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Indoor track: Athletes get to compete this winter, but it’s complicated

by Deirdre Fleming December 15, 2021December 16, 2021

High school track and field athletes must wear masks during indoor meets, and they need proof of vaccination to compete at USM or Bowdoin.

Nation & World

Biden pledges ‘whatever it takes’ to help tornado victims

by ALEXANDRA JAFFE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press December 15, 2021December 16, 2021

More than 30 tornadoes tore through Kentucky and seven other states over the weekend, killing at least 88 people.

Business, Local & State, News

Central Maine Power ranked dead last in nation for customer satisfaction

by Dennis Hoey December 15, 2021December 15, 2021

Advocates of a consumer-owned electric utility for Maine say CMP’s latest low rating by J.D. Power supports their argument.

Local & State, News

More than 12,000 acres of forest to be protected in western Maine

by Associated Press December 15, 2021December 16, 2021

Mahoosuc Land Trust will hold a conservation easement on the property in rural Oxford County to protect it permanently.

Nation & World

U.S. releases new batch of documents about JFK assassination

by ERIC TUCKER Associated Press December 15, 2021December 15, 2021

The documents include CIA cables and memos discussing gunman Lee Harvey Oswald’s previously disclosed but never fully explained visits to the Soviet and Cuban embassies in Mexico City.

News

New Sharon man treated for smoke inhalation after mobile home fire

by Donna M. Perry December 15, 2021December 15, 2021

Flames were shooting around the wood stove, New Sharon Fire Rescue Chief John Welch said.

Opinion

Tell Us: What can Maine do to make roads safer for pedestrians?

by CENTRAL MAINE STAFF December 15, 2021December 15, 2021

2021 is shaping up to be one of the deadliest year in two decades for pedestrians in Maine. What should the state do about it?

Local & State, Morning Sentinel

New Portland woman celebrates 103rd birthday

by Taylor Abbott December 15, 2021

Surrounded by members of six generations of her family, Roseilla ‘Rosie’ Pinkham blew out her birthday candles and shared stories and the love she has for her family.