Tony La Russa, 76, arrested for DUI in 2007, is charged for a February incident where he told the officer, “I’m a Hall of Famer baseball person.”
2020
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Winthrop, Maranacook schools report positive COVID-19 cases
Winthrop Public Schools reported its first positive COVID-19 case this week while Maranacook Community High School in Readfield reported its second.
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U.S. surpasses 1 million virus cases in November
Newly confirmed infections in the U.S. are running at all-time highs of well over 100,000 per day, pushing the running total to more than 10 million.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Global rally slows, but optimism over vaccine remains high
It’s the second straight day that rising hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine have investors reordering which stocks they see winning and losing.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
The Latest: Lincoln Project takes on law firms representing Trump and Republican Party
The latest on the election from around the U.S.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
‘Hoaxes and nonsense’: GOP election officials reject Trump fraud claims
Recounts rarely change election outcomes.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
During pandemic, Calais hospital workers call 2-day strike
A dispute over leadership and working conditions has led nurses, lab workers and other employees at Calais Regional Hospital to call a strike starting next Wednesday.
Posted inMaine, News
Virus spreading faster in Maine than anywhere else in the U.S.
For most of the summer, the state had the nation’s lowest rate of transmission, but the trend has changed dramatically over the last month.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Experts say no need to cancel Thanksgiving, but play it safe
With a fall surge of coronavirus infections gripping the U.S., many Americans are forgoing tradition and getting creative with celebrations.
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Supreme Court appears ready to uphold Affordable Care Act
In a hearing Tuesday, justices John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh say that Congress’ decision in 2017 to eliminate the penalty for not buying health insurance did not indicate a desire to kill the entire law.