Municipalities lose hundreds of thousands whether they fight the retailers or not, and a slow-moving state appeals board doesn’t help.
February 2022
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
New version of omicron detected in Maine as wastewater tests show steep decline in COVID-19
Portland’s wastewater plants show declines of 98% and 97% since early January.
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Posted inNation / World
The Latest: Russia slow to win Ukraine’s airspace, limiting war gains
The latest news on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Posted inNation / World, Sports
IOC urges sports organizations to exclude athletes from Russia and Belarus
The IOC’s executive board said in a statement that it was moving ‘to protect the integrity of global sports competitions and for the safety of all the participants.’
Posted inSports
Derek Jeter announces surprise departure as Miami Marlins’ CEO
The Hall of Famer leaves the Marlins after 4 1/2 mostly unsuccessful years that didn’t come close to matching his success as a player for the New York Yankees.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
New York police make arrest in murder of former Lewiston resident Alpo Martinez
A New York City man, 27, already in custody, was charged late Sunday with the Halloween slaying of the convicted murderer and drug dealer, who moved to Lewiston and lived quietly under a federal witness protection program for five years.
Posted inMaine
10-year-old injured in snowmobile crash released from Portland hospital
One of the two girls seriously injured Friday in New Portland was released by Maine Medical Center, but the other remains hospitalized there.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
L-A This Week
MONDAY, Feb. 28 Lewiston — School Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. at Connors Elementary School, 400 Bartlett St. TUESDAY, March 1 Lewiston — City Council workshop and meeting, 6 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall. WEDNESDAY, March 2 Auburn — School Committee meeting, 6 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Auburn Hall. Auburn — […]
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: Feb. 28, 2022
• Brett G. Cottle, 44, of 20 Skillings Ave., Norway, on a charge of domestic violence assault, 9:12 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, on Carter Street in Norway, by Norway Police Department. • Stephen R. Duff, 30, 20 Marston St., Norway, on charges of criminal trespass and disorderly conduct, 3:36 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at 15 […]
Posted inNation / World
Forty-mile Russian convoy threatens Kyiv, shelling intensifies after negotiations fail to stop fighting
The Kremlin again raised the specter of nuclear war, while an embattled Ukraine moved to solidify its ties to the West by applying to join the European Union.