It wasn’t immediately clear if the federal agents knew the mayor was in the crowd when they used the tear gas.
2020
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘The Artstars’ and ‘The K Team’
A debut book from Portland author Anne Elliott and a new Andy Carpenter spin-off novel from David Rosenfelt
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Pair of Maine businesses don’t deserve election-year backlash
A brewery in Freeport and a pizzeria in Old Orchard should not become casualties in political warfare.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: In school reopening debate, nobody’s asking, ‘What about the teachers?’
We don’t want to cobble together science labs or history lectures online, but at least we’ll stay alive if we do.
Posted inBicentennial, Maine, News
On this date in Maine history: July 23
July 23, 1849: Gov. John Dana signs a bill permitting the incorporation of Augusta, Maine’s capital, as a city. At a special meeting held the following Dec. 31, voters approve the incorporation, 586-196. City government and its departments are organized in 1850. In the first mayoral election, candidates run on a partisan basis, unlike the […]
