The Oversight Board, made up of high-profile academics, lawyers and others from around the world, was established by Facebook last year to provide a check on the tech giant’s power.
January 2021
Posted inMaine, Nation & World
Maine officials join push to protect Voting Rights Act
Maine’s attorney general and secretary of state filed briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in a pair of cases that concern Arizona laws that have drawn criticism from voting rights advocates.
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Posted inNation & World
World leaders cheer U.S. return to climate fight under Biden
Biden is rejoining the global effort to curb climate change, a cause that his predecessor had shunned.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Biddeford Police set out to collect 250 warm coats; residents donate 1,100
The sheer number of coats received surprised organizers – but the generosity didn’t.
Posted inTimes Record
Suspected rabid fox shot after biting at children, fighting with dog in Phippsburg
According to Norman Turner, Phippsburg animal control officer, the fox had porcupine quills in its mouth, a common sign the animal was rabid.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Former Scarborough Downs racetrack to become mass-vaccination site
Officials at MaineHealth said the grandstand of the former harness racing track will be retrofitted to handle at least 1,000 vaccinations daily – if there’s enough vaccine.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
South Portland City Council condemns bigotry in resolution
The city council voiced support for Portland residents and one South Portland resident who received letters containing homophobic and threatening language.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Buttigieg to push big infrastructure bill to boost economy
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg will tell a Senate panel Thursday that he hopes to help the Biden administration shepherd through Congress a massive investment in infrastructure, calling it the key to helping regrow the economy. “Infrastructure can be the cornerstone of all this,” he is expected to say in testimony prepared for […]
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Some high schools waste no time in going from ‘yellow’ to practices
Other schools in southern Maine are still weighing their decisions after the MPA announced that local districts can decide whether to resume sports.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick holding special election Saturday
Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the town hall to elect a District 6 town councilor.