Five people died as a result of the riot, and four officers who were there died by suicides.
2021
Human remains found in car submerged in Connecticut River for decades
The remains may belong to a New Hampshire woman who disappeared in 1978.
Seven hikers helped off Mount Hedgehog in dark
Seven hikers are safe after being helped off a New Hampshire mountain in the dark.
Allyson Felix’s 11th Olympic medal comes in U.S. 4×400 relay
Allyson Felix has won her 11th Olympic medal by combining with her American teammates to finish the 4×400-meter relay in 3 minutes, 16.85 seconds for a runaway victory.
Obituary – Dianne Hunt
Dianne Christian Hunt, 64, of Kennebunkport, died Sunday, July 18, 2021, at York Hospital in York following a brief illness. Dianne was born June 8, 1957, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the daughter of Bobby Franklin and Catherine Stokes Christian. She moved to Kennebunk in 1965, and was a graduate of Kennebunk High School, class of […]
Warm waters further threaten depleted Maine shrimp fishery
An interstate regulatory board is scheduled to make a decision this fall about whether to extend a moratorium on the shrimp fishery that is slated to end this year.
Durant and U.S. men extend dominance in Olympic basketball
Nothing about the summer was easy for the U.S. men’s basketball team, and neither was the gold-medal game.
Maine Voices: There is a chance to save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The first oil-lease sale for tracts there, on Jan. 6, was a flop. Sen. Susan Collins should support a proposal to rescind the second one, slated for 2024.
Letter to the editor: How the unvaccinated can help turn this pandemic around
This week I heard a commentator on a news network say, “If you’re not vaccinated, go to a mirror to see an image of the only person you care about.” It was striking, but I don’t believe it’s true. I think there are unvaccinated people who simply have health-related issues, or a crisis-fear of needles, […]
Eagle swoops into Portland Harbor for delayed bicentennial celebration
The Coast Guard’s 295-foot tall ship, a training vessel and occasional visitor to Portland, draws a crowd as part of a Maine State Bicentennial celebration delayed for a year by the pandemic.
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