism allowed
There’s a hard limit to the changes – as revealed by the brutal killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents close to Mohammed bin Salman.
Posted inMaine
Veteran state trooper recuperating after crash on Maine Turnpike
John Davis of the Maine State Police was injured early Friday when his cruiser was struck by a tractor-trailer in New Gloucester.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Judge to rule on blood test evidence in trial for double-fatal car crash
The lawyer for Danielle R. Ward of Hope questions whether a blood sample was handled properly after she allegedly veered into the wrong lane on Route 1 and killed Robert Martin and Carolyn Martin of Woolwich in a head-on crash.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Top U.S. envoy to anti-Islamic State coalition resigns in protest
Brett McGurk could not abide the president’s abrupt decision to withdraw troops from Syria, an official says.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine’s Gov.-elect, Janet Mills, invites public to inauguration
The Jan. 2 event is free and open to all but requires tickets.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Shutdown not expected to cause major disruptions in Maine
But services have been curtailed at Acadia National Park, where about 70 staff members are on furlough.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
She wanted to buy her grandkids a bike for Christmas
But with a shutdown official, Bonita Williams won’t be getting paid this Christmas.
Posted inUncategorized
Despite government shutdown, NORAD will track Santa
The tracking begins Monday and continues through Christmas Day.