YARMOUTH – Elizabeth Harvey Ruff passed away peacefully on Jan. 25, 2021 in her home at Bay Square, Yarmouth, after a …
January 2021
New York undercounted nursing home deaths by thousands
After refusing for months to divulge its true numbers, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration confirmed Thursday that thousands more nursing home residents died of COVID-19 than official tallies had acknowledged.
Maine agencies praise Biden for moving to rescind abortion ‘gag rule’
The rule, put in place by the Trump administration, makes it illegal for health care providers receiving federal aid to tell patients how or where to access abortion services.
Girls Basketball: Morse finding its way as season begins
After several delays, Shipbuilders finally open up their season.
Girls Basketball: Morse finding its way as season begins
After several delays, Shipbuilders finally open up their season.
Pelosi wants security money to protect against ‘enemy’ within House
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says more money is needed to protect lawmakers from threats of violence coming from an “enemy” within Congress
Landlords sue to block Portland rent control ordinance
The lawsuit says the measure that was passed by city voters in November shouldn’t be implemented and conflicts with state and federal laws.
Cicely Tyson, groundbreaking and award-winning actress, dies at 96
Tyson gained fame in the early 1970s, when Black women were finally starting to get starring roles.
Colby College announces Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Colby officials believe this is the first and only institute of its kind at a small U.S. liberal arts school.
Maine’s supreme court clarifies rules for holding psychiatric patients in emergency rooms
The court rules that a judge must be alerted within 24 hours if a psychiatric patient is to be held for an extended period during involuntary hospitalization.