Lower courts have twice rejected the immunity claims, but the justices will hear arguments April 25.
2024
Cheverus Stags Winter Athletes of the Year
Maddie Fitzpatrick is a repeat selection and is joined by fellow hoops standout Leo McNabb
Heavy fighting rages around Gaza’s biggest hospital as Israel raids it for a second day
The Israeli military’s claim that dozens of Hamas fighters were killed in the hospital could not be confirmed.
Fourth annual Poetry Walk by Patten Free Library kicks off in April
Now in its fourth year, the Patten Free Library’s Poetry Walk will begin in April in Library Park. What began as a social distancing program in 2021 has become an annual tradition looked forward to by the community and staff alike. “Each year, we install about 20 poems on yard sign style signs,” Hannah Lackoff, […]
Midcoast organizations are recipients of 2024 Casco Bay Community Grant awards
Casco Bay Estuary Partnership recently announced its 2024 Casco Bay Community Grants awards recipients, which include three Midcoast-based organizations. The Community Grants program supports new partnerships and innovative projects that engage communities with Casco Bay and its watershed. CBEP received 10 proposals totaling over $65,000 from schools, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations and community groups. This […]
Scholarships to help kids attend summer camp available through Freeport collaboration
Freeport Community Services, the Town of Freeport and Freeport Housing Trust are teaming up again this year to provide summer camp scholarships to children in Freeport and Pownal. Last year, 75% of families indicated their children were eligible for free or reduced school lunch, while the remaining families indicated health concerns, single-parent status and significant […]
Team to choose Haiti’s next leader takes shape as gang violence engulfs the Caribbean nation
In addition to selecting an interim prime minister, the council will be responsible for appointing a council of ministers, a provisional electoral council and a national security council.
Consumer advocates urge passage of bill to regulate hospital facility fees
The bill would prohibit charging such fees for telehealth appointments and require signs be placed to inform patients when the fees may be charged.
Pritchard motivated by doubters of Celtics’ bench depth
Whether Payton Pritchard is playing with the team’s All-Stars or keeping inexperienced players organized on the floor with the bench unit, he’s maintained a steady presence all year long.
U.S. abortions reach recent high, with record number done via medication
The increase comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to limit access to mifepristone, a key abortion drug.