Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who won the nation’s presidency in a landslide victory, has no political experience and has only portrayed a president in a sitcom.
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Posted inNation & World, News
‘Today’ co-anchor Jenna Bush Hager expecting third child
The children’s grandparents are former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura.
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Tonight’s Red Sox game postponed, rescheduled for 1:05 p.m. Tuesday
Boston was to begin a 10-game home stand tonight, but instead will play a day-night doubleheader against Detroit on Tuesday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Lobster fishermen keep close watch as protection of rare whale is weighed
A federal government group is meeting in Rhode Island this week to try find solutions to save the North Atlantic right whale.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Deschambault clergy sexual abuse prevention bill receives committee approval
AUGUSTA — On April 10, a bill sponsored by State Sen. Susan Deschambault, D-Biddeford, that criminalizes licensed pastoral counselor sexual abuse received unanimous approval from the Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. The bill now faces votes before the Maine Senate and House. If passed out of Legislature, the bill with go to Gov. […]
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Driver safe after truck catches fire on Maine Turnpike
KENNEBUNK — State police say a tractor trailer was destroyed early Monday morning after it caught fire on the Maine Turnpike in Kennebunk. The truck was loaded with Coca Cola products and was headed north to Bangor when the driver discovered the fire and pulled the truck to the breakdown lane at mile 26, just after […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Police identify pedestrian struck and killed by train
BIDDEFORD — Police have identified the pedestrian who was struck and killed by a train on Sunday in Biddeford. Around 4 p.m. on Sunday the Biddeford dispatch center received call from Amtrak Railroad dispatch that a southbound train had struck a pedestrian, according to a press release from Biddeford Deputy Police Chief JoAnne Fisk. Dennis MacGillivray, […]
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Police identify man killed by Amtrak Downeaster in Biddeford
Dennis MacGillivray, 42, was walking on the tracks Sunday when he was hit by an Amtrak Downeaster train.
Posted inNation & World
Supreme Court to decide if anti-discrimination law extends to gender identity, sexual orientation
The question is whether the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which forbids discrimination on the basis of sex, is broad enough to encompass discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth church to hold 2nd opioid forum
FALMOUTH — The Episcopal Church of Saint Mary will host a forum on the biology of addiction as part of its ongoing response to the opioid crisis. The discussion, “The Hijacked Brain: The Biology of Addiction,” will be held 4-6 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at the church, 43 Foreside Road. It’s free and open to […]