The Dow loses 398 points in the first few minutes after shaky economic news from China, then rebounds and closes slightly higher, a trend that some analysts expect to continue.
2019
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
Snow on the horizon for Thursday morning
Welcome to 2019! In the short-term, our weather pattern isn’t changing a whole lot.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Mitt Romney asserts his independence, and Trump’s Republican critics see an opening
The incoming Utah senator writes an op-ed for the Washington Post criticizing the president’s character and calling his conduct into question.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Nation & World
Netflix under fire for pulling comedian’s show in Saudi Arabia
Hasan Minhaj’s ‘Patriot Act’ included an episode that criticized the kingdom’s crown prince over the killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
No deal in sight as effects of government shutdown are felt
The Democrats say they will offer a bill to reopen the federal government, but Trump says he won’t approve it unless he gets $5.6 billion to build a wall.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Topsham Police Beat: Jan. 4
Arrests 12/27 at 1:59 a.m. Thomas Wiley, 26, of Bridge Street, was arrested by Officer Mathew Bowers on Bridge Street on a charge of violating conditions of release. Summonses 12/28 at 11:42 a.m. Chad Murillo, 38, of Harmony Hill Road, was issued a summons by Officer Lucas Shirland on River Road on a charge of […]
Posted inTimes Record
Maine 2018 highway fatalities among lowest in 60 years
AUGUSTA (AP) — Despite concerns about driver texting and inattention, the number of highway deaths in Maine in 2018 was among the lowest in 60 years, officials say. As of New Year’s Day, there were 140 deaths on Maine roads over the past year, which is 33 lower than the 173 recorded in the previous […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Police capture suspect after car chase through Greene
A suspect is taken into custody Wednesday morning at the corner of North Hatch Hill Road and Sawyer Road in Greene after a chase through several area towns before he crashed into the ditch at right. (Sun Journal photo by Russ Dillingham) Lewiston Police Officer Nate Hood and his canine assist deputies at the scene Wednesday […]
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Janet Mills sworn in as governor, declares ‘we are all in this together’
The Farmington Democrat, the first woman to occupy the governor’s office in Maine’s 199-year history, delivers a message of inclusion and hope, saying the time has come to protect and improve the state we all call home.
Posted inTimes Record
Mills puts poetry back in the inaugural mix
Janet Mills is a published poet and a vocal advocate for Maine’s literary community, so it’s not surprising that the state’s next governor is returning poetry to a prominent place in the inauguration ceremonies Wednesday. She asked former Maine poet laureate Wesley McNair to write a poem for the occasion, a challenge that McNair, who […]