The president also chides the media for what he calls its ‘obsession’ with the flood of hacked emails made public during the election campaign.
2016
Togus employees donate toys to Salvation Army in Augusta
Nearly 200 local families will benefit from the board games, toy trucks and sporting goods that were delivered Friday.
Protesters, Trump supporters converging on Augusta for Electoral College vote
The Maine Republican Party has organized a rally to counter a coalition organizing demonstrations to urge electors to not vote for the president-elect.
Navy’s call for dramatically larger fleet could boost Bath Iron Works
The Navy recommends increasing the size of its fleet to 355 ships within 30 years, up from fewer than 280 ships today.
FBI backs CIA assessment that Russia intervened to help Trump win
Some lawmakers had suggested that the FBI disagreed with the CIA view.
Incoming storm alters high school sports slate
Several games/events postponed, including annual Tiger Invitational wrestling match.
Augusta, Kennebec officers complete academy training
Sixty-one people graduated Friday from an 18-week course at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro.
Maine Audubon exec resigns after less than a year on the job
Ole Amundsen III has decided to leave the Falmouth-based environmental group in January, saying it’s ‘the right move.’
Maine’s unemployment rate held steady in November
Meanwhile, the nationwide jobless rate for the month was 4.6 percent, a nine-year low.
Brunswick man severely injured when clothing catches fire
Thomas Soucy was adding a log to his wood stove when his pants, and then his wheelchair, caught fire.