January 2021 – Page 181 – The Portland Press Herald

Obituary: Marline “Mar” M. Gilliam

January 13, 2021

Marline “Mar” M. Gilliam 1948 – 2021 PHIPPSBURG – Marline “Mar” M. Gilliam, 72, of Lavery Lane passed away on Sunday, …

Obituaries

Obituary: Kim E. Larsen

January 13, 2021

GARDINER – Kim E. Larsen, 65, of Gardiner, passed away on Jan. 10, 2021.

Kim is predeceased by her parents, Elaine …

Business, Nation & World, News

YouTube becomes latest social media site to suspend Trump

by Rachel Lerman The Washington Post January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

The streaming video service owned by Google says it removed new content from the president’s account for violating its policies and ‘in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence.’

New England, Politics, Uncategorized

New Hampshire man accused of making phone threats to members of Congress

by Associated Press January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

Prosecutors say Ryder Winegar of Amherst left messages threatening to hang lawmakers who didn’t “get behind Donald Trump.”

Nation & World, News

About 20,000 National Guardsmen mobilized as Biden inauguration security swells

by Carol D. Leonnig, Karoun Demirjian, Justin Jouvenal and Nick Miroff The Washington Post January 12, 2021January 13, 2021

Defense Department officials are scrambling to establish an adequate plan for providing National Guard aid for the inauguration and avoid a repeat of last week’s attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

New England, Politics, Uncategorized

New Hampshire town receives threats after police chief attends Trump rally

by Associated Press January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

Officials in Troy, N.H. close Town Hall and defend their police chief, who says he left before the riot at the Capitol.

Nation & World

Officer with knee to George Floyd’s neck to be tried alone

by AMY FORLITI Associated Press January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

Derek Chauvin will stand trial in March while the other three officers will be tried together in August.

Maine, Sports

State’s stance on resuming youth sports in ‘yellow’ counties surprises some officials

by Mike Lowe January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

Club programs in sports such as ice hockey, basketball and swimming are told they can decide whether to resume practices and games even though school teams can’t practice or compete.