Defense Secretary Mark Esper reverses himself after angering the president by saying he opposes using active-duty military forces for law enforcement duties in the U.S.
June 2020
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Two Maine startups collaborate to get more Mainers outdoors
Tree Free Heat, which sells fire starters made of hemp waste, has a deal with Back40, which rents camping gear online.
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine CDC reports 41 additional COVID-19 cases, one new death
Maine’s top public health official says testing volumes and results show the state is moving in the direction of virus suppression, but more work needs to be done.
Posted inMaine, News
Adult human remains found in Unity stream, police say
Kayakers discovered the remains of what appears to be an adult male in the Sandy Stream in Unity last Friday, according to a Maine State Police spokesman.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine still not providing basic COVID-19 metric but releases zip-code infection data
The Maine CDC is unable to provide full testing data each day but released zip-code level case counts and a searchable map Wednesday evening
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Requests for absentee ballots in Maine up threefold from 2016
Nearly 40,000 Maine voters have already requested ballots for the July 14 primary election.
Posted inConnections
Well Done news
AUBURN — Edward Little High School students Quinn Donahue and Peter Hansen have won first and second place in the Carnegie Mellon University CS Academy Spring 2020 International Creative Task Competition, unrestricted class. PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire — Area students have been named to the Plymouth State University president’s list and the dean’s list for […]
Posted inMaine, News
Public officials join peaceful protest at Portland City Hall
About 1,000 people crowded into and beyond City Hall Plaza on Wednesday afternoon, in Portland’s fifth protest in the past six days as protesters around the country demand an end to institutional racism and police brutality.
Posted inNation / World
The Latest: Thousands in Europe decry racial injustice, police violence
The latest news on protests against police brutality and racism around the U.S.: LONDON — Thousands of people demonstrated in London on Wednesday against police violence and racial injustice following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which has set off days of unrest in the United States. In Athens, police fired tear gas to […]
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AP sources: White House softens on sending troops to states
President Donald Trump appears to be privately backing off his threat to deploy troops to the states in order to quell protests over police brutality