With Rams focusing on Christopher, Skowhegan’s supporting cast makes plays down stretch.
2020
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Stacey Abrams, who called loss in Georgia race tainted, warns Maine audience of voter suppression
Abrams, the first black woman in U.S. history to win a major party gubernatorial nomination, speaks to 900 in Portland.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Trump administration to approve Keystone pipeline on U.S. land
The Trump administration is approving a right-of-way allowing the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline to be built across U.S. land.
Posted inDana Wilde, Kennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Dana Wilde: The Australian wake-up call
Rising temperatures and resulting changes are happening faster and sooner than most scientists were predicting 30, 20, 10 or even five years ago, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Bill would remove waiting periods for children’s dentistry
Democratic State Sen. Heather Sanborn said the proposal is about making sure children can receive dental treatment when they need it.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Nearly 30 animals seized from house in Hampden
The owner of the home was working to create a licensed breeding kennel, but a search warrant was issued after multiple violations were found.
Posted inMaine, Outdoors
Maine moose hunters gearing up for state’s permit lottery
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife intends to open the application process for this year’s hunt in late January or early February.
Posted inNation & World, News
Russia-Poland feud over history clouds Auschwitz anniversary
There will be two competing ceremonies: one in Jerusalem on Thursday and the other at the site of the Nazi death camp in southern Poland on Monday.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Skowhegan bathroom-gender issue had roots in concern over online bullying, threats
A support group for LGBTQ+ students and community members says the push for changes to the school’s bathrooms began last spring, when students brought up the concerns in response to a series of Instagram posts that included derogatory language and threats.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Supreme Court seems favorable to public funding for religious education
The justices are sharply divided along ideological lines in arguments over a provision in Montana’s constitution that bars state aid to religious schools.