Some inmates refuse meals at Androscoggin County Jail while issuing a letter outlining more than a dozen complaints to administrators.
2020
Carrabec school board explores potential changes to Phase 3 reopening plan
No decisions were made at Wednesday’s special school board meeting, and the superintendent met with teachers Thursday afternoon to discuss their needs.
Play-in tourney on, Olympics likely out for NBA in 2020-21
The league will announce the first half of its 72-game schedule in early December.
Waterville council votes to prohibit overnight winter parking
The City Council vote Tuesday allows people to park on The Concourse overnight from Dec. 1 to April 30 as long as the city is not plowing or removing snow from that area.
Hurricane Iota roars into Nicaragua, dealing 2nd blow in 2 weeks
The storm made landfall with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph just 15 miles south of where Hurricane Eta made landfall Nov. 3.
Canada reviewing NBA plan to play in Toronto amid pandemic
The Raptors could be forced to find a home in the U.S., as the Blue Jays did during baseball season.
Theo Epstein steps down after 9 seasons leading Cubs
Theo Epstein is stepping down after nine seasons as the Chicago Cubs’ president of baseball operations
Freeman Township man injured when fire destroys garage/workshop, damages home
Robert Brooks had been draining gas from a car in his garage he had planned to take to the scrap yard when the fire ignited.
Buxton police identify man who died Monday in 3-vehicle crash
William Cole, 37, of Springvale was killed when three vehicles collided on Route 202.
Alaskans follow Maine’s lead on ranked-choice voting
Maine is no longer the only state to rely on ranked-choice voting after Alaskans approve a ballot question to revise its elections.