While the recent shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent is being investigated as a hate crime, other incidents are believed to be drug-related.
2023
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Bruins force overtime with late goal, but still stumble against Wild
Kirill Kaprizov scores to lift Minnesota to a 4-3 win after Brad Marchand ties it with 1:06 left, sending Boston to its fourth straight overtime game.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
From retailers to ski resorts, Maine businesses also feel storm’s impact
Some ski areas lost roads and a lot of snow cover just days before their busy holiday week begins.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Boys Hockey, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Tuesday’s high school roundup: Falmouth keeps South Portland winless
Boys’ basketball: Chris Simonds fuels a second-quarter surge that carries the Navigators to a 59-50 victory.
Posted inUncategorized
Immigration fuels uptick in U.S. population growth
Immigration powered population gains in the United States for a second year in a row.
Posted inUncategorized
Biden administration moves to protect old-growth forests as climate change brings fires, pests
The Biden administration is moving to conserve old-growth forests on national forests and limit logging as climate change amplifies the threats they face from wildfires, insects and disease.
Posted inSchools and Education
These kids want to go to school. The main obstacle? Paperwork.
Onerous re-enrollment requirements, arcane paperwork and the everyday obstacles of poverty are preventing those children from going back.
Posted inMaine
Powerful storm latest example of bad weather made worse by climate change
The unseasonably warm weather that Maine is experiencing due to an increase in heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere gave the wet winter storm its powerful punch, scientists say.
Posted inNation & World
She bought a colorful vase at Goodwill for $3.99. The rare piece sold at auction for $107,000
The auction house that sold it knows of only one other in this form and color combination. It is in a private collection.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
College roundup: Washington coach receives national award
Kalen DeBoer, in his second season with the team, is the AP Coach of the Year after leading the unbeaten Huskies into the national semifinals.