PORTLAND — The city will distribute free personal protective equipment for Portland businesses that interact in person with the public on a daily basis and have 30 or fewer employees. “As we continue to live within a pandemic, PPE (disposable masks, hand sanitizer, and surface disinfectant) is crucial for maintaining safe business operations,” the city […]
January 2021
Posted inMaine
People, pets rescued as early Monday morning fire razes Waterville home
The blaze inflicted “extensive damage” on the King Court home in the South End, and a car parked close to the building was also damaged, officials said.
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Portland school goes remote after COVID outbreak
PORTLAND — East End Community School Eighty switched to fully remote learning for this week after five people in three households tested positive for COVID-19. The cases over the last week resulted in 80 people being required to quarantine. “Due to the number of contacts and staff quarantining, EECS will be closed to in-person instruction […]
Posted inNation & World, News, Sports
Belichick won’t accept Trump’s offer of Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Trump said he would present one of the nation’s highest civilian honors to Bill Belichick, the football coach of the New England Patriots and the only coach to win six Super Bowl titles.
Posted inNation & World, News
Video shows Capitol mob dragging police officer down stairs. One rioter beat the officer with an American flag pole.
The video adds a new layer of evidence documenting the brutal violence the pro-Trump mob unleashed during the attempted insurrection at the Capitol.
Posted inNation & World, Sports, Uncategorized
PGA Championship leaving Trump National in ’22 tournament
The PGA of America has voted to leave Trump National Golf Club for its PGA Championship event next year
Posted inNews, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth Planning Board tables shopping center project
FALMOUTH — The Planning Board tabled site plan approval for a project in Falmouth Shopping Center to get more information through a third-party review. A peer review was requested for the lighting, landscaping and architecture of the Route 1 project, which would include Chase Bank and a restaurant on the ground floor and office space in […]
Posted inDo This
Live Music Lineup: Stream sounds of winter, flute music and jazz
Catch performances from Halycon & Friends, Carl Dimow and Soggy Po’ Boys.
Posted inMaine
‘What would Patrick want?’
Wilton parents ask for mercy for driver in South Portland crash that killed their son in 2018.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Democrats should know country is ready for change
I’m happy to hear that Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff won Georgia’s Senate seats. The breadth of over-due changes needed to our laws and institutions, and the depth of damage that’s been deliberately done in recent years, are an enormous challenge for the United States. We all need to support and encourage our elected […]