Forbes estimates the fortune of reclusive novelist MacKenzie Scott at $59 billion.
December 2021
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Biogen’s $56 000 Alzheimer’s drug evades Biden’s cost curbs
Seniors will pay higher premiums so Medicare can set aside a contingency fund to cover Aduhelm.
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Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Five passes or fewer in an NFL game? You’d have to go back to the Snowplow Game
In their win at Buffalo on Monday night, the Patriots attempted just three passes. The last time any team threw five or fewer was 1982.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Anson woman convicted for role in drive-by shootings in Waterville area says man drugged her
Michelle N. Luce said she was forced to take drugs and confess to police she was the driver, by Dana S. Dasilva, who has already been sentenced in connection with the shootings.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
What caused Amazon’s outage? Will there be more?
Tuesday’s disruption raises questions about the vulnerability of the internet and its domination by a handful of big tech firms.
Posted inMaine, News
Report says crushing boredom, chronic staff shortages drove outbursts at Long Creek
The report describes a dysfunctional, toxic situation at Maine’s only youth prison that led up to seven critical incidents starting this summer.
Posted inTimes Record
Damaged Brunswick overpass likely to require ‘at least six figures’ worth of repairs
As of Wednesday, the Durham Road overpass — which was struck on Tuesday by a piece of equipment being hauled underneath the span — was still restricted to a single lane of alternating traffic, according to Maine DOT.
Posted inMaine
Palmyra man, 70, dies in head-on collision after car crosses centerline
William Grant was pronounced dead at the scene on Badgerboro Road in Palmyra.
Posted inTimes Record
Maine’s coastal hotels saw better business this year
The state witnessed a rise in visitors between May and August 2021 compared to the previous two years.
Posted inSports
Seven-time champ Serena Williams to sit out Australian Open
Novak Djokovic appears on the men’s entry list despite Australia’s strict regulations requiring all players, officials and fans to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.