Meanwhile, the number of infected people jumps to 1,287, and a second case is reported in the U.S.
2020
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Gorham woman harassed by drone learns that not much can be done about it
Mary Dunham said the drone tracked her for 2 days, an experience she describes as ‘unnerving,’ and it continued to hover even when police arrived to investigate.
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Posted inMaine, News, Religion and Values
Critics of Trump immigration policy will do community service for misdemeanors at protest
A judge declined to impose fines or jail time on the 4 people arrested during a protest against federal policies that led immigrant families to be separated at the border.
Posted inBusiness, Uncategorized
Stocks fall as fears about deadly virus grow
The Dow drops 170 points, and the S&P 500 has its worst day since early October.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
For businesses, virus in China sparks fear and uncertainty
It’s already having an effect on companies from North America to Asia that depend on trade in the affected region.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
For Auschwitz survivor, telling her story now the reason to live
Bronia Brandman, 88, says that educating others is the driving force in her life 75 years after the liberation of the Nazi death camp.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Augusta woman sentenced for swinging hatchet at man
Annmarie A. Meserve, who previously spent five years in prison for stabbing a man in the back, to serve three years on a criminal threatening charge.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
At Vatican, Pence discusses abortion, Venezuela with Pope Francis
During an hourlong audience, the pontiff and vice president also talk about displaced religious minorities in the Middle East.
Posted inNation & World
At least 18 dead, more than 500 injured in earthquake in eastern Turkey
Dozens of people are trapped and hundreds of people are left homeless or with damaged homes.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Conflicts of interest mire firefighter stipend debate in latest China budget conversation
The China select board was split over whether to declare that three members of the town’s budget committee, who are firefighters or have family members who are, should recuse themselves from discussing and voting on volunteer firefighter stipends.