To solidify support among the Democratic Party’s progressive wing, they are recommending that the former vice president embrace proposals to combat climate change and institutional racism.
2020
Officer who pinned George Floyd told him: ‘It takes … a lot of oxygen to talk’
Body camera transcripts released Wednesday provide the most detailed account yet of the arrest May 25 that led to Floyd’s death.
Four school districts forced to rescind next week’s school budget questions
Errors on warrants to consider school budgets were significant and would have shorted funding by millions of dollars in four school districts.
Maine State Police investigate body that washed ashore
The state medical examiner is trying to determine the identity of the body that washed ashore in Down East Maine.
One dead, 1 hurt in SUV crash in rural Maine
Police say the sport utility vehicle went off the right side of the road and rolled onto its roof, trapping the occupants inside.
Bar Harbor cancels cruise ship visits through end of year
The Town Council acted after rejecting a plan from a small ship line to make port calls.
Oxford Casino working on final details of reopening plan
Jack Sours, the vice president and general manager of Oxford Casino, hopes that its health and safety protocols will convince state authorities to soon lift the 200-person restriction.
MLB notebook: Devers among players cleared to return
The Giants finally get results from their COVID-19 tests, and Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers joins his teammates at Fenway Park.
Woman charged in alleged assault with baseball bat on July 4
Stephanie Wade of Madison has been charged with aggravated assault and aggravated criminal mischief in an altercation where a person was struck with a bat.
Golf notebook: Brunswick Golf Club is well represented at the Maine Amateur Championship
Brunswick GC has 14 members in this year’s tournament, with a few top golfers coming through the Mt. Ararat High School program.