Set to roll out Wednesday, the bill includes the creation of a national database of police use-of-force incidents. Democrats say the package doesn’t go far enough.
June 2020
Bates College plans to reopen for fall semester
President Clayton Spencer outlined many changes to the Lewiston campus during a weekend talk to alumni.
Trinity Jubilee Center to provide meals for children
LEWISTON — The Trinity Jubilee Center is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge. Meals will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis from 7:45 to 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 to 2 p.m. Thursdays. Instead of eating on-site in the cafeteria, each child can receive a […]
Bridge clubs raising funds for Alzheimer’s research
OTISFIELD — The Oxford Hills Bridge Club announces that the American Contract Bridge League and Alzheimer’s Association are partnering again on Sunday, June 21, to raise money for Alzheimer’s research. Bridge tournaments will take place all over the United States and Canada. All games will be played online. In Maine, there will be two games, […]
State seeks public input for historic preservation plan
AUGUSTA — The Maine Historic Preservation Commission invites the public to take an online survey and provide data for the next edition of the statewide historic preservation plan, which will cover the years 2021-2026. The plan summarizes the current opportunities and challenges for preserving and promoting historic places in the state and lays out a […]
The Latest: Black Americans most likely to know a COVID-19 victim, polls find
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. DETROIT — African Americans are disproportionately likely to say a family member or close friend has died of COVID-19 or respiratory illness since March, according to a series of surveys conducted since April that lays bare how black Americans have borne the brunt […]
The Latest: Seattle council bans police use of crowd control weapons
The latest on protests against racism and police brutality from around the world. SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council has voted unanimously to bar police from using tear gas, pepper spray and several other crowd control devices after officers repeatedly used them on mostly peaceful demonstrators protesting racism and police brutality. The 9-0 vote Monday […]
Republican senator defends Trump’s Tulsa rally as health official warns it’s ‘a huge risk factor’
Novel coronavirus cases have set new daily records in Oklahoma in recent days.
Businesses struggle to survive in strangely quiet York Beach
The summer season there and in other coastal Maine towns is off to a vastly different start this year because of the coronavirus and restrictions on visitors from out of state.
Maine organizations taking a public stand against racism, injustice
Businesses and groups across the state have released statements decrying racism and in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.