Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini now face a trial at federal criminal court in Bellinzona.
2021
Posted inSports
NBA roundup: Antetokounmpo scores 28 points as Bucks rout Pistons, 117-89
Giannis Antetokounmpo adds nine assists and eight rebounds as Milwaukee ends a three-game losing streak.
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Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Jay residents approve marijuana ordinance, recouping fire services costs
Voters rejected repealing the town’s consumer fireworks ordinance, excluding future public works and Town Office staff from a state retirement system.
Posted inBethel, Elections, News, Oxford Hills
Newry votes in favor of updating development review ordinance
Residents voted 112-58 Tuesday to amend the town development review ordinance to conform to state laws and practices.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Maine voters pass the nation’s first ‘right to food’ amendment
Supporters of the amendment to the Maine Constitution positioned it as a chance for Mainers to take control of the food supply back from large landowners and giant retailers.
Posted inNation / World
New Ronald Greene autopsy dumps crash theory in fatal arrest
State police initially told his family he died after crashing into a tree, but a new forensic review attributes his death to a number of factors, including troopers hitting him in this head.
Posted inBusiness, Elections, Maine, News
Maine voters approve $100 million transportation bond
Election returns late Tuesday night showed 71% of voters supported the borrowing package, which includes $85 million for highways and bridges.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Waynflete denies Mt. Abram in C South boys soccer final
The top-seeded Roadrunners scored first and last, but were stunned by No. 2 Waynflete’s quick scoring spree.
Posted inNation / World
Blasts, clashes at military hospital in Kabul kill 20 people
No group has claimed responsibility.
Posted inElections, Nation / World, Politics
Minneapolis voters reject replacing police department, 18 months after George Floyd’s death
Even opponents of the city charter change stressed the urgency of transforming policing in the city.