Councilors agreed to spend $25,000 on a new study.
January 2021
NBA roundup: Beal scores 60, but Wizards lose to unbeaten 76ers
The Sixers are an NBA-best 7-1 in Coach Doc Rivers’ first season in Philadelphia.
Former Waterville pot store owner pleads guilty in federal drug, firearms case
Daniel Hall, 32, distributed cocaine and marijuana last year to a confidential informant at his then-medical marijuana store, Green Thumb Organics, in Waterville, according to court records.
Freeport to vote on $634,000 bridge replacement add-ons
The proposed 12-foot-wide bike and pedestrian path will go before Freeport voters in a special election on March 9.
Midcoast pickleballers take their game outside and into the cold
With indoor restrictions in place, a group of players compete on outdoor courts in Brunswick to stay active.
Maine historians see unprecedented event in storming of U.S. Capitol
The breach of the Capitol building by pro-Trump extremists is more in line with coups that have occurred in other, less stable countries.
Westbrook man sentenced to more than 6 years for distributing child pornography
Tyler Garnett, 23, also was ordered to pay $12,000 in restitution to four victims.
Stocks rally, despite protests in D.C., on hopes for stimulus
The S&P 500 rose 0.6 percent after having been up 1.5 percent earlier, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high.
U.S. holds first oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic refuge
The sale was held as scheduled after a judge Tuesday rejected requests by Indigenous and conservation groups to halt the event.
NFL notebook: Jets interview Chiefs offensive coordinator Bieniemy for coaching job
NEW YORK — The New York Jets kicked off their coaching search by interviewing Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy on Wednesday. With six vacancies around the league, the 51-year-old Bieniemy is one of the most popular candidates after helping the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes win the Super Bowl last year and directing the […]