A flood of videos shared online showing security forces brutally targeting protesters and other civilians led to calls for more action.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
West Gardiner delays annual Town Meeting
Due to restrictions on the size of public gatherings, town officials hope the delay means they can hold an open Town Meeting later in the year, when residents can ask questions and debate town spending priorities.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Injured rigger visits BIW to thank co-workers, union for raising $61,000
The Machinists Union is providing the funds to help a shipbuilder recover from a gruesome injury at Bath Iron Works.
Posted inCheering, Sports, Times Record, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
Cheering squads hold routines for virtual KVAC championships
Submissions for conference title consideration were due Thursday with the winners announced at a later date.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S.-China tensions threaten global climate change efforts
China and the United States are the world’s No. 1 and No. 2 carbon polluters, respectively, pumping out nearly half of the fossil fuel fumes that are warming the planet’s atmosphere.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Hospitalized Prince Philip has successful heart procedure
Buckingham Palace says the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II ‘underwent a successful procedure for a pre-existing heart condition.’
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Sabattus road rage incident leads to SUV crash, police say
Vehicle lands in trees; injured driver trapped inside Thursday morning.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
State opposes bill that would extend jobless benefits to Maine’s self-employed workers
The Maine Department of Labor says federal laws would have to change before it could set up a system to benefit workers who are not covered by state unemployment insurance.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Eager to act, Biden and Democrats leave Republicans behind
The pandemic is driving the crush of legislative action, but so are the still-raw emotions from the U.S. Capitol siege as well as the hard lessons of the last time Democrats had the sweep of party control of Washington.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Winthrop Historical Society purchases former Key Bank building for future headquarters
The former Key Bank building at 107 Main St. will need more than $50,000 in work before it is ready to open, according to society president Lynda Pratt.