LEWISTON — Chambers USA has selected three Berman & Simmons attorneys to be honored for their distinguished legal service. Jodi Nofsinger, Benjamin Gideon and Susan Faunce are recognized as distinguished lawyers in the category “Litigation: Medical Malpractice & Insurance – Maine.” Gideon has been admitted to the Inner Circle of Advocates and is only the […]
2020
Posted inBusiness, Maine
New jobless aid to have limited benefits as more Mainers slip into poverty
Struggling Mainers have turned to state assistance to make ends meet since enhanced unemployment benefits expired at the end of July.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Lisbon’s police chief moving to same role in Topsham
Lisbon Police Chief Marc Hagan will take over as police chief for Topsham in mid-September after the town’s former chief, Christopher Lewis, resigned in early July.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Patriots notebook: Competition heating up between kickers
Rookie Justin Rohrwasser, a fifth-round draft pick, is in a battle with veteran Nick Folk.
Posted inSports
NFL notebook: Bengals player arrested for battery after leaving team to search for missing father
Mackensie Alexander returned to Florida to search for his missing father. He was jailed on a charge of misdemeanor battery for allegedly beating up a man.
Posted inEncore
Celebrated Nixon-era women’s rights leader to give talk
The Honorable Barbara Hackman Franklin, the 29th US Secretary of Commerce, will give an online presentation at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, hosted by the Camden Public Library. Franklin will be discussing the book, “A Matter of Simple Justice” by Les Strout, in a program hosted on Zoom. The book, originally released in 2012, […]
Posted inSports
NBA roundup: Pacers fire McMillan after second straight first-round sweep
Nate McMillan’s poor playoff performance proved his downfall, even after Indiana gave him a one-year extension through 2021-22 on Aug. 12.
Posted inEncore
RFA to host Community Art Project awards ceremony
An awards ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, out of doors near the Community Art Project display in the alley between the RFA Lakeside Theater and Blue Flame. The rain date is set for 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30. Voting will close at noon on Friday, Aug. 28. The […]
Posted inNation / World, News
Controversial change in CDC testing guidelines was directed by White House task force
The CDC now says it isn’t necessary to test people who have been near infected people but are asymptomatic.