Bread sold by the fast-food chain Subway contains so much sugar that it cannot be legally defined as bread, the nation’s highest court finds in a tax case.
October 2020
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine’s first multitown solar project nears completion
The 4-megawatt project will provide power to municipal buildings in Topsham, Rangeley, Dover-Foxcroft, Rockland, Vassalboro and the Vassalboro Community School.
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Posted inElection 2020
Scott B. Taylor, Maine House 84
Social media accounts https://www.facebook.com/ScottTaylor4Maine/ Occupation: Retired Education: High School Graduate Community Organizations: West Gardiner Volunteer Fire department (42 years) Cobbosseecontee Snowmobile Club (24 years) Personal information (hobbies, etc.): I like hunting, fishing, boating, swimming, snowmobiling, flying, and making all of my own repairs on my house, cars, boats snowmobiles and equipment. Family status: Married with […]
Posted inSports
NFL notebook: Titans-Steelers postponed until later in season
Tennessee’s practice facilities remain closed and there is no in-person contact as the total of positive tests among players and personnel rises to 12.
Posted inElection 2020
William Clardy, Maine House 85
Social media accounts https://www.facebook.com/ClardyforMaine Occupation: Database Developer Education: Some (eight years-plus) of undergraduate courses Community Organizations: None currently Personal information (hobbies, etc.): I’m an Army veteran (technically, a retired first lieutenant) and a third-generation volunteer firefighter (when I’ve been living in places that have volunteer fire departments). I have two grown sons (who currently live […]
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Local & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
Maine’s high court denies request to put ranked-choice decision on hold
The Maine Republican Party wants to ask the federal courts to consider First Amendment arguments in a case that allows for ranked-choice voting in the November presidential election.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Portland schools delay bringing back elementary students for full-time, in-person learning
Space, distancing and staffing challenges contributed to the decision not to resume full-time classroom instruction Oct. 13, the superintendent said in a letter to families.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine reports 43 new cases of COVID-19 and 1 additional death
The Maine Department of Education will launch a searchable website to track COVID-19 cases by school.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Windsor Elementary School reports 2 COVID-19 cases, triggering remote learning for district
Howard Tuttle, superintendent of Regional School Unit 12, said that the probable case “means that the individual has symptoms associated with COVID-19 and they had direct contact with someone who tested positive.”
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
High demand for flu shots? Experts hope to avoid ‘twindemic’
A record number of flu vaccine doses are on the way, between 194 million and 198 million for the U.S. alone.