Local patrons help buoy local businesses, while out-of-state traffic slipped.
2020
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Veteran Gardiner firefighter named new fire chief
Rick Sieberg, who has spent his career as a Gardiner firefighter/paramedic, has been serving as interim chief since Al Nelson retired earlier this year.
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Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Jill Biden urges crowd in Bangor to help get nation ‘back on track’
The wife of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden called on voters to support Sara Gideon and help the party regain control of the U.S. Senate.
Posted inBusiness
Social media CEOs to face grilling from Republican senators
Legislators have accused Twitter, Facebook and Google of suppressing conservative views.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World
Justice Thomas’ wife boosts unsupported claims against Biden
Ginni Thomas asked her more than 10,000 Facebook followers to share a link that claims social media companies are censoring reports about the Bidens.
Posted inNation & World
Gulf Coast braces, again, for hurricane as Zeta takes aim
The 27th storm of the season is expected to make landfall Wednesday evening.
Posted inSports
Soccer notebook: Barcelona president quits amid fallout of Messi feud
Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu – and his entire board of directors – resigned Tuesday and avoids a possible censure cote.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Election 2020
Stop the music! Chorus of artists tells Trump to turn it down
Scores of artists continue to send cease-and-desist letters objecting to their music being played during rallies.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Biden vows unity can ‘save this country,’ while Trump talks up economy
While Democrat Joe Biden worked to expand the electoral map in the South, President Trump focused on the Democrats’ ‘blue wall’ states that he flipped in 2016.
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cross country: State championship meets moved to Saxl Park in Bangor
The meets were originally scheduled in Waldo County, but COVID-19 outbreak forced MPA to seek alternate venue.