Local S6 call on members of Congress to pressure BIW into negotiating a fair contract with the union.
2020
Posted inNation & World
Florida continues to surpass coronavirus records
The state reports about 11,000 new daily cases on average, fives times higher than June’s numbers.
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Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Bruins will play first game of restart in the afternoon
Boston is playing in a round-robin for seeding and will start against Philadelphia at 3 p.m. on Aug. 2
Posted inNation & World
First COVID-19 vaccine tested in U.S. shows promise
At the end of the month, a 30,000-person study will begin to see if the shots are strong enough to protect against the virus.
Posted inSports
NHL notebook: Finalists named for Lindsay Award
Leon Draisaitl, Nathan MacKinnon and Artemi Panarin are candidates for the honor given the NHL’s most outstanding player.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Memorial service scheduled for Fairfield woman
Emily Fournier, 32, of Fairfield, died on Saturday in a drowning accident on the Kennebec River.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Absentee ballots swell, voter turnout mostly light in central Maine
For Waterville, China, Fairfield, Norridgewock and Skowhegan, Tuesday’s primary election ran smoothly despite strict health and safety guidelines and longer ballots brought on by the coronavirus.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville beats Sessions in Alabama Senate primary
Sessions was trying to take back the seat he held for 20 years before resigning to become President Trump’s attorney general in 2017.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Central Maine polls see slow but steady turnout
Tuesday’s election brings out voters and challenges, as a number of delayed open Town Meetings are being held by secret ballot and the number of absentee ballots are expected to be higher than usual.
Posted inMaine, News
State declares outbreak at Cumberland County Jail, but sheriff says tests are not clear
The state CDC reported 2 new cases of COVID-19 at the jail in Portland on Tuesday, but the sheriff said a retest of one inmate came back negative and a second is pending.