South African scientists have identified a new version of the coronavirus this week that they say is behind a recent spike in COVID-19 infections.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Stores kick off Black Friday but pandemic woes linger
Retailers are expected to usher in the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season Friday with bigger crowds than last year.
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Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Spoonhandle’ and ‘First Franco’
A marvelously endearing story by Ruth Moore, and Douglas Rooks’ excellent biography of Albert Beliveau
Posted inReal Estate, Sponsored
Four ways to make your home cozy and bright this winter
Simple fixes and check-ups that you can do during holiday weekend downtime
Posted inBusiness, Maine
After license suspension, power line’s future hangs on pending court challenges
The New England Clean Energy Connect will argue for an injunction just days before a voter-approved law to ban the project is set to take effect Dec. 19.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Reps. Lori Gramlich and Colleen Madigan: What it will take to fix our community-based mental health system
While the Department of Health and Human Services has made strides in addressing our state’s mental health needs under the Mills administration, there remain profound needs.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Contaminated deer show the far reach of ‘forever’ chemicals
The contamination caused by decades of spreading sludge from paper mills and wastewater plants does not stop with the farm fields it was spread on.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Senate president: Why I back Jared Golden’s demand to change the Build Back Better Act
The congressman is leading the effort to roll back the SALT giveaway to the rich as the bill heads to the U.S. Senate, Troy Jackson says.
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Heather Pierson Jazz Trio to perform A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas with the Heather Pierson Jazz Trio is set for 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, at Bangor Arts Exchange, at 193 Exchange St., in Bangor. The trio (Heather Pierson, piano and vocals; Shawn Nadeau, bass; Craig Bryan, drums) returns to Bangor Arts Exchange with their take on Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas. […]