Commentary: Many sports have stopped for a moment to grieve unthinkable tragedies, but that hasn’t stopped any of them from moving forward.
January 2023
Posted inTimes Record
As more Mainers ditch booze, some Midcoast watering holes expand mocktail offerings
Bars in Bath and Brunswick embrace a sobriety trend by adding more alcohol-free options to their menus.
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Posted inMaine
Maine’s child protection system failed to recognize risks to children, report says
The Maine Child Welfare Services Ombudsman’s annual report cites ‘substantial issues’ with more than half of the child welfare cases reviewed and a ‘downward trend in child welfare practice.’
Posted inNation & World, News
Biden considers sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine
Kyiv has been pressing the U.S. for tanks, longer-range missiles, armor and air defense systems.
Posted inSports
Family spokesman says Hamlin’s recovery moving in ‘a positive direction’
Damar Hamlin collapsed during Monday’s game and remains sedated at a Cincinnati hospital as the NFL tries to figure out how to move forward.
Posted inSports
Central Maine Athlete of the Week: Week 4
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 inKennebec Journal, Maine
Finding land for new public works facility, renovating historic fire station among top 2023 goals for Hallowell officials
Mayor George Lapointe and City Manager Gary Lamb shared their desire to advance the two voter-backed projects at the city’s first council meeting of 2023 on Tuesday.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
British novelist, screenwriter Fay Weldon dies at 91
Much of Weldon’s fiction explored issues surrounding women’s relationships with men, children, parents and each other, including the 1971 ‘Down Among The Women’ and ‘Female Friends,’ published in 1975.
Posted inCommunity, Local Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council appoints interim city manager who joined City Hall last year
The City Council appointed Assistant City Manager William Post as interim city manager Tuesday, after Steve Daly resigned abruptly from his position last month.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Gov. Mills urges Mainers to be hopeful after being sworn in for a new 4-year term
Mills used her second inaugural address to tout her first-term successes, including a robust economic recovery from the pandemic, fully funding the state’s share of public education and boosting the state’s Rainy Day Fund to a record high.