Derek Langhauser plans to step down as the governor’s chief legal counsel and DEP Commissioner Jerry Reid will take over the position.
2020
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Yankees extend Red Sox skid
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole gets his 20th straight win, while Boston gives up at least eight runs for the fifth game in a row, losing 10-3.
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Posted inSports
Auto racing notebook: Win for Nick Reno part of wild weekend at Wiscasset Speedway
Logan Melcher off to tough start to season; Oxford 250 to go on as scheduled.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Trump dodges question on QAnon conspiracy theory
The president has retweeted QAnon-promoting accounts, and shirts and hats with QAnon symbols and slogans are not uncommon at his rallies.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Maine’s ranked-choice voting law
The decision comes 2 days after Maine’s secretary of state affirmed his earlier ruling that the Maine Republican Party did not gather enough valid signatures to force a people’s veto of the law.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Oakland-based RSU 18 says 85% of students returning to classrooms
The school district that serves Belgrade, Oakland, China, Sidney and Rome is offering students in-person instruction or remote learning.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News, Religion and Values
Waterville Congregational church moves into new space at The Elm
The First Congregational Church United Church of Christ has moved its operations to a new space on a lower level of The Elm at 21 College Ave., spending more than $100,000 to renovate the space.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Major U.S. postal workers union endorses Biden for president
The move comes after President Trump acknowledged he was starving the postal service of money to make it more difficult to vote by mail.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Cannabis Report
Recreational marijuana sales in Maine to begin, finally, on Oct. 9
Maine will begin issuing active adult-use business licenses on Sept. 8, with retail sales to follow a month later.