Six sheriffs said they have required masks for guards and inmates for months.
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Portland leaders call for peaceful demonstration, ask opponents to leave guns at home
Fearing counter-protests and violent confrontation at a planned Black Lives Matter demonstration Saturday, Portland police are asking everyone to remain peaceful and leave weapons at home.
On this date in Maine history: Sept. 4
Sept. 4, 1969: Six crew members and an Air Force observer die in the crash of a U.S. Air Force long-range B-52 bomber just moments after it takes off from Loring Air Force Base in Limestone. The 158-foot-long plane, fully loaded with fuel as it begins a nighttime training exercise, crashes into a bog about […]
NFL notebook: Titans sign former Patriots kicker Gostkowski
Four-time Pro Bowler Stephen Gostkowski, who was part of three Super Bowl teams in 14 seasons with New England, was released in March
NBA roundup: Rockets advance with 104-102 win over Thunder
A clutch defensive play by James Harden helps Houston win its first-round series against Oklahoma City in seven games.
Markey defeats Kennedy III in Massachusetts’ Senate primary
Meanwhile, the race for Kennedy’s House seat in the 4th Congressional District remains too close to call.
On this date in Maine history: Aug. 31
Aug. 31, 1954: Hurricane Carol makes landfall on New York’s Long Island and proceeds to ravage much of New England and Atlantic Canada. It causes the most severe damage on the coasts of Connecticut and Rhode Island. In Maine, falling trees damage houses, crush cars, cut power lines and block highways. Wind speed of 80 […]
Topsham-area school board members question partial reopening
Maine School Administrative District 75 Superintendent Shawn Chabot said that Mt. Ararat middle and high schools may not be able to meet requirements to fully reopen within three weeks, but some elementary schools should be able to.
Strike, pandemic further delay production at Bath shipyard
The USS Daniel Inouye, christened last summer, likely will be completed this winter, according to Bath Iron Works spokesman David Hench. It was originally scheduled to be delivered to the Navy about one year ago.
The Latest: Infections rise to over 1,000 on University of Alabama campus
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox says the spike could threaten the city’s health-care system and the local economy.
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