Instead of voting in-person at the high school, residents will tune in to YouTube and email in questions about the proposed 2020-21 school budget.
June 2020
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
McDonald’s to hire 1,000 new workers in Maine for indoor dining
The state’s 62 fast-food franchises are expanding options beyond drive-through and takeout, now that dine-in restrictions have been lifted.
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Maine reports 23 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths
There have been no deaths in six days, and the number of people who have recovered increased to 2,443, as the number of active cases declined to 449.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Fey asks to pull ’30 Rock’ episodes that featured blackface
Four episodes of the comedy are being removed from circulation because they featured characters performing in blackface.
Posted inCommunity Sports
Local golf results
Martindale Sunday, June 21 individual point quota results: 1. Jace Pearson +10 1. Brian Bilodea +10 3. Bobby Myers +7 3. Matt Gallagher +7; Skins: Gross — Rocky Myers No. 12, Nick Hogan No. 13, Brian Bilodeau No. 17; Net — Tom Skelton No. 6, Brent Cary No. 8, Paul Robinson No. 13. Saturday, June […]
Posted inSports
Wallace’s mother says this is not his first brush with racism in auto racing
Bubba Wallace, the only Black driver on the NASCAR Cup Series, has been subjected to other episodes of racism before a noose was found in his garage, according to Desiree Wallace.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Most LGBTQ workers in U.S. face discrimination that’s now illegal
Three in four LGBTQ employees experienced at least one negative interaction at work related to their sexual orientation or gender identity in the last year, according to a study released Tuesday.
Posted inSports
California raceway president says noose found in tree
Sonoma Raceway in California officials are investigating after a noose was found hanging behind a former administrative office.
Posted inNation / World
The Latest: Police officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting is fired
The latest on protests against racism and police brutality around the U.S. and the world. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro police department has fired one of the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, more than three months after the 26-year-old black woman was killed in her home. A termination letter […]
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Jay residents to consider $5.3 million municipal budget on July 14
Overall spending is down and revenues are estimated to go up for 2020-21.