Tampa Bay receiver Antonio Brown, accused by his former chef of using a fake COVID-19 vaccination card, and two others are suspended for three games without pay.
December 2021
Sick mother’s family grapples with Bath-area school’s lack of COVID rules for wrestlers
A family in Georgetown has resorted to social distancing and wearing masks at home to keep a sick mother safe during their son’s wrestling season.
Portland is trying out a new way to get community input
Residents are being encouraged to sign up if they receive text messages inviting them to participate.
OPEC+ sticks to modest boost in oil output despite omicron
The pace has frustrated the United States and other oil-consuming nations as gasoline prices rise.
Holiday shoppers navigate shortages with mixed results
It’s getting almost too late to buy early: On Cyber Monday, the prevalence of out-of-stock messages rose 8& compared to a week earlier.
Broad rally lifts U.S. stocks after run of volatile trading
Investors continue to monitor the spread of the new coronavirus variant as well as measures that the U.S. and other governments are taking to restrain it.
Offshore wind brings ‘gust’ of job growth, energy secretary says
Jennifer Granholm visits Rhode Island, where a building is being constructed for the fabrication and assembly of large, advanced components for turbine foundations.
Alvin Lucier, seminal avant-garde composer, dies at 90
He found music in everything from an umbrella opening to a ticking alarm clock to classical instruments used in unconventional ways.
Jonesport pumps brakes on launch site proposed by Brunswick rocket company
Jonesport residents voted 60-4 on Wednesday to place a six-month moratorium on the proposal, and according to a local selectman, fishermen are primarily pushing back against the project.
For women’s tennis, being on right side of history can be a lonely place
Commentary: The WTA, by pulling out of China tournaments with concerns about Peng Shuai, has gone where other major sports have not dared to venture.