During a brief court appearance by video Thursday, Kyle Fitzsimons waived his right to argue for bail until he is transferred.
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Posted inMaine, News
After months of preparation, Maine well positioned to find cases of COVID-19 variants
The state partnered early with the world-renowned Jackson Laboratory to conduct genomic sequencing, which detects variants of the coronavirus.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Autoworkers face uncertain future in an era of electric cars
General Motors’ plan to make only battery-powered vehicles by 2035 could imperil the jobs of 50,000 employees.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Thursday’s high school roundup: Bonny Eagle easily wins opener
Boys’ basketball: Aidan Walcott and Jacob Humphrey lead the Scots past Westbrook, 64-32.
Posted inLocal Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Advocates ask high court to force Portland to hold vote on clean elections
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments Thursday, after a lower court dismissed the lawsuit brought by Fair Elections Portland, which wants to create the state’s first public financing option for municipal candidates.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox notebook: Here’s who Boston got in dealing Benintendi
Outfielder Franchy Cordero figures to be the only player of the five the Red Sox will receive who will make an impact in 2021.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden hopes infrastructure projects can bridge partisan divide
The president’s campaign pledged that millions of jobs would flow from repairing roads, building electric vehicle charging stations, weatherizing buildings, improving access to public transit and updating the U.S. power grid to be carbon-pollution free by 2035.
Posted inMaine
‘Thank God for those fire departments’: Some, but not all, costly wood kilns destroyed in Harmony fire
The kilns were part of Thomas Firewood, a Ripley-based business owned by Derek Thomas. Thomas’ father, Doug Thomas, a former state senator and representative, owned the company until selling it to his son a year ago.
Posted inNation & World, News
Biden says U.S. will have enough vaccine for 300 million people by midsummer
The president announces deals to buy 100 million more doses from Pfizer and 100 million more from Moderna, with the expectation that they will be delivered by the end of July.
Posted inNation & World
Judge says newspaper invaded Meghan Markle’s privacy with letter
The dispute involved the publication of large portions of a letter she wrote to her father after her 2018 wedding to Prince Harry.