The decision comes against a backdrop of high infection rates in many European Union countries.
January 2021
Posted inMaine
Boy accidentally shoots himself in hand with pistol in Pittston
A two-shot Derringer pistol was in his grandfather’s coat pocket, police say, when he attempted to use it and it fired Tuesday.
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Uncategorized
Maine’s members of Congress respond: ‘This doesn’t happen. It’s America.’
The state’s senators and representatives condemn the Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, halting the certification of the results of the November election.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Biden urges restoration of decency after ‘assault’ on democracy
In a brief speech, the president-elect attempts to project calm and to say that a deeply divided country can still come together.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, News, Politics
Warnock, Ossoff win in Georgia, handing Democrats Senate control
Their twin victories represented a striking shift in the state’s politics as the swelling number of diverse, college-educated voters flex their power in the heart of the Deep South.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Southern Maine transit agencies awarded $11.1 million in stimulus funds
The CARES Act funds were awarded by the Greater Portland Council of Governments to help seven agencies replace revenues lost to the pandemic.
Posted inTimes Record, Uncategorized
Bowdoin appoints Robertson to Topsham school board
Brandy Robertson will serve as a Bowdoin representative on the Maine School Administrative District 75 school board until the end of June.
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Pritchard’s putback pushes Celtics past Heat, 107-105
Pritchard’s putback with two-tenths of a second left caps a wild finish as the Celtics beat the Heat in the first matchup this season of last year’s East finalists.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Neil Young becomes latest artist to sell stake in his songs
The Hipgnosis Songs Fund says it has acquired half of the copyright and income interests in some 1,180 songs written by the 75-year-old rock star,
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Bruins notebook: Grzelcyk gearing up for more responsibility
Defenseman Matt Grzelcyk will get his chance for an expanded role with Torey Krug and Zdeno Chara no longer with the Bruins.