The month of October is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary, including the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in honor of the Blessed Mother on Wednesday, Oct. 7, according to a news release from Dave Guthro, communications director, Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. October was also the month in which Mary appeared […]
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
N. Carolina Senate race upended by sexting, virus diagnosis
The race is the nation’s most expensive Senate campaign and considered key to determining the power balance in the chamber.
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Posted inNation & World
Chris Christie hospitalized with ‘mild’ virus symptoms
The former New Jersey governor tweets that he’s checked himself into a hospital, hours after he announced he had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Posted inNation & World
Senate cancels legislative work until Oct. 19 after positive tests among lawmakers raise fear of virus outbreak
But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement Saturday that confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett are still on.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Maine CDC reports 27 new coronavirus cases, no additional deaths
The nation’s biggest coronavirus story this weekend is President Trump’s diagnosis with COVID-19, which led him to check in to a military hospital in suburban D.C.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Bangor man, 18, killed in I-95 crash in Sidney, police say
Maine State Police said Nicholas Caron died after the vehicle he was driving went off the road during a rainstorm Friday.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Third Republican senator confirms coronavirus infection
Aides to Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin say he’s tested positive for the coronavirus
Posted inCommunity
KVCC to offer free aluminum welding training at Fairfield campus
This course will run from Friday, Oct. 23, to Saturday, Dec. 12, on Fridays and Saturdays.
Posted inSports
Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson dies at 84
Gibson, who had one of the most dominant seasons ever by a pitcher in 1968 and starred in three World Series over a five-year span, had been ill with pancreatic cancer.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Senate is right to move swiftly to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
The Dallas Morning News (TNS)