Russian President Vladimir Putin says that a coronavirus vaccine developed in his country has been cleared for use and one of his daughters has already been inoculated, even as international experts have questioned its safety.
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Democrats say Trump’s payroll tax break weakens Social Security
President Trump’s move to defer Social Security payroll taxes could be taking him into treacherous political territory
Brunswick council considering changes to marijuana rules because current standards make retail impossible
As written, the conditional use ordinances effectively prohibit any retail marijuana in town, even in the places it’s supposed to be allowed.
One dead, 6 hospitalized after gas explosion levels Baltimore homes
A neighborhood in northwest Baltimore is left strewn with debris and glass.
Oxford County police log
• Benjamin R. Ball, 25, of Shapleigh on charges of refusing to submit to arrest or detention, violation of condition of release, burglary and assault, 9:10 p.m. Wednesday in Stoneham by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. • Philip J. Fleming, 39, of 31 Kimball Ave., Mexico, on charges of unlawful possession of fentanyl powder and violation […]
Gideon unveils climate policies in her bid for U.S. Senate
The Democrat’s climate agenda includes supporting the U.S. rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement and requiring electric utilities to obtain some energy from renewable sources.
ANALYSIS: Four years after denouncing Trump, Susan Collins has never backed away from her criticism of him
On opposing sides politically, Joe Biden and Susan Collins are longtime friends who have offered glowing words for one another in the past.
Maine hospitals’ COVID-19 patient counts remain low for another week
Well into the summer tourist season, the numbers of inpatients with the disease remain near the all-time low.
Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat
President Donald Trump has ordered an unspecified ban on “transactions” with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps TikTok and WeChat
Wiscasset Bay Gallery set to open exhibition
WISCASSET – “Impressionism, Modernism and Realism,” a diverse exhibition spanning the early 19th through mid-20th centuries with works by Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Belgian and American artists, opens on Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery in Wiscasset. Of particular interest is a vibrant watercolor by neo-impressionist, Hippolyte Petitjean (French, 1854-1929). Using his classic […]