Donors to the Press Herald Toy Fund dug deep this year, pushing the year-to-date total over $240,000. The outpouring of generosity couldn’t have come at a better time for the many families who needed help to give their children some joy and a sense of normalcy at the holidays. There is no time limit on […]
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Endangered right whales need a ‘warp speed’ protection plan
With fewer North Atlantic right whales than there are students at a medium-size Maine high school, we need to step up protection efforts.
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Posted inThe Maine Forecast
Mild Monday, colder Tuesday, tracking a storm for New Year’s Eve
Might as well keep the 2020 trend going. Another storm is on deck for the last day of the year. This one, though, looks a bit colder than the Christmas storm.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
Collins, King among bipartisan group that urged Trump to sign COVID-19 relief bill
Their efforts were rewarded Sunday night when the president signed the $900 billion emergency relief package and government funding authorization.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. officials: Suspect in Nashville explosion died in blast
Federal authorities have identified the man they say is responsible for the Christmas Day bombing that tore through downtown Nashville and say that he died in the explosion
Posted inNation & World
Tribes try to shield elders and their knowledge from virus
The Cherokee Nation declared that those who first language is Cherokee and others considered ‘tribal treasures’ are next in line to receive a vaccine.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Animal Tales: Back home for the holidays
After seven weeks on the streets, an Auburn cat gets reunited with her family.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Workers install 192 crystals on Times Square New Year’s ball
The ball is a 12-foot geodesic sphere covered with 2,688 crystal triangles of various sizes.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
‘Believe in science’: EU kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign
Doses began arriving on Friday with a larger rollout expected January.
Posted inNation & World
The Latest: California lockdown likely to continue
LOS ANGELES — State officials are expected to extend the strictest stay-at-home orders in central and Southern California as hospitals there are quickly running out of intensive care unit beds for coronavirus patients ahead of the presumed post-holiday surge. The situation is already dire, and the worst is expected to come in the next few […]