Although black people make up about 7-8% of the city’s population, they have accounted for 17-23% of the arrests in the city in recent years, according to data released by the police department Friday.
June 2020
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WORCESTER/LEICESTER, Massachusetts — Becker College announces that Kaylin Beck of Livermore Falls has been named to the dean’s list for the Spring 2020 semester. Beck is pursuing a bachelor of arts degree in interactive media, game arts concentration. The Becker College dean’s list recognizes all full-time students (24 or more credit hours earned for the […]
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Rural Maine proves a challenge for U.S. Census
Trying to count everyone in the United States is a tough chore in the best times. Jeff Behler, regional director for the U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Census Bureau This year, the U.S. Census Bureau is facing unprecedented hurdles as its half a million workers visit homes where nobody has responded yet to its efforts to find […]
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NHL players not rushing back to rinks for voluntary skates
While some players have started working out at team facilities, others are in limbo because of quarantine rules for those going from the U.S. to Canada, and vice versa.
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Federal CDC posts long-awaited guidance for reducing everyday virus risk
The agency also offers advice on organizing and attending big gatherings such as concerts, sporting events, protests and political rallies.
Posted inMaine
Monmouth checking residency at its town beach, as other communities use honor system
Some central Maine towns continue to be resident-only beaches, but enforcement tends to be on the honor system and none plan similar measures to reduce the number of people this summer.
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Woman drives vehicle into Aubuchon Hardware in Waterville
A 71-year-old Oakland woman drove a 2017 Nissan Rogue into the Aubuchon Hardware building on Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville Friday morning.
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Cora says he wasn’t ‘sole mastermind’ of Astros’ sign-stealing scheme
Alex Cora says, ‘Everyone who was part of the (Astros) team from around mid-May until the end of the season, we are all responsible.’
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Poll finds majority of Americans are OK with NFL protests during the anthem
The issue of NFL players protesting racial injustice and police brutality burst onto the national stage in 2016 and was sharply criticized by Donald Trump.