The City of Waterville has issued a parking ban from midnight to 6 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8. Waterville Public Works will pick up snow in the downtown area. Overnight parking will be prohibited in the Concourse and on City streets, roads and ways from midnight to 6 am. Overnight parking is permitted at all municipal […]
2020
Posted inNation & World
Trump fast-tracks federal executions before Biden takes office
Five executions are planned starting Thursday, concluding just days before Jan. 20, when Biden takes office.
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Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Georgia certifies election results showing Biden won – again
Georgia’s top elections official said his office plans to recertify the state’s election results after a recount re-confirmed Democrat Joe Biden’s win against President Donald Trump in the state.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Bath Iron Works set to buy energy from 6 Maine solar projects
The company didn’t disclose how much power it plans to purchase or the related cost savings it anticipates.
Posted inNation & World
Supreme Court rejects appeal to keep transgender students from bathrooms
The appeal was filed by parents in Oregon who want to prevent transgender students from using locker rooms and bathrooms of the gender with which they identify.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time
As a year marked by coronavirus nears an end, millions of Americans are depending on food banks to stave off hunger.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Sidney’s Maine Arts extends remote learning, while Mid-Maine Tech and Erskine report positive cases
Two individuals associated with Maine Arts Academy have tested positive for COVID-19; Mid-Maine Tech reports a case of COVID-19; and Erskine Academy has an additional case.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Bob Dylan’s catalog, a 60-year rock ‘n’ roll odyssey, is sold
Bob Dylan’s entire catalog of songs reaches back 60 years and is among the most prized next to that of the Beatles.
Posted inNation & World
The Latest: Virus aid talks in Congress get hung up on business liability
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine CDC to scale back COVID-19 investigations as case numbers set records
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports 427 new cases and says it will now focus its contact tracing on people 65 and older, people younger than 18, health care workers and first responders.