Documents detail racism in the process when an all-white jury convicted Black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson of transporting a white woman across state lines.
January 2021
Posted inMaine
Augusta’s Hands Around the Capitol event canceled for the first time in 48 years
The event, organized by pro-life nonprofit Maine Right to Life, usually includes a march, rally and worship at the state Capitol complex.
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Posted inTimes Record, Uncategorized
Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman: ‘Even as we grieved, we grew.’
Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world “even as we grieved, we grew” in her poem “The Hill We Climb.”
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Inauguration fashion: Purple, pearls, American designers – and Bernie
Pearls had a strong fashion showing, in line with a social media campaign and the display of pearls to represent a degree of power and authority and to show support for women in politics.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
South Portland grapples with growing homeless student problem
The number of students with no fixed address enrolled in South Portland schools is expected to more than double from last year.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Proposal calls for housing, retail mix at revitalized Five Points Shopping Center
An upgraded retail plaza with high rise apartments in the midsection, an entertainment center, and garden apartments nearby are part of contract zone request.
Posted inNation & World, News
Read Joe Biden’s inauguration speech
Joe Biden pleaded for national unity in his inaugural address Wednesday after he was sworn in as the 46th president.
Posted inMaine, News
Wastewater monitoring for COVID-19 expanding in Maine
Infected people shed fragments of the coronavirus in their waste, and those ‘markers’ can be useful tools for communities and colleges monitoring levels of the virus.
Posted inSports
Sports Digest: Golfer Justin Thomas enters training program after homophobic slur
A comment made by Thomas after missing a putt was picked up by a microphone, and he says he wants to ‘become a better person.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman: ‘Even as we grieved, we grew.’
At 22, Gorman is the youngest poet by far to read at a presidential inauguration.