U.S. military leaders are looking for other ways to deter potential attacks by Iran and its proxies, and to counter arguments that America is abandoning the region.
2020
Posted inNation & World
Pearl Harbor dead remembered in ceremony shrunk by pandemic
The USS Arizona battleship bell rang at 7:55 a.m., the minute the attack began 79 years ago, to start a moment of silence.
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Posted inMaine
Eleven Portland firefighters exposed to COVID-19
Fire Chief Keith Gautreau says city officials determined that none of the 11 firefighters working at the Bramhall Station on Nov. 30 was following the city mandate that face masks be worn inside firehouses.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Virus aid talks in Congress get hung up on business liability
Republicans initially proposed a sweeping 5-year liability shield to protect companies and organizations from COVID-19-related lawsuits, but Democrats roundly dismissed that approach as a danger to workers.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Bates College to delay start of the spring semester by more than a month
The decision to push back the semester’s start by five weeks was spurred by a desire to minimize the chance of spreading COVID-19.
Posted inNation & World
Biden’s health team offers glimpse of his COVID-19 strategy
The president-elect hopes to return the federal response to a more methodical approach, seeking results by applying scientific knowledge in what he says will be a transparent and disciplined manner.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Colby’s Dare Northward campaign surpasses $563 million toward $750 million goal
Funds transform students’ experience and connections with the community with 22,000 donors chipping in.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville fire caused by improper installation of wood stove
The fire at 37 Carey Lane Thursday in the city’s South End started in a barn or garage where a wood stove had been improperly installed.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Maine CDC launches investigation into COVID-19 outbreak at Clinton dairy farm
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the state Center for Disease Control & Prevention, said at least 13 positive tests were reported at Flood Brothers Farm.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
UMA expands dental assistant program to Lewiston
More than $200,000 in grants has allowed the University of Maine at Augusta to double the enrollment in its dental assistant program and offer instruction in Lewiston.