Democrats will try again with a roll call vote on a new bill Dec. 28, when the House also plans a vote to override Trump’s veto on the National Defense Authorization Act.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine CDC reports 735 new COVID-19 cases, 6 additional deaths
For the second day in a row, Maine topped 700 new cases of COVID-19, although public health officials have said the higher numbers could be due to the state lab processing a backlog of cases.
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Posted inNation & World, News
The Latest: Vaccines will work against new coronavirus variants in U.K. and South Africa, experts believe
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Religion and Values
Churches, worshippers adapt to socially distanced Christmas
Churches modify their Christmas Masses during a surge in the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: A Christmas tree heavy with ornaments, each a memory of a life cut short
A Bowdoinham church quietly commemorates the pandemic’s toll on Maine.
Posted inLocal & State
Meet some of the children helped by the toy fund this year
A teenager helping care for her younger siblings and a 4-year-old with Down syndrome are just two of thousands.
Posted inBicentennial
On this date in Maine history: Dec. 24
Dec. 24, 2018: Incumbent U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-2nd District, drops his federal lawsuit claiming that he, not Democrat Jared Golden, should have won the Nov. 6 election for his seat. Golden was declared the winner under Maine’s new ranked-choice voting system. Running for re-election against three challengers, Poliquin was the top vote-getter, but fell […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Deer hunting with Robert Frost, or what I’ve found in the woods
I haven’t brought home much venison since taking up the pastime at age 45, but it’s brought me closer to nature and my neighbors.
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Kym Dakin, Yarmouth: Stomping and roaring away from an unwelcome surprise
It’s the dawn of a new millennium. My daughter Skyler is 3. I’m … a lot older than that. And there we were at the kitchen table on a snowy morning mastering the art of Monster Feet. The day before, we had just seen the movie “Monsters Inc.,” so Sky was pretty charged up about […]