Payton Jones scores 28, including his 1,000th career point, as the Trojans beat previously unbeaten Gorham, 82-64.
2021
Dick Polman: Can we please not talk anymore about the royals?
If only we had a vaccine that would cure our sick obsession with the Royal Family, I’d be the first to sign up. I’d cut in line for that. If 100% efficacy required three doses, I’d raise my arm for that. At some point in the 19th century, when some ill wind blew through the […]
Pandemic-era jobless aid payments approach $2 billion in Maine
The amount the state has paid out in jobless benefits since the pandemic started is almost as much as it paid out in the previous 15 years combined.
Police: Man in custody after chase, armed standoff in central Maine
Police identify suspect as Joshua Elliott, 40.
Mississippi governor signs bill limiting transgender athletes
Mississippi is the first state this year to enact such a ban, after a federal court blocked an Idaho law last year.
Commentary: Skipping the vaccine line is not only unethical – it may undermine trust in the rollout
The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine has been accompanied by reports of line-jumping as people farther down the list attempt to get ahead of those deemed higher priority. In late February, for example, one health provider, One Medical, was stripped of its vaccine allocation after allegedly allowing people connected to the company and those paying […]
U.S. House renews push to expand gun background checks
This is latest effort by Democrats – and some Republicans – who have tried and failed, to pass tougher gun control laws since the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Judge OKs 3rd-degree murder charge for Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill reinstated the charge after the former officer, Derek Chauvin, failed to get appellate courts to block it.
Former presidents, first ladies urge Americans to get shots
Four former presidents are urging Americans to get vaccinated as soon as COVID-19 doses are available to them, as part of a campaign to overcome hesitancy for the shots.
Cape Elizabeth police officers answer the call in South Portland, credited for saving a man’s life
The officers helped treat a victim of an accidental gunshot, and the Cape Elizabeth chief of police is nominating them for awards from the Maine Chiefs of Police Association and the Maine Association of Police.