As town officials worry about rising costs, Delta said it is giving them a good deal – and that its struggles are not unique.
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Posted inScarborough Leader, South Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Let’s Talk America monthly meeting makes a comeback in Scarborough
Let’s Talk America resumes in Scarborough after a hiatus on March 14.
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Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
RNC votes to install Trump’s handpicked chair as former president tightens control of party
Michael Whatley, a North Carolina Republican, was elected the party’s new national chairman. Lara Trump, the former president’s daughter-in-law, was voted in as co-chair.
Posted inMaine
A Maine scientist helped discover 4 new species of deep-sea octopus
Dr. Beth Orcutt spent 10 years thinking about an octopus she saw near Costa Rica. She went back last year with a team and found at least 4 new species, 2 of which brood their eggs on hydrothermal vents deep in the Pacific Ocean.
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In photos: The best of February
If you were planning to visit Maine for the first time, February wouldn’t be the best month – unless you were a high school sports fanatic. Then you’d be in heaven. But after the destruction of January’s two major storm surges, we welcomed a quieter, milder February. Here are some of the Portland Press Herald photographers’ favorite photos from the month.
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Trump posts $91.6 million bond in defamation case he lost to E. Jean Carroll
The filings came a day after Judge Lewis A. Kaplan refused to delay a Monday deadline for posting a bond to ensure that the 80-year-old Carroll can collect the $83.3 million if it remains intact following appeals.
Posted inMaine, News
Bomb threats sent to Maine State House, 2 legislators, Democratic Party
The State House was evacuated Friday morning, but no bomb was found following the hoax threat that promised death to pedophiles.
Posted inNation & World, News
France enshrines abortion as a constitutional right as the world marks International Women’s Day
Friday’s ceremony in Paris, attended by around 1,000 people, was a key event on a day focused on advancing women’s rights globally.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Friday is the last day you can order free COVID tests from the government
The U.S. government is suspending mail orders for free COVID-19 tests – at least for now.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
School shootings prompt more states to fund digital maps for first responders
Spurred by mass shootings, thousands of school districts have hired companies to produce detailed digital maps that can help police, firefighters and medical professionals respond more quickly in emergencies.