Dear Colleagues: Well, that was . . . normal. President-elect Biden slips while playing with his dog on Saturday and has to go to the hospital, where he is diagnosed with hairline fractures in the bones of his foot, necessitating a few weeks in a walking boot. The information is released in a businesslike and […]
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Austin Bay: Merry Christmas, Hawaii: U.S. missile defenses just improved
Hawaii can rest a bit easier this Christmas, thanks to another successful Missile Defense Agency anti-ballistic missile test. On Nov. 16, an SM-3 Block IIA (SM3) missile fired by a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer, the USS John Finn, destroyed an “ICBM-representative target” as it plunged toward Hawaii. The SM3 is a kinetic interceptor, hit to […]
Posted inConnections
Community briefs for Friday, Dec. 4
Marine Corps League to hold session LEWISTON — Marine Corps League Central Maine Detachment 810 will host its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Lewiston Armory, 65 Central Ave. All Marines, FMF Corpsmen and Navy Chaplains are invited. Anyone interested in Marines Helping Veterans is also invited to attend. VFW […]
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Maine Agricultural Trades Show to go virtual in 2021
AUGUSTA — The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s (DACF) 2021 Maine Agricultural Trades Show (ATS) is scheduled for Tuesday to Saturday, Jan. 19 to 23. The five-day all-online show will feature a mixture of live and pre-recorded presentations and forums on agricultural and forestry issues, sessions for ag producer groups, exhibitor showcases and networking […]
Posted inSun Spots
Auburn care center requesting Christmas donations for its residents
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The 86 residents at Bolster Heights Residential Care Facility in Auburn have been very good this year! They need an extra special Christmas so we are asking for your help. Needed are socks for men and women, small flashlights, lotion, ChapStick, wheelchair and walker bags, toiletries, nail polish, body spray, face masks, […]
Posted inLocal Sports, Sports
Junior hockey: Maine Nordiques return to Colisee, defeat Johnstown
Casper Soderling made his season debut, scoring twice for the Maine Nordiques. Makem Demers scored in his first game back as he nearly missed a year of action due to injury.
Posted inNation / World
Vaccines offer hope for end to pandemic, but brutal months lie ahead
By early next year, there could be more than a million doses administered every day in the U.S., but it will take time to change the trajectory of the epidemic.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Boys Hockey, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
COVID-19 blocking local holiday tournaments
The virus is interrupting holiday sports traditions such as St. Dom’s annual Christmas Classic hockey tournament.
Posted inSports
State blows the whistle on basketball club’s plan to play before virus rules permit
Maine Hoops, the state’s largest organizer of club sport basketball games, plans to start games Dec. 18 — four weeks before they are allowed under state guidelines.