A person was monitoring the children, ages 9 and 10, as they rode Friday without helmets and hit trees in New Portland.
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Posted inNation & World
No longer on the State of the Union guest list: Mandatory masks
The Washington area is currently at a low risk level for COVID-19, according to a new metric unveiled by the CDC.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Ghost of Paul Revere fans rally to replace music gear stolen on tour
The Portland band has raised $28,000 toward replacing its trailer and equipment, stolen in Colorado last week.
Posted inNation & World
Russia-Ukraine War: What to know as Ukraine resists advance
The Russian military assault on Ukraine went into its fifth day after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his nuclear forces put on increased alert, ratcheting up tensions yet further
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
New version of omicron detected in Maine as wastewater tests show steep decline in COVID-19
Portland’s wastewater plants show declines of 98% and 97% since early January.
Posted inNation & World
The Latest: Russia slow to win Ukraine’s airspace, limiting war gains
The latest news on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Posted inSports
Derek Jeter announces surprise departure as Miami Marlins’ CEO
The Hall of Famer leaves the Marlins after 4 1/2 mostly unsuccessful years that didn’t come close to matching his success as a player for the New York Yankees.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
New York police make arrest in murder of former Lewiston resident Alpo Martinez
A New York City man, 27, already in custody, was charged late Sunday with the Halloween slaying of the convicted murderer and drug dealer, who moved to Lewiston and lived quietly under a federal witness protection program for five years.
Posted inNation & World
Forty-mile Russian convoy threatens Kyiv, shelling intensifies after negotiations fail to stop fighting
The Kremlin again raised the specter of nuclear war, while an embattled Ukraine moved to solidify its ties to the West by applying to join the European Union.
Posted inNation & World, News
UN climate report: Humanity has a ‘brief and rapidly closing window’
A new United Nations report on how climate change harms people and the environment reads like an atlas of human and planetary suffering.