Monmouth and Waterville are trick-or-treat hot spots Sunday as each community gathers to celebrate Halloween with more treats than tricks.
2021
People, homes vanish due to 2020 census’ new privacy method
Harvard University researchers found the method makes it more difficult to create political districts of equal population and could result in fewer majority-minority districts.
Decades later, a new look at Black Panthers and their legacy
The Panthers, some activists and historians say, were a harbinger of today’s identity politics, helped shape progressivism and have served as grandfathers and grandmothers to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Sports Digest: Three-goal first period propels Mariners to 4-1 win
Maine gets off to a quick start and beats the Reading Royals to even its record at 2-2-0.
White House press secretary Psaki says she has COVID-19
Jen Psaki said she was last in contact with President Joe Biden on Tuesday.
New framework bolsters Biden’s hand as climate summit begins
The $555 billion plan for climate spending is the centerpiece of a sweeping domestic policy package President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats presented Thursday.
Supreme Court to hear case on New York’s gun permit law
The case centers on New York’s restrictive gun permit law and whether challengers to the law have a right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense.
Bowdoin College student dies in off-campus Brunswick residence
A Bowdoin College student died on Saturday in his off-campus Brunswick residence, according to a community letter from the college’s president. The student was 21-year-old Theo Danzig of New York City, a member of the class of 2022. Brunswick Police Department and other authorities in Cumberland County are investigating the cause of death. “We are […]
‘Last, best hope:’ Leaders launch crucial U.N. climate summit
G-20 leaders offer more vague pledges than commitments of firm action, saying they would seek carbon neutrality “by or around mid-century.”
Brunswick hospital grapples with labor, capacity shortage as COVID-19 cases remain high
Despite overflowing hospital units and 224 job openings systemwide, Mid Coast-Parkview Health officials remain confident in the quality of local health care.