Democrats and Republicans have introduced separate legislation to reform policing in America, and they diverge on some issues.
2020
Posted inMaine, News
South Portland restaurant closes temporarily after worker tests positive
Moe’s Original Bar B Que made the announcement Wednesday after a part-time employee, who hasn’t worked in over a week, tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Posted inNation & World
Pelosi requiring masks for lawmakers at House hearings
But at a Judiciary Committee session on Wednesday, not all Republicans were following the new rule.
Posted inMaine, News
Man dies after being found unresponsive in Saco parking garage
The man was found Wednesday afternoon in the garage off Main Street.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden calls on Trump to ‘wake up’ to havoc caused by coronavirus
The former vice president says the president wants to declare the pandemic over even as the outbreak continues to kill Americans and disrupt the economy.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. virus outbreaks stir clash over masks, personal freedom
But China canceled flights and suspended reopenings when the coronavirus flared in the capital, Beijing.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
South Portland may launch human rights panel with money cut from police budget
The proposal, developed with support from the police chief, is the first known effort in Maine to redirect police funding to address systemic racism.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Two York County men charged with stealing 2 golf carts from country club
Maine State Police located the carts, each valued at $7,000, on Wednesday at homes in Dayton and Hollis.
Posted inSports
Puck woes: NHL’s bottom line facing short-term blow
The uncertainty raised by the pandemic is expected to deliver a big short-term blow to the NHL’s financial bottom line.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
ABC’s fall TV schedule is set, but virus has say on timing
CBS, NBC and Fox all are facing the same potential obstacles, with a smaller network, CW, already throwing in the towel on fall and pushing its new season to January 2021.