Mayor Mark O’Brien and city councilors and school board members elected in November took their oaths of office on Thursday.
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Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Celtics notebook: Boston lacks mental toughness late in games
The Celtics lost another close game Thursday, blowing a big lead and falling to the Knicks on a buzzer beater.
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Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Who can stop the SEC from swallowing college football?
The conference will gets its fifth title in eight seasons of the College Football Playoff when Alabama and Georgia face off on Monday.
Posted inNation & World
Judge dismisses sole criminal charge against Andrew Cuomo
Prosecutors say they couldn’t prove the former New York governor groped an aide in the executive mansion in 2020.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Virginia snowstorm leaves Oakland couple stranded for hours in traffic jam
A chain reaction of crashes Monday on Interstate 95 southwest of Washington, D.C., closed the thruway and stranded Karen and Bob Veilleux for 22 hours.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Man arrested in Maine gets 10 years in prison for multistate assault on woman
The South Carolina man was arrested by Lewiston police after a woman at a motel reported that she’d been hit with a hammer.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Game 17 in NFL brings playoff race, record-breaking wrinkles
In the first season with an extra game, 13 of the 16 games this weekend will have a bearing on the playoff bracket.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Running backs Harris, Stevenson put a scare into Patriots’ opponents
New England has a two-headed monster at running back with Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson that could be a difference maker in the playoffs.
Posted inNation & World
Three killers of Ahmaud Arbery get life in prison; no parole for father, son
Next month, they face a second trial, in U.S. District Court on federal hate crime charges.
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NATO rules out any halt to expansion, despite Russian demand
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says Russia can have no say over who should be allowed to join the military organization.