The announcers, one a former coach and the other a former athletic director, made derogatory remarks about girls playing in a high school basketball game in Aroostook County.
2022
Posted inNation & World
Cyberattack in Ukraine targets government websites
Ukrainian officials say it is too soon to say who was behind it, but point to a long record of Russian cyber assaults against Ukraine.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
U.S. Rep. Katko, who voted to impeach Trump, won’t run again
U.S. Rep. John Katko was one of just 10 Republican House members who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump
Posted inNation & World, News
Arizona risks federal relief funds over anti-mandate rules
The Treasury Department warned that the state has 60 days to remove the anti-masking provisions before the federal government moves to recover the relief money.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Russia is preparing a pretext for Ukraine invasion, White House says
The Biden administration says Russia has dispatched operatives trained in urban warfare who could use explosives to carry out acts of sabotage against Russia’s own proxy forces – blaming the acts on Ukraine.
Posted inMaine
Waterville Rotary Club to host virtual Martin Luther King Jr. event Monday for public
The celebration will feature a talk by Darmita Wilson, vice president of Northern Light Medical Group, and will be held at 8 a.m. Monday.
Posted inLocal Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan selectman under investigation by town following conduct complaints
Selectmen Harold Bigelow says the town probe is an attempt to stop him from being outspoken on issues.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Maine borrowers will benefit from Navient student loan settlement
The student loan servicer would cancel some debts and pay restitution to some borrowers under an agreement with attorneys general in Maine and other states.
Posted inNation & World, News
Study of meteorite found in Antarctica shows no evidence of life on Mars
In 1996, a NASA-led team announced that organic compounds in the rock appeared to have been left by living creatures, but other scientists were skeptical.
Posted inMaine, News
Week In Photos Jan. 7-14, 2022
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.