2021 – Page 3034 – The Portland Press Herald

‘Substantial’ damage to Gray Town Hall after water line break

by Emily Bader February 10, 2021

Town Manager Deb Cabana said week that she “can’t even begin to speculate (the) monetary costs” to repair the building, but said that vital records were spared from the damage.

Buying local is more important than ever

by Jim LaBelle Executive Director, Biddeford & Saco Chamber of Commerce & Industry February 10, 2021

Recently, I was talking to a young person about how shopping locally is critical, and I said, “I know I sound like a broken record.” She looked at me blankly, and it dawned on me, even if my meaning was understood, she no doubt never had the experience of playing an LP vinyl record so […]

Maine, News, Schools and Education, Uncategorized

Portland schools to consider adding in-person learning for high school students

by Rachel Ohm February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

There is no timeline for when students in grades 10 through 12 might be back in classrooms, but the school board is expected to discuss plans for more in-person learning Feb. 23.

Maine, News

Walmart website buckles under vaccine signups, but Friday launch still planned

by Joe Lawlor February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

The company says technical problems affected its website but it still expects to start giving shots on Friday, and some Mainers say they were able to get appointments.

Election 2020, Nation & World, Politics

Georgia prosecutor opens criminal probe after Trump’s calls to alter election results

by Amy Gardner The Washington Post February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

In early January, the then-president pressured Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to ‘find’ enough votes to reverse Joe Biden’s victory in the state during an hourlong phone call.

American Journal

Report lists Buxton’s top five high-crash intersections

by Robert Lowell February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

The intersection of Main Street and River Road takes the No. 1 spot, with 23 vehicle accidents in 2020.

Nation & World

‘Uncomfortable truth’: The new push for a slavery reparations commission in Congress

by DeNeen L. Brown Washington post February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

Next week the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is set to hear testimony on H.R. 40, named after the government’s broken promise to newly freed enslaved people at the end of the Civil War.