The Shir family gathered Thursday to practice their Muslim faith at a celebration of the end of Ramadan.
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Posted inMaine, News
Carnival-style street festival is planned for East Bayside in June
Masks are required and costumes are encouraged for the party June 11 on Anderson Street.
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White House courtship of Manchin continues in West Virginia
The moderate Democrat joins first lady Jill Biden at a coronavirus vaccination clinic in Charleston.
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Bates students support Palestinians, denounce college
Bates College student government and others decry decision to call police over anti-Israel graffiti as ‘a censure of student voices.’
Posted inNation & World
Marine Corps officer arrested, charged with assault in Jan. 6 riot
Maj. Christopher Warnagiris, 40, of Virginia is the first active-duty service member to be charged in the insurrection.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Growing number of Republican lawmakers downplay Jan. 6 attack on Capitol
At a congressional hearing Wednesday, one called the rioters a ‘mob of misfits,’ and another compared them to tourists.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Baseball: Cheverus makes itself at home at Hadlock
The Stags beat Deering at Hadlock Field for the second time in five days, 12-2.
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Democrats search for a strategy to combat Republican voting laws
Among the ideas under discussion are political organizing against the state legislation, recruiting more corporations to the fight and suing to block the laws.
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Summer concerts planned, Sea Dogs increase capacity as state drops distance requirement
Gov. Mills announced Thursday that no physical distancing will be required at outdoor venues as of May 24, opening possibilities for summer entertainment.
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Biden, Republican senators upbeat after infrastructure talks
One strategy that appears to be coming into focus would be for the president to negotiate a more limited, traditional bill dealing with roads, highways, bridges and broadband as a bipartisan effort.