Eduardo Rodríguez allows two runs on three hits over six innings and struck out six for AL East-leading Boston.
2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Maine, Politics
Pingree urges SBA to fix problems with online grant applications for arts, music venues
One arts official in Portland calls the federal agency’s web portal, which went live on April 8, ‘a disaster waiting to happen.’
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Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Maine senators need to approve For the People Act
Will Susan Collins and Angus King be on the right side of history when the Senate votes on the For the People Act (which, according to Wikipedia, will “strengthen voting rights, change campaign finance laws to reduce the influence of money in politics, limit partisan gerrymandering and create new ethics rules for lobbyists and federal […]
Posted inSports
Sports Digest: Steelers give Coach Mike Tomlin 3-year extension
Mike Tomlin plans to be around after 39-year-old QB Ben Roethlisberger retires by signing an extension to remain as Pittsburgh’s head coach through the 2o24 season
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Teachers don’t belong on school boards
As with the town of Bowdoin in the MSAD 75 district next month, there are school board elections occurring across the state in which communities must decide between handing the keys over to a national teacher union or build a school board comprised of objective non-conflicted members that prioritize the kids and taxpayers in their […]
Posted inNation & World
Vaccine-resistant Republicans say they’re digging in on skepticism, won’t get shots
Public health officials are working to understand potential roadblocks in the campaign to inoculate Americans against the coronavirus.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
State approves $135 million deal to remake ski resort in Piscataquis County
The project in Big Moose Township is expected to create roughly 380 full- and part-time jobs.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Ted Nugent, who called COVID-19 ‘not a real pandemic,’ is sick with coronavirus
Nugent, a supporter of ex-President Donald Trump, previously called the pandemic a scam and has railed against public health restrictions.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
No. Yarmouth newcomers running for open school board seat
Two residents are vying to fill a three-year vacancy on the School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors after North Yarmouth incumbent Katherine Perrin decided not to run for reelection. Vanessa Bryant and Thomas McGuinness are running for one of two open seats on the five-member board, which includes representatives from North Yarmouth and Cumberland. […]
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
EU agency links J&J shot to rare clots, says odds favor use
The company will add a warning to its label and is resuming shipments to the bloc, Norway and Iceland.