‘It’s sickening to see the new attacks on the FBI, threatening the life of law enforcement and their families, for simply carrying out the law and doing their job,’ the president tells a crowd in Pennsylvania.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Religious schools shun state funding despite Maine victory
Maine’s attorney general warned that the schools would have to abide by state antidiscrimination laws, including those that protect LGBTQ students and faculty, and that requirement has frustrated the families who sued.
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Posted inSports
MLB roundup: Astros ace Verlander placed on IL with calf injury
An MRI done on Justin Verlander’s calf reveals fascial disruption, but no muscle fiber disruption.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Death of Texas person could be first fatal monkeypox case in U.S.
The patient, who was not identified, was an adult resident of Harris County who was severely immunocompromised.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine Supreme Judicial Court sends CMP corridor case back to lower court
The state’s high court ruled Tuesday that a referendum blocking the transmission line would be unconstitutional if a lower court determines the project was already too far along at the time of the vote.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Business, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Scarborough Planning Board gives green light to state’s first Costco
The Scarborough Planning Board approved site plan designs and various waivers that pave the way for the popular membership-only big box store to be built at The Downs.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Job vacancies rose in July, dashing Fed hopes for cooling
The number of open jobs in the United States rose in July after three months of declines, a sign that employers are still urgently seeking workers despite slowing economic growth and high inflation.
Posted inNation & World, News
Heavy fighting rages in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied south
A surge in fighting on Ukraine’s southern front is fueling speculation that the long-awaited Ukrainian counteroffensive to try to turn the tide of the war is underway.
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors, Sports
Appalachian Mountain Club purchases 27,000 acres in Moosehead Lake region
Acquiring and restoring the property will conserve one of the last remaining large, unprotected forest blocks in the region, the club says.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Canadian group eyes revival of Grand Trunk Railroad from Montreal to Boston
The plan calls for stops in Bethel, Auburn, Portland and Old Orchard Beach, but there’s no timetable for the project.