CORINNA – Shirley Stratton, 94, died Aug. 7, 2020 at a Dover-Foxcroft nursing home. She was born Jan. 30, 1926 in …
2020
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Celtics trounce Raptors, 122-100
Boston leads by as many as 40 points in a surprising rout against the defending NBA champions.
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Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Verdugo homers twice as Boston beats Toronto
Mitch Moreland also homers and Boston’s bullpen allows one run in six innings in a 5-3 win.
Posted inNation & World
Plane skids off runway in India; 16 killed, scores injured
A special Indian government evacuation flight carrying people home who were stranded because of the coronavirus skidded off a hilltop runway and split in two while landing in heavy rain.
Posted inNation & World
Portland, Ore., protesters cause mayhem again; police officer injured
Mayor Ted Wheeler says violent protesters are serving as political ‘props’ for President Trump.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Cuomo clears New York schools statewide to open, carefully
The governor says he will allow children to return to classrooms for the start of the new school year, citing the state’s success in battling the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. sanctions pro-China leader of Hong Kong, other officials
It accuses them of cooperating with Beijing’s effort to undermine autonomy and crack down on freedom in the former British colony.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. consumer borrowing up in June after 3 months of declines
But the category of borrowing that covers credit cards fell for a fourth month, dropping by $2.3 billion.
Posted inElections, Local Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Ballot delivery not an ‘acute’ concern for Maine’s top election official
Mainers broke records in the July primary when they cast more than 200,000 votes by absentee ballot, and Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap thinks that number will triple for November.
Posted inBusiness
S&P 500 ekes out 6th straight gain following jobs report
Wall Street’s big rally let off the accelerator on Friday, despite a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market.