Maine, one of 16 states to require annual vehicle inspections, will likely continue to do so.
2021
Posted inNation & World
Science panel says U.S. must consider air cooling technology as climate back-up
The report looks at three possible ways to cool the air: Putting heat-reflecting particles in the stratosphere, changing the brightness of ocean clouds and thinning high clouds.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine lawmakers seek to pre-empt proposed rules for medical cannabis
A bill co-sponsored by 2 Democrats would require the medical cannabis industry’s input on any new regulations.
Posted inForecaster Sports
Falmouth standout a Travis Roy Award finalist
Owen Drummey is one of three vying for top senior boys’ hockey player in Maine.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
In effort to reopen theaters, New York City launches push to vaccinate stage workers
‘It’s time to raise the curtain and bring Broadway back,’ Mayor Bill de Blasio said
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
‘Arrested Development’ actor Jessica Walter dies at 80
Walter played the scheming matriarch Lucille Bluth in TV’s ‘Arrested Development.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Bangor Savings Bank offering its workers $500 to get vaccinated
The first Maine business to publicly offer cash for getting vaccinated isn’t requiring its 1,100-plus employees to have shots, but it does hope to provide an incentive.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Democrats plan U.S. Senate action on hate crimes, voting rights
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer also says the Senate ‘must take action’ on gun control legislation after 2 mass shootings this month, including one in Georgia that left 6 Asian American women and 2 others dead.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Sign up soon for in-person Maine Lighthouse Ride
This year’s event will take place Sept. 11.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox notebook: Dalbec brings big power to the bottom of the lineup
Bobby Dalbec has no issue with hitting in the No. 9 spot in Boston’s batting order. “I get to flip the lineup potentially, and just hand it off to the next guy.”