Jared Porter was fired Tuesday after sending sexually explicit, uninvited text messages and images to a woman in 2016 when he was working for the Chicago Cubs.
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Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Hands Around the Capitol event set for Jan. 23 in Augusta canceled
AUGUSTA — The Hands Around the Capitol event scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 23, at the statehouse has been canceled because of safety concerns. The event has been held annually for 47 years since the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion. Participants rally, march, and encircle the statehouse to pray that […]
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
State lawmakers want Capitol Police chief placed on administrative leave
More than 70 legislators urge Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck to investigate Chief Russell Gauvin’s social media posts questioning U.S. election results and mask wearing for COVID-19 prevention.
Posted inEvents
Watch: Like a Boss: Joan Ferrini-Mundy, President of the University of Maine
Lisa DeSisto sat down with Joan Ferrini-Mundy of University of Maine on Friday, March 12.
Posted inNation & World
The Latest: Ontario asks Biden for a million vaccine doses amid shortage
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Joe Biden has a hefty to-do list, and it starts the day he takes charge
Overshadowing everything at the very start is Biden’s effort to win congressional approval of a $1.9 trillion plan to combat the coronavirus and the economic misery it has caused.
Posted inMaine, News
More than 4,000 vaccine doses sent to Maine potentially spoiled because of temperature issues
The problem happened during packaging or shipping, but replacement doses were on the way to Maine, says Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine CDC.
Posted inBoys Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Local roundup: Cony skates past Maranacook/Winthrop in boys hockey action
Quincy Tobias scores goal and an assist to lead the Rams.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Reps. Gramlich and Madigan: Concerns for foster kids highlight system that falls short
As the Legislature sets priorities this year, we cannot afford to neglect the critical services necessary for Maine children in foster care.
