Despite the U.N. Security Council’s decision to ban textile imports and cap crude oil, the president had hoped for a potentially crippling ban on all oil imports.
September 2017
Police investigating anti-LGBT fliers left in Brunswick
Town Councilor Kathy Wilson recipient of cryptic flier after 9/11 memorial on Monday.
Fund set up for newspaper carrier whose delivery bicycle was stolen
Someone stole a delivery bicycle that belongs to Tom Floyd, of Skowhegan, during the town’s recent state fair, and a community effort aims to get him a new bike.
Free lead paint safety training Thursday in Augusta
The session, hosted by Augusta Housing Authority, is meant to reduce the frequency of lead paint poisoning in the area.
ProPublica’s Alec MacGillis to get Colby’s Lovejoy Award
MacGillis, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, will give the Lovejoy address Oct. 2 and receive an honorary doctorate from the college.
Kennebec Journal Sept. 12 police log
Augusta area police reports for Sept. 12, 2017.
Bob’s Clam Hut of Kittery fame is coming to Portland
The classic clam shack, operating since 1956, plans to open a second location at the corner of Cumberland and Washington avenues.
Apple unveils new iPhones with array of advances on device’s 10th anniversary
Versions 8 and X, which go on sale soon, will be speedier, with improved augmented reality and cameras and the capability for wireless charging.
Some residents return to Keys, where most homes were damaged or destroyed
Almost half of Florida’s population is without electricity, and people are getting testy in some of the hardest-hit areas.
Skowhegan crash involving pedestrian sends two to hospital
The early morning crash occurred when a commercial box truck traveling west near the Sappi paper mill was unable to avoid a man crossing U.S. Route 201 on foot.