The Bulldogs will get another shot at their SEC rival in the national championship game after a blowout win in the Orange Bowl, 34-11.
2021
Sam Jones, who won 10 titles with the Celtics, dies at 88
Jones was the eighth overall pick in the 1957 draft and is a Basketball Hall of Famer.
Germany shuts down half of its 6 remaining nuclear plants
The German government plans to decommission all nuclear plants next year and then phase out the use of coal by 2030.
‘Winnie the Pooh,’ ‘Sun Also Rises’ among works whose copyrights expire in 2022
Once a work enters the public domain it can legally be shared, performed, reused, repurposed or sampled without permission or cost.
Wildfires burn hundreds of homes in Colorado, tens of thousands flee
At least one first responder and six other people were injured in the blazes that erupted outside Denver on Thursday morning.
New laws take effect across U.S. on abortion, policing, taxes
In New Hampshire, abortion will be prohibited after 24 weeks of gestation, with exceptions for the mother’s life or physical health.
Maine reports 1,107 new cases of COVID-19
Six additional deaths also were reported on Friday, and 334 people were hospitalized with COVID infections.
Broader testing for ‘forever chemicals’ to intensify in the new year
The state’s investigation into contamination caused by the chemicals has grown exponentially since tainted milk was discovered at a Fairfield dairy farm in 2020.
Dean’s List
University of Maryland Global Campus ADELPHI, MD — Yorn Chesnutt of New Vineyard was named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester at University of Maryland Global Campus. To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 […]
Mountain Valley Rec Basketball League
REGION —The Mountain Valley Rec Basketball League has seven teams this year: Archies of Mexico, Cannatopia Runners of Wilton/Farmington (new team), Jay, Horace Mann Insurance of Jay/Livermore (formally Bessey Design), Hotel Rumford, Smart Care PT of Dixfield (formally Dixfield) and The Thunder (formally The Ballers) of Rumford/Mexico. All games are played at Mountain Valley High […]