I forgot what it was like to experience a good old common cold. Prior to covid, you see, the cold-getting experience went like this: I’d wake with a stuffy nose and scratchy throat and my only thought was to curse the gods for visiting a new virus cocktail on me that was going to make […]
2024
Wednesday’s high school roundup: Cheverus stays unbeaten in girls’ hockey with a 6-0 win
Mikayla Talbot had two goals and four assists to lead Cheverus to a 6-0 win over Biddeford on Wednesday night in a girls’ hockey game at Biddeford Ice Arena. Maddie Doherty, Brynn McKenney, Zoey Radford and Caroline Rosseau each added one goal for Cheverus/Windham (10-0), with Rosseau adding three assists. Ellie Skolnekovich made 12 saves. […]
Sports Digest: Mariners break tie in third for 8-5 ECHL win
Cameron Askew and Brooklyn Kalmikov score 1:12 apart in the third to beat Trois-Rivieres.
Blinken seeks Palestinian governance reform for postwar Gaza as deadly Israeli strikes continue
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Palestinian President Abbas that the U.S. supports ‘tangible steps’ toward a Palestinian state, according to officials.
Ozempic mania fuels deal optimism across drug industry
As many as 170 drugs could lose exclusivity by the beginning of the next decade, representing close to $400 billion in annual sales for big pharmaceutical companies.
Storm floods roads across Midcoast, knocks out power to thousands
Brunswick, Bath and Harpswell were especially hard-hit by a wet, wind-whipped storm; a similar storm is on the way this weekend.
USDA estimates 21 million kids, including in Maine, will get summer food benefits
Maine is among the states where children will receive food benefits this summer through a newly permanent federal program.
The Maine Idea: Let all the voices be heard — equally
The excitement and furor has focused on Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ decision to exclude Donald Trump from the Maine ballot – but a step of potentially far more consequence for future presidential elections played out Monday in a small State House committee room. The Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee is considering whether Maine should […]
Maine Democrats will seek constitutional protection for abortion rights
Abortion advocates are going to push for the constitutional amendment months after narrowly winning a bruising legislative battle to expand access to the procedure later in pregnancy.
Judge says Trump won’t give own closing argument at fraud trial after disputing rules
Donald Trump wouldn’t agree to court rules that apply to attorneys in closing, and which would bar Trump from introducing irrelevant matters, delivering a campaign speech or insulting people involved in the trial.
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