2021 is surging forward with the pent-up pressure of a recently unkinked hose, making nearly every business leader I speak with almost too busy to chat. Businesses are tremendously busy trying to get back to normal, and hoping to exceed it, in order to make up for any 2020 losses. Lodging properties are looking to […]
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Gorham family is grief-stricken following accident that killed 3-year-old boy
William Tinkham was struck outside his home last week by a vehicle driven by a 13-year-old.
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Woman struck and killed by vehicle in Westbrook
Police are investigating the incident, which happened in the Hamlet residential neighborhood.
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Jim Steinman, hitmaker for Meat Loaf and Celine Dion, dies
Jim Steinman, the Grammy-winning composer who wrote Meat Loaf’s best-selling “Bat Out Of Hell” debut album as well as ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ died at 73.
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Jury convicts former officer Derek Chauvin of George Floyd’s murder
The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
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UMaine System relaxes quarantine guidelines for vaccinated students and staff
Individuals who come in close contact with someone with COVID-19 will no longer have to quarantine for 10 days if they are fully vaccinated and asymptomatic.
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Clammers digging through pandemic, but shellfish are fewer
More New Englanders have dug in the tidal mudflats during the last year, but they’re finding fewer clams
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House fire in Fairfield kills woman, injures man
The blaze broke out early Saturday morning at a residence on Bear Mountain Road, and the State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.
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COVID outbreak reported at Penobscot County Jail
The sheriff’s office said the 4 who contracted the virus were housed in the same area.
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Mother sues over her teenage son’s death at Long Creek in 2016
Charles Knowles killed himself at the youth detention center, prompting scrutiny of how Long Creek treats LGBTQ youths and how well it protects young people with mental health problems.