Portis, a former newspaper reporter who apparently learned enough to swear off talking to the media, had been suffering from Alzheimer’s in recent years.
2020
Posted inNew England
Big turnout expected at Connecticut hearing on vaccine exemption
Connecticut is considering eliminating the state’s religious exemptions from certain vaccines for public school students.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Some worry if New York’s coming plastic bag ban is enough
A loophole could let stores hand out plastic bags thick enough to be considered suitable for multiple uses.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Students gain real-life work experiences as Jobs for Maine’s Graduates programs grow
Students at Skowhegan Area High School share their successes from the school’s JMG program.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick woman asking for return of her concrete elephant
Liz Croston returned home Wednesday evening to discover one of two 150-pound concrete elephants posted by her front door had gone missing.
Posted inNew England
Massachusetts police fatally shoot man connected to carjackings, stabbing
The two carjackings occurred Sunday in Lowell, Mass., and Nashua, N.H.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, New England, News, Uncategorized
LGBT bereavement groups give support for unacknowledged loss
Groups specifically geared to the LGBT community are a recent phenomenon even in Massachusetts, where same-sex marriage was legalized in 2004.
Posted inLocal & State, News
‘Cult’ leader in St. Agatha may face eviction
Gary Blankenship has a court date Friday that could lead to him moving farther “off the radar.”
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Sidelines: Youth is served on Seacoast Christian, Temple girls basketball teams
Guardians best Bereans in Class D South quarterfinal in battle between two of the youngest tournament teams, Travis Barrett writes.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Uncategorized
Referendum aims to restore vaccine opt-outs in Maine
Debate is intensifying over a referendum aimed at reversing a law that eliminates religious and philosophical exemptions for childhood vaccinations