The council acted after threatening, anonymous letters with homophobic messages were sent to residents in Portland and South Portland.
2021
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Romney unveils plan to provide $3,000 per child, giving bipartisan support to President Biden’s effort
The emergence of Romney’s child benefits plan could give the White House an opportunity to incorporate policies with bipartisan support into its relief package.
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Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World
McKinsey agrees to pay nearly $600 million for its role in opioid crisis
The payments are earmarked for abating the raging overdose and addiction crisis that has deepened during the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inTimes Record
Maine CDC: Brunswick elementary school has COVID outbreak
“It does not mean that there has been any transmission within schools; more likely, transmission has occurred within the community,” according to a letter from the superintendent.
Posted inNation & World
Biden, at National Prayer Breakfast, calls out ‘political extremism’
The breakfast gave the nation’s second Catholic president a chance to talk about his vision of faith as a force for good.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath buys new ambulance
The ambulance cost about $263,000, $17,000 under what the city budgeted for it in its 2021 capital account.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath council approves downtown construction project
A sidewalk will be added to a portion of Commercial Street in downtown Bath in front of the freight shed this summer.
Posted inTimes Record
Midcoast Symphony Orchestra announces online events, concert cancellations
Midcoast Symphony Orchestra has canceled concerts through May because of COVID-19 but will offer online events
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Religion and Values
Sitting on billions, Catholic dioceses amassed taxpayer aid
As the pandemic began to unfold, scores of Catholic dioceses across the U.S. received aid through the Paycheck Protection Program while sitting on well over $10 billion in cash.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine jobless claims dip slightly but remain high
The state received about 2,700 new or reopened claims for unemployment benefits last week, down slightly from 2,800 the week before.