Sen. Susan Collins and Rep. Jared Golden could not be reached for comment and their positions were unclear.
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Collins’ Senate staffers watch as a normal day descends into chaos
Brenna Kent and Darci Greenacre, both Maine natives, were in the senator’s office on lockdown when a pro-Trump mob stormed and breached the Capitol.
Neil Sheehan, Pentagon Papers reporter, Vietnam author, dies
He was the first to obtain the massive trove of documents detailing U.S. involvement in Vietnam and later wrote a book aimed at helping people come to grips with what he called “a war in vain.”
College basketball: Holmes scores 27 as No. 19 Indiana tops Penn State, 85-64
Mackenzie Holmes of Gorham also had six rebounds and five blocks in the Hoosiers’ win.
Saco pharmacist recognized
SACO — Heather A. Stewart, PharmD, has been named the 2020 Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year in Maine. The prestigious award was conferred on the Saco pharmacist at the recent meeting of the Maine Pharmacy Association. Stewart has been employed at Walgreens for 6 1/2 years. She graduated from the University of New England […]
Maine police officials react to chaos at U.S. Capitol
One notes that President Trump could have averted the violent confrontations between his supporters and Capitol police if he had told his followers to stand down.
Maine’s members of Congress respond: ‘This doesn’t happen. It’s America.’
The state’s senators and representatives condemn the Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, halting the certification of the results of the November election.
Bowdoin appoints Robertson to Topsham school board
Brandy Robertson will serve as a Bowdoin representative on the Maine School Administrative District 75 school board until the end of June.
Threatening, homophobic letters mailed to residents in Portland and South Portland
Four people on Tuesday reported receiving threatening, homophobic letters that were addressed by hand to their homes, police said.
Maine to receive $183 million for schools in latest coronavirus relief package
The funding is part of $82 billion in emergency relief funds that have been allocated to support education nationwide.