Wildlife officials say they’ve shot, killed Montana grizzly bear that pulled California woman from tent, killing her.
2021
Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need masks, CDC says
The changes come amid a national vaccination campaign in which children as young as 12 are eligible to get shots, as well as a general decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths.
Oxford County arrest log: July 9, 2021
• Amber Lewis, 36, of 904 Lodge Court, Auburn, on a charge of disorderly conduct, 4:47 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, in Oxford by Oxford Police Department. • Gale S. Smith, 49, of 4 Hazen St., Apt. 1, Norway, on a charge of failure to appear after bailed, 10:10 p.m. Tuesday, July 6, at 4 Hazen […]
Rudolph Ziehm: Don’t need his kind of ‘plain talk’
Paul LePage wants to be governor again. We need a man who brags “I was Trump before Trump”? Have we not had enough from a man who sent a profane voicemail where he proposed a duel so he could kill a legislator who pointed out a racist statement he made? He talks plain all right. […]
Bob Mennealy: GOP needs a fresh tactic
It amazes me, despite losing the presidency, the House and the Senate under Trump, that the GOP rather than modifying its policies that lost the executive and legislative branches of the federal government has pinned it’s future on suppressing enough of the electorate that it feels would not vote for its candidates. Has the GOP […]
Norm Gellatly: Commercial manipulation stinks
In his June 23 letter, Marc Jalbert scorned the high frequency of TV commercials, referencing networks’ methods of obsessive bombardment. I certainly agree with him and enjoyed his interesting tirade. His message got me to think about the nature of TV commercials in the earlier days of TV. In contrast to those in the present […]
52 dead in Bangladesh factory fire as workers locked inside
Bangladesh has a tragic history of industrial disasters, including factories catching fire with the workers locked inside.
Louisville police release video of kidnapped 6-year-old girl’s rescue
Neighbors who saw the girl being taken swiftly called 911 with a detailed description of the vehicle and a partial license plate number.
Elsa soaks New York and New England as it races up East Coast
The storm brought about 3.5 inches of rain to areas of Massachusetts and Rhode Island by the early afternoon, flooding streets and stranding cars.
Maine reports 9 new cases of COVID-19, 1 more death
Fifty-nine percent of Maine residents are fully vaccinated, the third-best rate in the nation.