A powerful storm system blew through the Great Plains and Midwest, combining with unusually warm temperatures to close highways and prompt tornado warnings.
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Posted inTimes Record Sports, Varsity Maine
Local roundup: Lisbon boys basketball cruises past Oak Hill
Charlie Doyle, Levi Tibbetts each score 16 points for Greyhounds.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Biden, Manchin sharply divided over $2 trillion bill
Democrats need all their votes in the 50-50 Senate to advance the legislation.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, Politics
Fox News hosts’ Jan. 6 texts show them trying to sway Trump
Their actions leave questions about whether their loyalty was to the president or to viewers.
Posted inMaine Mariners, Sports
Sports Digest: Mariners lose at Trois-Rivières, 4-2
Maine gives up two third-period goals and falls for the eighth time in nine games.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Wednesday’s high school roundup: Red Riots knock off reigning champion Lewiston, 4-1
Boys’ hockey: South Portland/Freeport/Waynflete beats the 2020 state champions.
Posted inNews
Durham resident requests timelier updates to town website
The Select Board additionally approved a consent agreement for cleaning-up a junkyard on Royalsborough Road.
Posted inNation & World
Biden pledges ‘whatever it takes’ to help tornado victims
More than 30 tornadoes tore through Kentucky and seven other states over the weekend, killing at least 88 people.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland Planning Board approves Munjoy Hill condo building despite neighbors’ concerns
The board voted unanimously to approve the four-story, 12-unit building at 19 Willis St.
Posted inIndoor Track, Sports, Varsity Maine
Indoor track: Athletes get to compete this winter, but it’s complicated
High school track and field athletes must wear masks during indoor meets, and they need proof of vaccination to compete at USM or Bowdoin.