The Clotilda’s captain, William Foster, transferred his cargo of women, men and children off the ship once it arrived in Mobile and set fire to the vessel to hide evidence of the illegal journey.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
South Portland’s Dead River Co. announces leadership change
The propane and heating oil provider said Thursday that its president and CEO, Deanna Sherman, will retire at the end of June.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
Proposal to charge women with murder for abortion no longer in Louisiana bill
House members voted 65-26 to totally revamp the legislation, eliminating the criminal penalties.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas House leader McCarthy, 4 other Republican lawmakers
The committee has been investigating Kevin McCarthy’s conversations with then-President Trump the day of the attack and meetings that the 4 other lawmakers had with the White House as Trump and his aides conspired how to overturn his defeat.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Parents swap, sell baby formula as Biden plans to talk to businesses
The problem is the result of supply chain disruptions and a safety recall, and has had a cascade of effect.
Posted inSports
NHL roundup: Crosby’s status clouds Rangers-Penguins series as Game 6 looms
Sidney Crosby is dealing with an upper-body injury and his status for Friday’s game will be a game-time decision.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation & World, New England
U.S. fishing haul fell 10% during first pandemic year
Some of the largest value seafood species were once again New England staples, such as lobster, a fishery anchored in Maine, and sea scallops, many of which come to the docks in Massachusetts.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Report: Trump officials, meat companies knew workers at risk
Meat processors lobbied hard to keep their plants open during the pandemic, winning relaxed health rules and designation by Trump as critical infrastructure.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Biden cancels offshore oil lease sales in Gulf Coast, Alaska
Meanwhile, a federal appeals court is considering a challenge to a moratorium on new federal leasing that Biden imposed soon after taking office.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Hometown burial Saturday for Canaan man killed in World War II
After nearly eight decades, the recently identified remains of Richard G. Salsbury, who was 19 when he died in 1943, to be returned to Canaan to be buried with family members.