Junior Hockey: The second-year Twin City Thunder NCDC team takes on the Jersey Hitmen, one of the best junior teams on the east coast, Saturday in the NCDC semifinals. The winner moves onto the championship game Sunday.
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Posted inNation / World
Biden invites Russia, China to administration’s first global climate talks
The president is seeking to revive a U.S.-convened forum of the world’s major economies on climate that George W. Bush and Barack Obama both used and Donald Trump let languish.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Oxford County arrest log: March 26, 2021
• Michael R. Brown, 31, of 60 Main St., Mexico, on a charge of domestic violence assault with priors, 4:54 p.m. Tuesday in Mexico by Mexico Police Department. • Jeffrey L. Brochu, 51, of 15 Holman Ave., Mexico, on two counts of aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs, 7:28 p.m. Wednesday at that address by Oxford […]
Posted inLocal Sports, Maine colleges, Sports
A two-game season a worthwhile endeavor for UMF women’s basketball team
UMF coach Jamie Beaudoin went with the flow and changed course to accommodate the Beavers, whose sacrifices impressed their skipper.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Central Maine tasting rooms, bars welcome the public indoors
Friday marked the first day of relaxed public health restrictions at tasting rooms and bars across the state, allowing limited service indoors.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Legislation should require closure of Maine’s youth prison, advocates say
A bill would gradually reduce the number of young people held at the Long Creek Youth Development Center, without setting a date to close it.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
S&P 500 returns to a record high after best day in weeks
Stock prices have been churning in recent weeks, and momentum has often shifted sharply, sometimes by the hour.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
China erasing H&M from internet amid Xinjiang backlash
Its products were missing from major e-commerce platforms following calls by state media for a boycott over the Swedish retailer’s decision to stop buying cotton from the Chinese region.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine bars allowed to reopen indoors, but many are waiting
Most operators who opted not to reopen Friday said they are holding off until their workers can get fully vaccinated.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Tesla stock spirals after tweets by Elon Musk
The chief executive boasted early Friday to his nearly 50 million Twitter followers that his company could be ‘the biggest’ in a few months.