Aides to Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin say he’s tested positive for the coronavirus
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Super-PAC ad takes aim at Gideon’s health-care policies
The ad by American Crossroads relies heavily on studies funded by the insurance industry to critique Gideon’s support for a public option for Medicare.
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L.L. Bean, Flowfold donate protective equipment for election workers
Two Maine companies have donated more than $44,000 of personal protective equipment for election workers to stay safe while administering the Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 General Election, according to the Maine Secretary of State’s office. L.L. Bean, the outdoor retailer based in Freeport, donated 8,000 face coverings for this election, while Flowfold, the Gorham-based manufacturer of […]
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More than 1,400 Maine customers still without electricity Thursday night
Crews for CMP and Versant worked through the night Wednesday and throughout the day Thursday to repair damage from the wind and rainstorm that blew through the state.
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Maine Bicentennial: Bailey Island
Malcolm B. O’Brien, purser on the Aucocisco and Forest Queen ferries, took this photograph around 1910 of a busy York Landing on Bailey Island during the loading of one of the ferries.
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NFL’s Titans report 8 positive tests, both Tennessee and Minnesota suspend in-person activities
The two teams played each other on Sunday.
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On this date in Maine history: Sept. 29
Sept. 29, 1888: The city unveils a monument to poet and Portland native Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882). A dedication ceremony is held beside the monument in State Street Square, which was later renamed Longfellow Square. The event features a band, a succession of speakers, and 100 schoolchildren singing Longfellow’s 1838 poem “Psalm of Life.” Several […]
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California residents again face fire anguish as homes burn
Evacuation orders involve more than 50,000 people in the northern wine country, and 3 deaths are reported in a separate fire.
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Commerce secretary says 2020 census to end Oct. 5 despite court order
The announcement by tweet on Monday challenges a federal judge’s ruling last week that the head count of every U.S. resident should continue through the end of October.
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Purging water system of brain-eating microbe to take 60 days
A deadly, microscopic parasite led to warnings over the weekend not to drink tap water in eight Texas communities.
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