On Saturday, Sept. 11, the towns of Brunswick, Topsham and Freeport will honor victims of the 9/11 attacks on the 20th anniversary of the national tragedy. A community barbecue will be held in Brunswick beginning at 10 a.m. with an hour-long 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony by American Legion Post 20 at Lower Town Mall on Maine […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal
Ballot set for council, school board in Gorham
Voters face a four-way race for two Town Council seats and a three-way race for two School Committee seats.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Navy secretary attends groundbreaking for $1.7 billion project in Kittery
The project will expand the number of dry docks at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Safe Passage 5K back for another run
Virtual event is set for Sept. 10-19.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Racist comments from Auburn city councilor tarnish agreement to name footbridge after John Jenkins
Leroy Walker said that alleged looting by “dark-colored people” in the South reflects badly on John Jenkins, former mayor of both Lewiston and Auburn who died last year.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Community News – Trucking for Kids Convoy scheduled for Sept. 19
The Maine Professional Drivers Association announced the 23rd annual Trucking for Kids Convoy event will be held on Sept. 19. The event helps Camp Sunshine and Camp POSTCARD raise funds for operation, which have been difficult for the past few years. Activities will include: Touch-a-Truck event (10 a.m.), truck show, drivers competition, raffle items and […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Letter: Iftin vax column divisive, compromise needed
In regards to Abdi Nor Iftin’s article about unvaccinated citizens (“Those who refuse vaccine are un-American,” Aug. 5): Do you realize the negative effects this has on others? The article divides us in a time we do not need it. We get to have an opinion in a free America. How we use this is […]
Posted inNation & World
Statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee comes down in former Confederate capital
The 21-foot-tall bronze sculpture, installed in 1890, had stood among four other massive Confederate statues in Richmond, Va., that were removed by the city last summer.
Posted inMaine, News
State struggles with backlog of positive tests as COVID-19 surge continues
Maine reported 732 new cases Wednesday for a 4-day period, but that’s only the number of positive tests the state could verify and process, not the actual number of people who tested positive.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Texas governor defends abortion ban with vow to ‘eliminate all rapists.’ Democrats call it ‘magical thinking.’
The law, which effectively bans most abortions in the state, has no exceptions to the six-week rule for victims of rape or incest.