This jewelry box doesn’t contain much of value, but holds a wealth of history.
2021
Posted inNation & World, News
Crews make progress on huge Oregon wildfire
The Bootleg Fire, which has destroyed an area half the size of Rhode Island, is 40% surrounded, fire officials say.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Longtime illustrator lends expertise to Scarborough library group
The sketching group and their teacher, Michael David Brown, will show and sell their work at an event Saturday.
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Texas begins jailing border crossers on trespassing charges
Most land along the southern Texas border is private, but an official said his understanding was that state troopers would not arrest families.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Former Brunswick athletic director now Cony Middle School’s assistant principal
Jeffrey Ramich, who started his new position on July 1, said he is ready for a new challenge after years of a career focus on athletics.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
East Benton family prepares for 49th edition of Fiddlers Convention
The annual East Benton Fiddler’s Contest and Convention will resume this Sunday after skipping last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Most unvaccinated Americans unlikely to get shots, poll finds
Among adults who have not yet received a COVID-19 vaccine, 35% say they probably will not, and 45% say they definitely will not.
Posted inSports
Cleveland’s baseball team goes from Indians to Guardians
The name change, which takes effect at the end of this season, comes three years after the team stopped wearing the contentious Chief Wahoo logo on its uniforms.
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Some Republican politicians’ vaccine push comes with strong words, few actions
Republican lawmakers are under increasing pressure to persuade vaccine skeptics to roll up their sleeves and take the shots as a new, more contagious COVID-19 variant sends caseloads soaring.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine CDC reports 54 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, no additional deaths
Officials are watching rising case counts closely, both here and across the country, but fully vaccinated people remain well protected.