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They opened a business in 2020!

by Kathryn Skelton January 10, 2021February 2, 2021

And they have the bruises, stressful nights, smiles and grit to prove it. Five local entrepreneurs talk about how they did it and what you can take from their experience.

Sports

Brady, Buccaneers move on to second round

by STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press January 9, 2021January 9, 2021

Tom Brady wins his first playoff game with Tampa Bay, leading the Bucs past Washington, 31-23.

Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime

Maine courts handcuffed as coronavirus pandemic continues

by Keith Edwards January 9, 2021

Virtual hearings are taking the place of most in-person court appearances to lessen the risk of exposure to the coronavirus, but lawyers say there is no substitute for in-person jury trials.

Maine colleges, Sidelines, Sports, UMaine Sports

Sidelines: At the University of Maine, the Pit goes silent for basketball games

by Travis Lazarczyk January 9, 2021January 9, 2021

With no crowd for games this season, the UMaine basketball teams move games to their old campus gym, with no crowds, Travis Lazarczyk writes.

Local & State, Uncategorized

Maine marijuana shops report brisk business despite pandemic

by PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press January 9, 2021January 9, 2021

Maine marijuana shops are reporting brisk business even though the state’s rollout of legal marijuana sales has been muted compared with others because of the coronavirus pandemic

Election 2020, Local & State, News, Politics, Uncategorized

Former Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe calls on Trump to resign

by Kevin Miller and Rob Wolfe January 9, 2021January 9, 2021

In a rare comment on current political events, the moderate Republican says the president should step down now ‘to allow our nation to begin to heal.’

Local & State, Morning Sentinel

Number of wells in Fairfield contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ up to 29

by Molly Shelly January 9, 2021January 10, 2021

“I feel like our right to clean water has been ripped away from us,” said Ashley Gooldrup, a homeowner on the Howe Road in Fairfield whose well has been contaminated with forever chemicals.