Millions of years of natural selection have prepared reindeer for Christmas Eve.
2022
Posted inPerspective
What do kids really think about Santa?
Santa is the best part of Christmas for many children, but do they really believe in a magical man flying around the globe on Christmas Eve?
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Posted inPerspective
How the world celebrates Christmas
Holiday traditions aren’t all cheery. Some are weird or a bit scary.
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Brown’s huge fourth quarter carries Celtics past Timberwolves
Jaylen Brown scores 36 points, including 23 in the fourth quarter, and Boston rallies in the second half for a 121-109 win.
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Bruins score four goals in second period, hold off Devils, 4-3
David Pastrnak gets his 23rd and 24th goals of the season, sparking Boston to its fourth straight win.
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Bruins vow player-vetting overhaul after Mitchell Miller signing
An independent review of the Boston Bruins’ player-vetting process found gaps in the system that led to the signing of a prospect who was convicted of assault in 2016 for bullying a Black classmate with developmental disabilities in middle school.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Boys Hockey, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Area roundup: St. Dom’s boys skate past Lewiston
Timothee Ouellette scores twice for the Saints; Michael Ryan leads Gray-New Gloucester boys hoops past Poland, and Oxford Hills girls rout previously unbeaten Hampden.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Big winds cause chaos Friday; ice and cold next
By about 7 p.m., the retail district in Auburn was without power, with traffic lights out along Turner Street and Mount Auburn Avenue. Winds were expected to keep gusting as the temperatures dropped significantly early Friday night. More than 200,000 CMP customers were without power by 7 p.m.
Posted inGirls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls hockey: Lewiston ditches St. Dom’s/ Winthrop/ Monmouth in overtime
Alyssa Marcoux scores the game-winner for the second time this week as the Blue Devils overcome the Saints 3-2.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
With bill’s passage, lobster industry welcomes 6-year break from new regulations
The omnibus spending legislation includes a rider that freezes new federal regulation of lobstering practices. President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law.