The remote, 19.6 million-acre refuge is home to polar bears, caribou, snowy owls and other wildlife, including migrating birds from six continents.
June 1, 2021
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
U.S. formally ends policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico
Since Feb. 19, about 11,200 people with active cases have been allowed to return to the United States ahead of their hearing.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Stocks end mixed on Wall Street after early gain evaporates
Banks were among the biggest gainers as bond yields ticked higher, which allows them to charge more lucrative interest rates on loans.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Academics, service lead to MPA award for Monmouth Academy’s Rhayna Poulin
Poulin, the first in her family to be going to college, plans to attend Yale University in the fall.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Suspect in Waterville murder shot man over late car ride, new documents allege
A recently unsealed police affidavit follows a trail of evidence to Jashaun Lipscombe of New York City who, according to witnesses, shot Joseph Tracy in Waterville because Tracy was late in picking him up to give him a ride to Bangor.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Private company takes over Puerto Rico power utility service
The U.S. territory is still struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria, which destroyed most of the power grid in September 2017.
Posted inSports
NHL roundup: Lightning take 2-0 series lead with another road win
Tampa Bay beats Carolina 2-1 and will return home for the next two games.
Posted inSports
MLB roundup: Mike Marshall, 1st reliever to win Cy Young, dies at 78
Mike Marshall became the first reliever to win the Cy Young Award when he set a major league record by pitching 106 games in a season for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1974.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Bill to open primaries in Maine gains support from Olympia Snowe
Former Republican U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe has joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers and former lawmakers seeking to open Maine’s party primaries to unenrolled voters.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Town of Chelsea to vote on $1.6 million budget at June 8 election
The budget is an increase of nearly $100,000, which the town manager says is due mainly to costs for town roads.