Two employees at Little Dog by the Met in Brunswick say they were fired this week over their support for trying to form a union.
November 2022
Posted inNation & World, News
Gabby Petito’s family files wrongful death suit against Moab
The wrongful death lawsuit seeks $50 million in damages from the police department in Moab, a rural Utah city known for being an entryway to national parks full of red rock canyons and mesas.
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Posted inNation & World, Sports
U.S. Embassy officials visit Brittney Griner in Russia prison
The Biden administration is continuing to press for the WNBA star’s immediate release.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
U.S. agency softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors
Opioids painkillers can be addictive and were identified as a big reason for a rise in U.S. drug overdoses that began more than two decades ago.
Posted inNation & World
Netanyahu set to return to power in Israel after prime minister concedes
The agenda of the new government expected to take office – Israel’s most right-wing government ever – promises to further polarize a deeply divided nation.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Five arrested on drug, other charges following search of Anson home
Firearms, several pounds of illegal drugs and items reportedly stolen from a Winslow warehouse were discovered in the search Tuesday, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
App outage at fault when alert system failed to notify Readfield area parents of cancellations, superintendent says
Regional School Unit 38 Superintendent Jay Charette says he realized the system was not working, so he alerted parents through email within an hour after a threatening text message prompted cancellation of a Halloween event Sunday night and classes Monday.
Posted inSports
Central Maine Athlete of the Week: Week 9
Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel sports writers nominate high school athletes from the prior week’s games.
Readers vote for their top choice and the winner will be announced in the newspapers the following Saturday all season long!
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Twitter’s blue check: Vital verification or status symbol?
After floating the idea of charging users $20 a month for the “blue check” and some extra features, he appeared to quickly scale it back in a Twitter exchange with author Stephen King.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Hallowell sidewalk closed after granite block falls four stories from building’s facade
The sidewalk should be reopened by Monday, according to Chief Scott MacMaster of the Hallowell Police Department.