A potential bomb threat was investigated Monday morning and a threat of a shooting was made in the afternoon, prompting school officials to cancel school Tuesday.
January 2023
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine begins mailing $450 relief checks
The Mills administration says it plans to mail out 200,000 a week, and that the ‘vast majority’ of the 880,000 eligible taxpayers should receive them by the end of March.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Seventh Memphis officer disciplined, EMTs fired in Nichols death
A seventh Memphis Police Department officer has been disciplined and emergency medical technicians fired for their involvement in the brutal police beating and arrest of Tyre Nichols.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Amina Luqman-Dawson’s ‘Freewater’ wins John Newbery Medal
The middle-grade novel about a secret community of formerly enslaved people has won the Newbery Medal for the year’s best children’s book.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Gardiner school to present ‘Addams Family’ Feb. 2-4
For tickets, email [email protected].
Posted inSports
Super Bowl 57: Chiefs, Eagles meet for title in Arizona
Kansas City will face the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl on Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona.
Posted inNation & World, News
Death toll from Pakistan mosque suicide bombing rises to 74
Pakistan, which is mostly Sunni Muslim, has seen a surge in militant attacks since November when the Pakistani Taliban ended their cease-fire with government forces.
Posted inBusiness
There’s an ugly side to Maine harness racing
Horses have been subjected to drugging and abuse, with more than 600 violations issued by the state governing body for the sport since 2016.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. Secretary of State urges Israel-Palestinian calm as violence soars
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is urging Israel and the Palestinians to exercise restraint amid a spike in violence that has put the region on edge
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Inside the National Weather Service in Gray: webcams, balloons and artful patience
The office of 15 meteorologists gathers data and makes forecasts that inform countless decisions by Mainers, businesses and even other weather forecasters.