In another setback for a slow-moving project, Maine Public Utilities Commission members said the developer, LS Power, reported it could no longer hold to an agreed-upon price for the project. The PUC soon will accept new bids.
2023
Posted inNation & World, News
Agreement on UN resolution on critical aid for Gaza is ‘very close’ and vote expected, sponsor says
The U.S. has been struggling to change the text’s references to a cessation of hostilities in the Israel-Hamas war, but the key sticking point is the inspection of aid trucks entering Gaza to ensure they are only carrying humanitarian goods.
advertisement
Posted inNation & World, News
Clarence Thomas faces calls to recuse himself from Jan. 6 Trump cases
Critics say Thomas’s wife’s publicly documented efforts to challenge the 2020 election results should disqualify him from making decisions on pivotal issues related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Comedian Jo Koy is picked to host the Golden Globes
The Globes are recovering after scandal and several troubled years, including one without a broadcast.
Posted inNation & World, News
Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy days after being ordered to pay $148 million in defamation case
The former New York City mayor listed nearly $153 million in existing or potential debts.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education, Times Record
Wiscasset school officials detail shock over hidden camera during principal’s dismissal hearing
Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Gina Stevens faces possible termination after she ordered the installation of a hidden camera in an area where students changed clothes.
Posted inNation & World, News
Gunman opens fire in Prague university, killing 14 in Czech Republic’s worst mass shooting
Police gave no details about the victims or a possible motive for the shooting, and it remained unclear whether the shooter took his own life or was killed by officers.
Posted inLocal & State
Watch: See an aerial view of the Hallowell riverfront flooding
The Kennebec River breached its banks Wednesday in Hallowell.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Families still without power rely on generators, neighbors and creativity
Total outages statewide as of Friday afternoon stood at just over 17,800.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Mexico woman who ‘enjoyed the little things’ and granddaughter identified as latest storm victims
Rescue personnel found the body of 20-year-old Ciara Cooper on Thursday, a day after they recovered the body of her grandmother, 61-year-old Judy Richards. The 2 are believed to have drowned after Richards’ truck got swept up in flood waters while trying to cross a bridge Monday.