Maine is one of the few states in which legislators, rather than voters, choose the attorney general, secretary of state and state treasurer.
2021
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
State’s probe of ‘forever chemicals’ in Fairfield water wells expands to neighboring areas
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has included areas in Benton and Unity Township as it continues to test residential wells for PFAS contamination.
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Posted inSports
NHL roundup: Rangers abruptly fire team president John Davidson and GM Jeff Gorton
Team ownership believed the Rangers underachieved this season.
Posted inBusiness
Biden repeals Trump-era rule on gig workers
The Trump-era rule would have made it easier to classify workers as independent contractors.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Prosecutors seek ‘special master’ to review material seized from Giuliani
The federal probe is examining the interactions of Donald Trump’s former lawyer with Ukrainian figures and whether he violated a federal law that governs lobbying on behalf of foreign countries or entities.
Posted inSports
MLB notebook: Blue Jays shuffling back to Buffalo starting June 1
Forced from Canada by that government’s coronavirus travel restrictions, Toronto started the season at its spring training ballpark in Dunedin, Florida.
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Sports Digest: Sea Dogs rained out, doubleheader scheduled for Thursday
Portland is now slated to play two seven-inning games Thursday at Hadlock Field against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, starting at 5 p.m.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Truck drivers for Shaw’s supermarkets return to work after brief strike
The 70 drivers and mechanics represented by the Teamsters went on strike on Monday; negotiations are set to resume Thursday.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Wiscasset police ask for public’s help in finding missing man
Michael Pekich, 44, was last seen driving a black 2011 Jeep Patriot with Maine Lobster Registration 139-ABR headed to the Downeast region and was expected to return in a few days.
Posted inNation & World
COVID’s toll on U.S. projected to drop sharply by the end of July
But experts also warn of a jump in hospitalizations and deaths if unvaccinated people do not follow basic precautions such as wearing a mask and keeping their distance from others.