You might see this truck around. Its owner, artist Zoo Cain, just moved from Portland to the Lewiston-Auburn area.
2021
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
South Portland, Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth slowly reopening after COVID closures
Public buildings in South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth are all opening or planning to open by this summer.
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Posted inNation & World
A first: U.S. Senate confirms openly transgender doctor for key post
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is one of 2 Republicans to vote in favor of confirming former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be the nation’s assistant secretary of health.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Sports
Women’s soccer stars join Biden to promote closing pay gap
The Census Bureau estimates that a woman working full time would earn about 82 cents for each dollar paid to a man.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
Boston turns historic page with Kim Janey, city’s first female and first Black mayor
Fellow Democrat Marty Walsh resigned Monday to become President Joe Biden’s labor secretary.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Unum laying off about a dozen IT employees in Portland
The jobs are being shifted to “a trusted external partner” the company did not identify.
Posted inTimes Record
Bill would fund $3 million for 24-hour homeless shelters across Maine, potentially aid Brunswick’s Tedford Housing
If approved, Tedford Housing could apply through the Maine State Housing Authority to potentially receive funding for the construction of a new shelter with expanded capacity.
Posted inNation & World
Oath Keeper coordinated with Proud Boys before Capitol siege, prosecutors suggest
The case against those affiliated with the Oath Keepers is the largest conspiracy case brought by prosecutors so far in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Late slide led by Big Tech leaves U.S. stock indexes lower
Stocks gave up an early gain and wound up broadly lower on Wall Street, led by declines in tech heavyweights like Facebook and Apple.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine CDC warns of hepatitis exposure at Orono store
A food-service worker at the Circle K on Stillwater Ave has tested positive for hepatitis A, possibly exposing those who recently ate food or worked at the store.