Curt Schilling, who missed entering the Hall of Fame by 16 votes, wants to be removed from the ballot and says if he were inducted it would be as a member of the Diamondbacks or Phillies.
January 2021
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Union membership in Maine grew by about 19 percent in 2020
The state’s labor unions added about 13,000 members and now have about 82,000 overall, which is about 15 percent of the state’s workforce.
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Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Vaccination clinic opening at former Scarborough Downs
Center to be operated by MaineHealth but will accept non-MaineHealth patients.
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Cape Porpoise dugout canoe highlights Brick Store Museum artifact exhibit
Carbon dating shows the canoe dates to 1275-1380. It is among several items unearthed by the Cape Porpoise Archaeological Alliance that will be on display until April.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
College roundup: Albany pauses its men’s basketball program
The Great Danes are the latest program in America East – which includes UMaine – to be impacted by COVID-19.
Posted inAnimals, Nation & World, News
Shark populations dropped 71% since 1970, study says
Sometimes sharks are intentionally caught by fishing fleets, but more often they are reeled in incidentally as “ bycatch,” in the course of fishing.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Sen. Collins promotes censure action against Trump instead of impeachment
Maine’s senior senator says the proposal is gaining traction now that a majority of her Republican colleagues have made it clear they won’t vote to convict the former president for inciting a riot on Capitol Hill.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Virus will kill many more, White House projects as briefings resume
The Biden administration is projecting that as many as 90,000 Americans will die from COVID-19 in the next four weeks.
Posted inTimes Record
Police: Arrest made in connection with alleged assault on teen in Lisbon
The alleged victim has been hospitalized, according to police.
Posted inSports
Sports Digest: IOC says speculating on Tokyo Olympics is damaging athletes
The International Olympic Committee and organizers in Japan have repeatedly insisted there is no Plan B for the Tokyo Games, which were already postponed by one year during the coronavirus pandemic.