Aides hope the president will spend his last days in office trying to trumpet his policy accomplishments, beginning with a trip to Alamo, Texas, on Tuesday to highlight his administration’s efforts to curb illegal immigration and border wall construction.
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Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine
Portland Food Co-op closes again after second positive COVID test
After the store reopened Thursday, a second employee tested positive for COVID-19.
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Posted inMaine, News
2020 will likely set new record for most drug overdose deaths in Maine
The 380 drug-related deaths in the first nine months of last year matches the total for all of 2019 and puts Maine on pace to surpass the previous high of 417, in 2017.
Posted inNation & World
Nancy Bush Ellis, sister and aunt of presidents, dies
Nancy Bush Ellis, a longtime Democrat who helped her Republican brother and nephew get elected president, has died of complications of the coronavirus.
Posted inMaine, News
Vandals damage gravestones in York County cemetery
Profane words and images were found spray painted on 10 memorials dating back to the 1850s and ’60s, including six for children who died before they turned 13.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
House speeding to impeach Trump for Capitol insurrection
But House Republicans block a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority to remove President Trump from office.
Posted inNation & World
Biden chooses veteran diplomat William Burns as CIA director
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen veteran diplomat William Burns to be his CIA director
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland Meetings: Jan. 13-20
Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed. 1/13 2 p.m. Community Development Block Grant Allocation Committee Wed. 1/13 5 p.m. Land Bank Commission Wed. 1/13 5:30 p.m. City Council Workshop Wed. 1/13 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Subcommittee Thur. 1/14 5 p.m. Racial Equity Steering Committee Thur. 1/14 […]
Posted inForecaster Sports
Basketball coaches still hopeful of salvaging season
The wait for Cumberland Country to return to green status remains
Posted inThe Forecaster
Northern Meetings: Jan. 14-21
Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Tues. 1/19 6 p.m. School Committee Wed. 1/20 6 p.m. Board of Selectmen Thur. 1/21 4 p.m. Community Advisory Response Team Cumberland Check cumberlandmaine.com for access to Zoom. Thur. 1/14 5 p.m. Lands and Conservation Commission – Trails Subcommittee Tues. 1/19 6 p.m. Planning Board Workshop […]