Police issued summonses for underage drinking after responding to a noise complaint, and while Colby College said the party violated its COVID-19 protocols there have not been any positive cases linked to it.
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Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
‘Insane and dangerous’: Inside the Miami school that told teachers not to get vaccinated
Former teachers and current parents told reporters that the vaccine scandal fit into a pattern of behavior by the husband and wife school founders that they described as straight out of a ‘cult.’
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Gardiner high-speed chase results in indictments for North Yarmouth man
The New Year’s Eve chase ended after police spun out the vehicle allegedly driven by 43-year-old Jamie Irish in Topsham.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine Crime
Police standoff with Monmouth man ends peacefully, officials say
Howard Gribbin, 55, was taken to the Kennebec County Jail in Augusta following the Friday incident, police said.
Posted inNation & World
Sen. Collins proposes bill to prevent maternal deaths in developing world
The proposal would establish a maternal and child survival coordinator in the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Anxiety, not vaccines, drove bad reactions in 5 states, CDC concludes
Basically, some people get so freaked out by injections that their psychological stress spurs a physical reaction, but none got seriously ill.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Friends recall Waterville’s first woman mayor, Ann ‘Nancy’ Hill
Hill, who died earlier in April, was the city’s first female mayor, having been elected in 1981 after having previously served two terms as a city councilor.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Her whole life ahead of her
Meghan Linehan, 26, a reader, writer, lover of horror, Gothic horror and the RiverWalk at Head of Falls in Waterville, is an engaging conversationalist, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Instagram blocks account of celebrity Maine doctor who spreads vaccine disinformation
Dr. Christiane Northrup is one of the ‘disinformation dozen’ responsible for 65 percent of all COVID-19 vaccine disinformation on social media, according to a Senate report.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Eyeing 2024, Pence says he’ll push back on ‘liberal agenda’
The choice of South Carolina for the former vice president’s first public address since the end of the Trump administration has definite political overtones.