A federal jury has convicted a New York Police Department veteran of assaulting an officer during the Jan. 6 insurrection, rejecting his claim he was defending himself when he tackled the officer and grabbed his gas mask.
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Posted inSoftball, Sports, Varsity Maine
After championship season, the Hall-Dale softball team looks to write the sequel
Bulldogs eager for encore with nearly full lineup back from last year’s Class C title run.
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Posted inNation & World
Hundreds of U.S. urban areas will be reclassified as rural with new Census criteria
That matters because urban and rural areas qualify for different types of federal funding.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report, New England
Connecticut looks to bar out-of-state marijuana advertising
Residents living close to the Massachusetts border are complaining to lawmakers about cannabis billboards.
Posted inNation & World, News
Tennessee pauses executions, will review lethal injections
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is pausing executions for the rest of the year after the state failed to ensure that its lethal injection drugs were properly tested.
Posted inNation & World, News
Former Minot resident pleads guilty to 2nd charge for role in U.S. Capitol insurrection
Mitch Simon likely to face up to 14 months in federal prison for wielding a bicycle rack against a police officer outside the Capitol.
Posted inNation & World, News
First civilians leave Mariupol steel plant, but hundreds remain
At least some of the people evacuated from the plant on Sunday were apparently taken to a village controlled by Moscow-backed separatists.
Posted inMaine
Hospitalizations decline slightly as Maine reports 791 new cases of COVID-19
The University of Maine System reported a jump in the number of cases on its campuses, from 54 last week to 187 on Monday, and the system has updated its masking requirements.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Like pet rocks and bell bottoms, 1970s bad economic news is back to haunt Biden
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