John Demers was sworn in a few weeks after the subpoena for the Democrats’ records and is one of the few Trump appointees who has remained in the Biden administration.
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Posted inMaine, News
King Middle School deemed safe after hoax threat
Police say they detained a person of interest after a false report led to a lockdown of the school Monday morning.
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Local golf results
Fairlawn Wednesday, June 9 senior league scramble results: 1. Paul Carpentier/P.G.Cote/John Mathieu/Chanel Leblanc -9 1. Dale Brown/Robert Bolduc/Rick Gardiner/Norm Ford -9 3. Matt Brooker/Gene Kene/Ron Bilodeau/Bob Marcotte -6; Pins: No. 11 — 1. John Moreau 1′.5″ 2. Bob Bolduc 5’7″ 3. John Mathieu 6’11” No. 13 — 1. Glenn Downs 1’1″ 2. Ron Bilodeau 6’3″ […]
Posted inNation / World
As U.S. deaths from COVID-19 near 600,000, racial gaps persist
On the way to the latest round-number milestone, the virus has proved adept at exploiting inequalities in the U.S.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Committee advances plan to keep in-state UMaine System tuition flat
The full board of trustees will meet next week to consider the proposal, which comes after the governor proposed a supplemental budget that would increase state funding for higher education.
Posted inNation / World
Thinner Mints: Girl Scouts have millions of unsold cookies
The Girl Scouts have an unusual problem this year: 15 million boxes of unsold cookies
Posted inConnections
4-H teen council raising chickens, funds and food
FALMOUTH — A local 4-H teen council is leading a “True Leaders in Service Chicken to Kitchen Project and Food Drive” to raise 160 chickens, and raise funds and food, for area food pantries and resource centers through June 18. A food drive is happening through Friday, June 18, to raise both non-perishable items and […]
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Chinese nuclear plant denies report of radiation leak warning
The claim that all is well comes in the wake of a CNN report that the French partners in the plant expressed concern over rising radiation levels.
Posted inMaine, News
State reports just 13 new cases of COVID-19, fewest since last summer
The seven-day average of new cases dropped to 49, the lowest level since late October.
Posted inNation / World
Freedom Day’ for England reopenings pushed back 4 weeks
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirms that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions will be delayed until July 19, as a result of the spread of the delta variant.