What’s happening now is just the type of crazy climate scientists anticipated 10 or 20 years ago – and it’s going to get worse, experts say.
2020
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Challenges to Maine’s COVID-19 restrictions go to federal appeals court
A church in Orrington and a campground in Scarborough argued that the state’s limits on gatherings and out-of-state visitors violated constitutional rights to worship and travel.
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Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
MPA says announcement on fall sports to come Thursday
Maine Principals’ Association officials have reached a consensus with state officials on what the 2020 fall high school sports season will look like, and will make an announcement Thursday.
Posted inSchools and Education
Portland schools set COVID-19 work conditions as unions raise concerns about return
Leaders for the unions representing teachers and educational technicians said Wednesday that many concerns remain about bringing students back safely in-person.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland will collect more data on police stops, won’t expand citizen oversight
City Manager Jon Jennings says Portland is partnering with academic institutions to assess racial disparities, but he rejects a proposal to have two citizens join an internal police panel assessing use-of-force incidents.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Vehicle rollover on I-95 on the Fairfield-Clinton line believed to be caused by defective tire
The passengers sustained injuries that were not considered life-threatening after the vehicle rolled multiple times before coming to a halt, state police said.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Plea made, then withdrawn, by suspect in Waterville drive-by shooting of young girl
Video conferencing between the Kennebec County jail and Capital Judicial Center, due to COVID-19 prevention efforts, has had glitches that impact defendants’ communications.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Auburn woman facing charges after crashing on I-295 in Yarmouth
Jessica May was driving the car that flipped on the Cousins River bridge near the Yarmouth-Freeport town line.
Posted inBusiness
JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley join call for U.S. carbon pricing
Climate change poses a significant risk to the financial system and regulators must “move urgently and decisively,” the group said in a report released on Wednesday.
Posted inNew England, News, Politics
N.H. voter bares arms, and more, after her anti-Trump shirt is banned
A woman in Exeter who was told she couldn’t wear the T-shirt at a polling place responded by whipping it off and doing her civic duty topless.