Each Olympics aims to set the highest level of television standards
2021
Posted inLocal & State, Sports
Photos: When Professional bull riders came to Maine
The crowd of a couple of thousand fans at the Cross Insurance Center for Friday’s opening night of the Professional Bull Riders Velocity Tour barely had time to begin cheering before applause turned to awwws.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Six people injured when dump truck hauling rocks falls onto car in Wilton
A dump truck tipped over onto a passenger car on Route 2, trapping at least one person.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
Illegal marijuana grows a big problem in high desert of southern California
Authorities in Los Angeles County recently seized $1 billion in illicit pot – their largest bust ever.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
California marijuana grower betting on state commanding extra cachet
Glass House Brands Inc. isn’t planning to build production outside the state, believing California’s pot “will be like Napa wines.”
Posted inLocal & State, Word on the Street
Word on the Street: Boy’s ‘Scoop for Troops’ benefits Mills Foundation
Michael Ahern of Connecticut’s mission in 2019 was to make enough money so kids visiting the veterans retreat in Rome could have ice cream.
Posted inNation & World
Eight U.S. attorney picks by Biden would include historic firsts
Rachael Rollins, the district attorney in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, would be the first Black woman to serve as U.S. attorney in that state.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Fauci says U.S. going in ‘wrong direction,’ may need booster
Fauci said recommendations on masking for the vaccinated are under “active consideration,” as the delta variant fuels a surge of infections around the nation.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Campaign to preserve island off Harpswell gets $50,000 gift
Freeport-based Maine Beer Co. is making the gift toward the $1.3 million the trust needs to buy and manage Little Whaleboat Island.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta West Kampground prepares a massive, nearly mile-long Christmas lights display
Winthrop campground owner Kale Malmsten said he plans to keep the display up from late November to just after New Year’s.