All basketball and hockey games have been called off through at least Dec. 8.
2020
Posted inNation / World
Mysterious shiny monolith found in otherworldly Utah desert
The exact location is so remote that officials are not revealing it publicly, worried that people might get lost or stranded trying to find it and need to be rescued.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty, admits criminal role in opioid epidemic
The ongoing drug overdose crisis, which appears to be growing worse during the coronavirus pandemic, has contributed to the deaths of more than 470,000 Americans over the past 2 decades, most of those from legal and illicit opioids.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Three people die of COVID-19 at Clover Health Care
34 residents and 22 staffers have tested positive for the disease, which has slammed the memory care unit.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Readfield man accused of punching a New Sharon homeowner in the face, trying to push him off a balcony
Logan Gardner, 26, was arrested following a standoff with police at his Readfield home.
Posted inMaine, News
Cumberland officers accused of racial profiling are cleared of wrongdoing
The investigation began after a Black attorney described in a published letter that she felt the personal sting of racism when she was pulled over twice for minor infractions in Cumberland.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Dow crests 30,000 points on vaccine hopes, Biden transition
‘We are one step closer to moving past the election uncertainty,’ said Lindsey Bell, chief investment strategist at Ally Invest.
Posted inMaine
Augusta courthouse closed after employee tests positive for COVID-19
The Capital Judicial Center was closed to the public Tuesday and Wednesday.
Posted inEncore
Bethel Library program to feature research on Native American basketmaking traditions
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