Many are already accustomed to more intimate celebrations of a holiday focused more on the home than on the synagogue.
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine colleges lend critical research freezers as state mobilizes for historic vaccine rollout
UNE, SMCC, Bates and Colby lend ultra-cold freezers needed to store the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer.
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Posted inMaine
Northern lights viewing will be a ‘big miss,’ U.S. space forecaster says
The silver lining for sky watchers is that conditions in the coming months and years look more favorable.
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
NBA notebook: Injuries create opportunities for young Celtics
Some of Boston’s young players will get a chance to play some quality minutes with Tristan Thompson and Kemba Walker on the mend.
Posted inMaine
Three deputy fire chiefs in Portland disciplined for not enforcing mask mandates
Fire Chief Keith Gautreau, who was photographed without a mask in a firehouse, conceded that ‘we could all do better with this and we should be’ and ‘it starts at the top.’
Posted inOlympics, Sports
U.S. Olympic leaders say they will not punish athletes for political protests
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee also called on international Olympic leaders to change a rule barring peaceful demonstrations.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sidelines, Sports, UMaine Sports
Sidelines: UMaine women’s basketball team looks strong in season opener
The Black Bears impressed in a win over the Big East’s Providence, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Hundreds of Republicans in Congress sign on to Texas-led election lawsuit
The Texas lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate the will of voters in 4 other states has quickly become a conservative litmus test.
Posted inNation & World
Sen. Rand Paul delays defense bill vote over troop drawdowns
The Kentucky Republican opposes a provision in the measure that would limit President Trump’s ability to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan and Germany.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Probe into son’s finances complicates Biden’s transition
It all raises the the prospect of even deeper dysfunction in a capital that is already struggling to address the nation’s most pressing crises.