More than 110,000 new COVID-19 infections were reported statewide over the past week.
2021
Posted inTimes Record
Historic schooner capsizes on Kennebec River with 18 on board, all safe
The 73-foot vessel capsized around 5:30 p.m. Friday near Doubling Point Lighthouse in Arrowsic.
advertisement
Posted inMaine, News
Portland reconsiders plan to resume in-person meetings as COVID-19 reemerges
The mayor says that holding in-person meetings doesn’t make much sense because Portland will keep City Hall closed for most in-person business.
Posted inSports
NFL notebook: Brady says knee feels fine
Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady had offseason surgery for a torn medial collateral ligament.
Posted inSports
Sports Digest: Fisher Cats strike early in 5-3 win over Sea Dogs
New Hampshire hands Portland its third straight loss.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Federal judge sidesteps allegation of racial profiling in Maine traffic stop
A judge orders that a drug case can move forward despite allegations the suspect was targeted by a state trooper because he is Black.
Posted inBusiness
Wall Street stumbles at the close of another strong month
Amazon dropped 7.6% after it reported sales growth for its latest quarter that, while still enviable at 27%, wasn’t as strong as analysts expected.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Bezos loses appeal of NASA’s plans to use Musk moon lander
The decision will allow ‘NASA and SpaceX to establish a timeline for the first crewed landing on the moon in more than 50 years,’ the space agency says.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
State ethics panel launches probe into company that donated to Democrats
The now disbanded Alpine Initiatives LLC donated $150,000 to the Maine Democratic Party in October 2018, just 4 days after the company was registered in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. consumers boost spending 1% as inflation remains high
A key inflation barometer that is closely followed by the Federal Reserve surged 3.5% last month from a year earlier.