The government has not authorized passage of a humanitarian convoy, U.N. officials say.
2016
Posted inNation & World, News
Lawmakers seeking solutions as unregulated synthetic drugs take toll
The quickest short-term fix would be to add new synthetics to the list of controlled substances, which Congress can do.
advertisement
Posted inBoys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
SOCCER NOTES: Monmouth’s Fletcher zeroes in on mark
Mt. Abram boys surprise; Messalonskee and Erskine off to solid starts.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Liberal-leaning Democrats take seats of veteran R.I. lawmakers
Some of the newcomers say they were motivated to run after campaigning for Bernie Sanders.
Posted inNation & World, News
Massachusetts police chief, honored in D.C., placed on leave
Leonard Campanello is known for founding a program that helps heroin addicts get into treatment.
Posted inMaine, News
Lawmakers frustrated by lack of information about proposed psychiatric facility
A spokeswoman for the state Department of Health and Human Services says the state has spent many hours talking with legislators about the overall operations of Riverview and specific proposals for new facilities.
Posted inSports
ACC pulls title games in wake of North Carolina law
Following the NCAA’s lead, the conference moves its neutral-site title games out of North Carolina, where a law limits protections for LGBT people.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Update from Clinton’s doctor: Democrat is ‘fit to serve’
The candidate earlier this week was diagnosed with ‘mild, noncontagious bacterial pneumonia’ and was given a 10-day course of antibiotics.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Belgrade man arrested after fleeing police in Old Orchard is held without bail
Jacob U. Hastings reportedly told police, ‘I’m a savage; you have to treat me like such.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Pika Energy in Westbrook wins $875,000 federal grant
The grant is part of the energy department’s SunShot initiative, aimed at improving the efficiency of solar energy installations.