2021 – Page 1019 – The Portland Press Herald

Ice cream nights benefit eight nonprofit organizations

September 13, 2021September 9, 2021

Seashore Trolley Museum has plans to expand the series next summer.

Arts & Entertainment

Bieber wins artist of the year at star-packed MTV VMAs

by JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. Associated Press September 12, 2021

Justin Bieber also took home the best pop song honor with Giveon for “Peaches.”

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News

Man killed in Lewiston fire identified; dozens left homeless

by Dennis Hoey September 12, 2021September 12, 2021

The State Fire Marshal’s Office says Felicien K. Betu, 70, died from injuries he suffered after jumping out a window on the top floor of the four-story apartment house.

New England Patriots, Sports

A solid debut, but Jones says it ‘wasn’t good enough’

by JIMMY GOLEN Associated Press September 12, 2021

Penalties and fumbles proved costly for the Patriots, preventing QB Mac Jones from getting a win in his first NFL game.

Nation & World

New York hospital will no longer deliver babies after staffers resign over vaccine mandate

by Timothy Bella The Washington Post September 12, 2021

At least six unvaccinated maternity staffers at Lewis County General Hospital have resigned in recent days

News

Iran to allow new memory cards in UN’s nuclear site cameras

by NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press September 12, 2021

Tehran will allow U.N. inspectors to install new memory cards into surveillance cameras at its sensitive atomic sites and to continue filming there.

Nation & World

Internet funding rule could favor rural areas over cities

by DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press September 12, 2021September 12, 2021

Officials in some urban areas are raising concerns about a federal rule limiting how federal coronavirus relief money can be spent on high-speed internet.

Nation & World, Politics

Manchin favors trimming Biden budget plan by more than half

by HOPE YEN Associated Press September 12, 2021September 12, 2021

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., says he won’t support even half that amount of President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion plan or the ambitious timetable envisioned for passing it.