Jones is being sued for defamation in Texas by the parents of a 6-year-old who was among those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
2019
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Sanders vows to enact national standards for ‘forever’ chemicals in water
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said companies should be paying to clean up contamination.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Hallowell officials to swear in new councilor, reflect on decade Thursday
The Hallowell City Council will conduct a special meeting on Jan. 2 to swear in incumbent Councilor George Lapointe and councilor-elect Diana Scully.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, News
Italian restaurant moving into former Anjon’s location in Scarborough
Cobblestone Grille, a small Italian restaurant in Old Orchard Beach, will re-open in a new spot – on Route 1 – and with a new name.
Posted inLocal & State, New England, News
Turnpike tolls about to end at N.H. highway exit
There will be no more toll-collecting at the Exit 11 northbound and southbound ramps of the Everett Turnpike in Merrimack as of New Year’s Day.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
CMP power line project complies with state rules, says staff of land use panel
The Land Use Planning Commission is scheduled to meet Jan. 8 to render a decision on the controversial power corridor.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Sonny Mehta, visionary head of Alfred A. Knopf, dies at 77
Mehta raised one of the book world’s top imprints to new heights through prize-winning literature by Toni Morrison, among others.
Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
After another year of animal attacks in the Midcoast, town to hold annual rabies vaccination clinic
Animal control officer warns that once an unvaccinated pet starts showing rabies symptoms, it’s too late.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Back-to-back storms leave much of southern Maine with a foot of snow
Snowfall totals were higher than expected, and many Mainers found themselves shoveling a path into 2020.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: In dark days for democracy, it is up to all of us to bring in the light
The Philadelphia Inquirer