Maranacook and Gardiner get top spots for A/B boys and girls, respectively, while Winthrop and Hall-Dale get home court in C/D.
2021
U.N. Human Rights Office says 18 killed in Myanmar crackdown
The agency says it has received ‘credible information’ of the casualties after security forces opened fire and detained as many as 1,000 protesters Sunday.
Maine CDC reports 142 new COVID-19 cases, one more death
A newly approved vaccine from Johnson & Johnson will arrive in Maine ‘in a few short days,’ DHHS Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew says.
N.Y. Gov. Cuomo sorry for remarks aide ‘misinterpreted’ as harassment
After a second former aide makes sexual harassment allegations against the New York governor, the state attorney general prepares to lead an investigation of the claims.
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House has passed the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act to bar the Justice Department from monitoring privileged electronic communications between an incarcerated person and that person’s lawyer.
Andra Day astonishes as Billie Holiday in Lee Daniels’s maddeningly uneven biopic
Andra Day delivers an astonishing breakout performance as the complicated subject of “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” in a movie that often feels like it’s unworthy of both the actress and the persona she adopts so seamlessly. From the first moments of this maddeningly uneven film, Day channels her complicated, contradictory protagonist with closely […]
Black History Month: The past shows the way forward
History shows that the actions of ordinary people have the power to transform the world.
Portland filmmakers hope to build on success at Sundance
Alex Wolf Lewis and Kaitlyn Schwalje saw their short documentary about a turtle, ‘Snowy,’ premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this year and are now working on films about squirrels and wastewater treatment.
Maine takes vaccinations to seniors in independent living facilities
Nearly 70 small clinics will be held this week for older Mainers who might face challenges getting to vaccination site.
Costly power grid upgrade to boost renewables will test Maine’s commitment
It’s becoming clear that achieving Maine’s climate goals is going to require a makeover of its electric grid on a scale that hasn’t happened since the 1970s.