The pandemic kept this year’s remembrance more muted than usual.
January 2021
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine State House leaders tighten policy aimed at preventing spread of COVID-19
The new policy will designate 3 specific types of face shields that can be worn instead of cloth masks.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Hotel opening, $11.2 million revitalization project among plans for this year in downtown Waterville
The Lockwood Hotel completion by Colby College is just one of many projects expected to occur this year in downtown Waterville, including the completion and opening of the Arts Collaborative across Main Street from the hotel.
Posted inTimes Record
Midcoast Hospital vaccine clinic continues to push forward
As of Thursday afternoon, Midcoast Hospital had administered 6,018 vaccines, 2,098 of which were at the new clinic.
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Bruins sweep Penguins, extend winning streak to four
Patrice Bergeron scores twice, and Chris Wagner and Sean Kuraly each get their first goal of the season in a 4-1 victory.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports, Uncategorized
America East Conference sets basketball tournament format
The top two seeds will earn byes to the semifinals, with championship games at predetermined campus sites.
Posted inBusiness
McDonald’s, Dunkin’ and other franchises got $15.6 billion in small-business funds
The SBA identified 75,746 franchise businesses that received loans under the small-business pandemic loan program.
Posted inSports
Chiefs, Bucs ride (mostly) COVID-clear season to Super Bowl
The Chiefs and Buccaneers largely avoided major outbreaks of COVID-19 that caused headaches for the likes of the Titans, Ravens, Patriots and Browns.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Baby lobsters may be adaptable to changes in Gulf of Maine, study shows
A team examined how post-larval lobsters’ genes react to the effects of ocean warming, acidification and the combination of both.
Posted inNation & World
Pelosi denounces Republican leaders over Georgia lawmaker’s extremist posts
House party leadership assigned Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to the education committee after she followed and mocked a student survivor of a school massacre, and promoted posts advocating deadly violence against lawmakers.